Anna L. (Stover) Green

GREEN, STOVER, SHOCKEY, PINGLE

Posted By: Mike Malerich (email)
Date: 2/18/2009 at 19:35:02

Rockford (IA) Register

FINAL RITES HELD FOR MRS. GREEN

Funeral services for Mrs. A. W. Green, a former resident of West Bend, who died at Humboldt last Thursday, were held at the Presbyterian church in West Bend Saturday afternoon. The services were in charge of Rev. John Lewis. The pallbearers were C. W. McCullough, L. J. Kohler, R. G. Wilson and A. W. Hansen. Interment was in the West Bend cemetery beside the remains of her husband who died in 1922.

Anna L. Stover was born on June 11, 1857, near North English, Iowa, and passed away in Humboldt, Iowa, April 4, 1946, at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 24 days.

She lived with her parents until her marriage to Dr. A. W. Green March 16, 1882.

Ten children, five boys and five girls, were born to this union. Three children died in infancy and Lulu (Mrs. Ray Barton) passed away in 1923 at Algona.

They lived in North English, Iowa, until 1891 when they moved to West Bend. In 1920, they moved to Rockford, Iowa, where Mr. Green passed away in October, 1922.

Mrs. Green resided in Rockford until about a year ago.

She leaves to mourn her death three sons, James A. of Humboldt, Iowa, Lee W. of Gridley, Cal., and Dewy C. of Hocomo, Mo.; and three daughters, Mrs. O. A. Campbell of Emmetsburg, Iowa; Mrs. C. F. Mudge of Chicago, and Mrs. A. T. Heiter of Rolfe; also 23 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Green was the last of a family of eleven children of H. W. and Sarah Stover.

Among those from a distance who came to attend the funeral were: Mrs. Elmer Reid of Vinton, Iowa; Jos. Nellis of Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barton and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barton of Algona; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Heiter and family of Clear Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Williams of Badger; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sanders of Algona; Mrs. Dana Devitt of Marathon; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Campbell of Emmetsburg; Mrs. C. F. Mudge of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Heiter and family of Rolfe; James A Green of Humboldt. Two sons, Dewey of Hocomo, Mo., and Lee W. of Gridley, Cal., were unable to be present. --- West Bend Journal.