Eyres, Katherine 1871-1950

EYRES, KOHL, BARTH

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 7/30/2006 at 21:36:25

From the LeMars Sentinel, Friday, June 9, 1950, Page 1, Column 7:
Last Rites Held for Mrs. Katherine Eyres

Katherine Eyres, 78, died at her farm home in Union township Monday, June 5. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 8, at the Union township Presbyterian church with Dr. Heimstra of Orange City officiating. Mauer's funeral home had charge of arrangements and burial was in the LeMars city cemetery.

Mrs. Eyres was born Sept. 6, 1871 in Minonk, Ill., the daughter of Conrad Kohl, sr. and Wilhelmina Barth Kohl. The family came to Iowa in 1882 and has lived in Plymouth county ever since.

She married R. S. Eyres at the farm home of her parents in Union township March 5, 1895. Mrs. Eyres was preceded in death by a son, Donald in 1941 (error-1942).

She is survived by her husband, Richard S., a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Young of Sioux City and two sons, Stanley of Utica, N. Y. and Richard, jr. of LeMars.

Also surviving are three of her sisters, Mrs. James Oswald, Mrs. A. E. Eyres and Mrs. George Steele, and 10 grandchildren.