Long, Josephine 1876-1902

LONG, SLOAN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 1/5/2011 at 12:12:44

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
August 5, 1902

DEATH OF JOSEPHINE LONG

Miss Josephine Long died at the home of A. C. Colledge on Friday morning. Miss Long with her sister and brother have been residing in the Colledge house this summer. Her death was due to neurasthenia. She was taken sick on Tuesday and lay unconscious for several hours, but no special alarm was felt by her relatives as she had been subject to attacks of this kind for a number of years. On Thursday she became worse and died between seven and eight o’clock on Friday morning. Miss Long had suffered from ill health for many years and was never of a strong constitution.

Her death was a shock to her many friends and the community at large, where she was well known and liked, having lived here all her life.

Josephine Sarah Sloan Long was born in LeMars on September 11, 1876. She attended school here and graduated from the high school in 1893. Subsequent to that she studied at Cedar Falls Normal school of which institution she was a graduate.

After completing her studies she taught school for a time but gave up teaching on account of her health. For the past year she has been living in Sioux City and recently returned to LeMars to spend the summer.

She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Long, both of whom have gone to their reward, Mrs. Long dying some three years ago and Mr. Long two years ago.

Miss Long leaves a sister, Miss Lillian Long and brother, Dana Long.

The funeral was held from the home on Sunday afternoon, Rev. G. Platt, of St. George’s church officiating. The service was brief and simple the beautiful liturgy of the church of which she was a member being used. The floral tokens were many and beautiful emblematic of the love and esteem in which the departed was held by many sorrowing friends. The pallbearers were old school comrades, E. A. Dalton, R. B. Dalton, Guy and Dwight Struble, Carl Adamson, and R. J. Koehler. The relatives have the sympathy of a very large number of friends in their bereavement.