Burnight, Catherine Elizabeth 1863-1934

BURNIGHT, HART, CARL, BISSEL

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DEATH SUMMONS ESTEEMED AKRON WOMAN SUNDAY

Mrs. Catherine E. Burnight Had Been Akron Resident Many Years

Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Burnight, a pioneer resident of northwestern Iowa, died at her home in this city early Sunday morning, February 18, 1934, after a brief illness. For many years she had been in poor health, due to diabetes. Contracting a cold early last week, she was unable, by reason of her age and weakened condition, to combat it and quietly and peacefully passed away at about 2 o'clock Sunday morning.

Keziah Carl, daughter of Daniel Carl and Lydia Bissel Carl, was born September 18, 1863, at Ashland, Pennsylvania. Her mother died when she was about eight years old and she was adopted by Patrick and Mary Hart, of Girardville, Penn., who moved to Iowa in the late 70s and located-on a farm near maurice, Sioux county, Iowa.

When she was eighteen years of age, while residing in the home of James Hopkins at Le Mars, she met and was united in marriage with T. L. Burnight, who preceded her in death by sixteen years. Upon the birth of their only son, Thomas L., the family joined with the John Nelson Burnight family and farmed the old home farm, north of Akron, for several years. They then moved to Akron and lived here for a year or two, jointly renting a house with relatives, the Henry Carr family. Later Mr. Burnight moved his family to Sioux City, where his son attended school until June, 1899, when they again took up their residence in Akron, and this has since remained the family home.

The years Mrs. Burnight lived in Sioux City were spent in the service of other, as her home was open at all time to the children of her husband's deceased relatives, who had been left orphans. She took the place of mother for may of them and at one time had in her home attending school six orphaned children, and at no time in those years did she have less than two or three to who she was, indeed, mother to the best of her ability. Her life was filled with untiring devotion to family and home.

She is survived by one son, Thomas L. Burnight, of Akron, with whom she had made a home the past tow years; one grandson, Robert Burnight, of Akron; one brother, Lewis Carl, of Mr. Carmel, Penn.; one half-sister, Amanda Carl, of Shamokin, Penn., and other relatives and a host of friends, who unite in extending sympathy to those bereaved.
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Monday morning in St. Patrick's Catholic church, conducted by Rev. Fr. J. A. Roder, who paid a fine tribute to her useful life and Christian character.

The pallbearers were Frank Coyle, A. J. Claeys, S. Weidenfeller, Wm. Simeon, Chas. McConville and Geo. H. Schafer. Interment was in the Catholic cemetery.

Rev. Fr. E. F. Casey, a former pastor of St. Patrick's church, and Miss Elizabeth Madden, of Denison, Iowa, were friends from out of town who attended the funeral.

Akron Register Tribune
Thursday, February 22, 1934
Akron, Iowa