Rees, Ann (Bound) 1844-1931

REES, BOUND, BOWEN

Posted By: Ardythe Rees Stoesz (email)
Date: 8/2/2007 at 14:18:20

From the LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, October 6, 1931, Page 1, Column 5:

RESIDES HERE HALF CENTURY

Mrs Ann Rees Lived in Elgin Township for Fifty Years

AN HONORED PIONEER

Leaves a Large Number of Descendants and Friends

Death claimed Mrs. Ann Rees, a well known and honored resident of Plymouth county for fifty years, at her home in Seney Saturday morning at the age of 87 years. Mrs. Rees passed peacefully away with hardly a struggle and with no premonition that the end of life was near. She had enjoyed excellent health all her life.

Mrs. Rees was born in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, September 15, 1844, and lived at that place until 1881 when she came with her husband to America. She was united in marriage with Thomas (error--Edward) Rees in 1860.

They came to Plymouth county soon after migrating to the states and located on a farm five miles northeast of Le Mars. She lived on the farm until twenty-three years ago when she went to Seney to make her home.

The last year she made her home with her son, Fred Rees. Her husband preceded her in death six years ago.

She leaves to mourn her death her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Bowen, of Tacoma, Wash., and four sons, E. J. Rees of Le Mars, Thomas, William and Fred Rees, of Seney. There are nineteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral This Afternoon

In early life Mrs. Rees joined the Baptist church and was a life long member of that denomination. She was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and friend and was esteemed by all who knew her during her long and useful life, filled with devotion towards others and worthy of example.

The funeral will be held this afternoon from the home of Fred Rees at Seney at 2 o'clock where a short service will be held and services will be held in the First Baptist church in this city with the pastor, Rev. T. P. Potter and Rev. W. C. Bergman, of Seney, officiating. Interment will be made in the Le Mars city cemetery.

The pallbearers will be William Rees, Robert Rees, Marshall Rees, Orville (sic-Orval) Rees, Kenneth Rees and Harold Rees.