Richey, Mrs. Electa A. 1852-1900

RICHEY, REEVES

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LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
Thursday, January 18, 1900

DEATH OF MRS. RICHEY.
Mrs. M. W. Richey died at her home in this city last night between eleven and twelve o’clock after an illness of two weeks of pneumonia.

Mrs. Richey’s condition was reported as dangerous last Saturday and throughout the following two days her death was hourly expected. On Tuesday the attending physicians observed a slight change for the better and hopes were entertained that she might recover and many friends buoyed up with the hope that her life would be spared, but it was not to be and she succumbed to the inevitable. Although but little hope of her getting better was held out, her death came as a shock to her many friends and a gloom is cast over a large portion of the community by the news this morning.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Reeves, of Mitchelville, arrived the early part of the week and with the bereaved husband and other relatives administered comfort and aid during her last hours on earth.

Mrs. Richey, by her long residence and personal qualities, is known by nearly everybody in the city and her death is in the nature of a personal bereavement to a large circle of friends.

The funeral will be held on Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Church at 11 o’clock.
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LeMars Semi-Weekly Post
Friday, January 19, 1900

DEATH OF MRS. RICHEY.
The people of LeMars were pained on Thursday morning to hear of the death of another of the old-time residents of our city, Mrs. Richey, wife of Dr. Richey, the cause of death being pneumonia contracted only about one week ago. Mrs. Richey was taken violently ill from the start and although everything that medical skill and loving hands could perform were done for her, it was of no avail and death claimed her on Wednesday evening about 10 o’clock.

Mrs. Richey, whose maiden name was Electa A. Reeves, was born in Meigs county, Ohio, November 17, 1852. In 1869 she went with her family to Wisconsin where they remained for about four years when they moved to Colfax, Jasper county, this state, which has been the family home and where she married to Dr. M. W. Richey, on January 22, 1878. After they married they resided at Clyde, Jasper county, this state, until January, 1881, when they came to LeMars, and this city has since been her home. She has made a large circle of friends who loved her for her noble Christian character and lovable, true, womanly ways. Mrs. Richey was a member of the Presbyterian Church, in which she took an active interest in all its workings. She was conscientious and consistent in her religion and lived up to it at all times and in all places, in her every-day life, exerting a noble influence with her associates. She was a charter member of Acorn Lodge Daughters of Rebekah of this city, in which she took a great interest, and was greatly beloved by its members who will truly mourn this bright link that has been broken from their fraternal chain.

Mrs. Richey was conscious up to the time of her death and was resigned to the will of Providence. Her family, father, mother, one sister and one brother, were with her when she passed away.

Besides her husband, she leaves two children, one daughter Edna, and one son, Floyd, who will miss her loving care. Three children—two sons and one daughter preceded her to a better world. Mrs. Richey was a sister to Dr. J. L. Reeves and Mrs. C. H. Sperling of this city.

The funeral will occur on next Sunday at 11 o’clock when services will be held at the Presbyterian Church, after which the Daughters of Rebekah will take charge and perform the last rites at the grave in accordance with the ritual of the Order.
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