Bennett, Mrs. R. S. 1851-1915

BENNETT, EVANS

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Plymouth CC (email)
Date: 10/16/2004 at 12:41:21

Hinton Gazette newspaper
Dated January 14, 1915

OBITUARY
Mrs. R. S. Bennett died at her home in James January 5, 1915, after
suffering five long years with that terrible disease dropsy. Mrs.
Bennett was born at Wolf Lake, Indiana, December 11, 1851. She was
united in marriage to Elias Bennett of Hecla, Indiana, October 20, 1872.
Thirty years ago they came to Sioux City and she has spent most of her
life near Leeds and James, excepting one year spent in Minnesota.
Besides the bereaved husband, She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Bert
Hancock of Westfield, Iowa, two sons J. W. Bennett of Hinton, Iowa, M.
E. Bennett of Ethan, S. D., another son died in infancy. Also two
sisters; Mrs. James Martin of Leeds, and Mrs. George Bennett of Sioux
City. Two brothers Jonah and J. W. Evans of Spooner, Wis., besides
fourteen grandchildren to whom she was much attached. Mrs. Bennett was a
patient sufferer. She was taken to a Sioux City hospital three times in
the past two years and underwent three operations, which gave her only
temporary relief. She was able to be about her home and help a little
with her house work until about six weeks ago when she became helpless
and had to be lifted up and down from her chair to her bed several times
each day. Two days before she died she became unconscious and did not
recognize anyone about her. She had the best of care but her Heavenly
Father had called her. She was a devoted mother and loving wife. There
was no appealing and worthy cause that did not find ready response from
her heart and hands as many friends and neighbors can freely testify yet
underlying all was an innate love for family and home for which no
sacrifice could be to great and in whose behalf all toil was pleasure.
While it is there she will be most missed and mourned her sad taking
away comes as a personal loss to the many who held and valued her
friendship and acquaintance and they mingle their sorrow with that of
the bereaved family. Funeral services were held at the Chapel at
Graceland cemetery Rev. G. W. Shideler of Hinton, preached a very
touching sermon. A large number of friends assembled to pay a last
tribute of respect to the deceased. Her son, M. E. Bennett, did not
arrive from Ethan, S. D., until his mother had passed away. The family
has our sympathy in their great loss. The pallbearers were; Ed
Bradstreet, John Jebson, George Armstrong, Mr. Stolt, J. Litterick, and
D. Creamer. Mrs. Bert Hancock, her daughter, deserves much credit for
the care she gave her mother during the last two months of her illness
as she cared for her night and day.
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Note: According to her husband’s obituary her first name was Rachel and her maiden name was Evans.