Buss, Ida 1864-1927

BUSS, SMITH

Posted By: Plymouth County Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/15/2003 at 19:54:12

Death Takes Old Resident
Mrs. Ida Buss Lived in This Community Past Forty Years
Funeral Held Monday
Leaves Three Children and Many Other Relatives

Death claimed Mrs. Ida Smith Buss, who passed away at a local hospital in this city, Friday morning, January 21, 1927. Mrs. Buss had undergone an operation and was apparently progressing favorably when she was stricken with apoplexy.

Mrs. Buss was a resident of Iowa the greater part of her life. Her maiden name was Ida Smith and she was born at Strawberry Point, Iowa on June 20, 1864, where she received her early training and education. When she was a girl of thirteen, she moved with her parents to Kansas where she lived until she came to Plymouth County in 1886. She was united in marriage with Frank Buss on September 1, 1891. After their marriage they lived at Carnes, Iowa, where Mr. Buss was manager of an elevator for two years. They then moved to a farm three miles north of Seney, which was her home continually since, with the exception of two years when she lived in LeMars following the death of her husband, who died eleven years ago, to the day, of the death of his wife. Mrs. Buss leaves to mourn her death two sons and a daughter; William Buss living near LeMars, Harvey Buss residing on the home farm, and Mrs. Merritt Hawkins of Maurice, Iowa. She leaves six brothers all living in Kansas; John Smith of Dinamore, Will of Emporia, George of Copeland, Harry of Neosha, Ulysses and Lewis of Logan. She also leaves five grandsons.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church in Seney and were conducted by Rev. H. M. Watson of Sioux City, a former pastor of the Seney Church, and Rev. F. B. Nixon, pastor of the Seney Church.

The pallbearers are old friends and neighbors of the family and bore the body of her husband to the grave eleven years ago. They are John Hinde, J. J. Deegan, J. F. Deegan, Elam Chapman, Stephen Osborne and Charles Witt. The interment was made in the Le Mars City Cemetery beside the remains of her husband.

Mrs. Buss was a member of the Seney Methodist church for many years, and was active in church and community. She will be missed by many friends. She enjoyed the respect and friendship of all who knew her.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel....front page dated Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1927