Alice L. Hildreth 1877 to 1965

HILDRETH, LEIN, LAWRENCE

Posted By: James Mincks (email)
Date: 7/12/2012 at 17:53:12

Services for Mrs. Alice L. Hildreth, 87, a resident of the Iowa Lutheran Home at Madrid, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church in Ankeny, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery near Ankeny.

Mrs. Hildreth died of pneumonia Sunday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital here after a 10-day illness. Born in Ankeny, she lived there until she moved to Madrid three years ago.

She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Ankeny and a charter member of the Women's Society for Christian Service in her church.

Surviving are two sons, Rufa of Ankeny and Loren of Slater; two daughters, Mrs. Lola Lein and Mrs. Melba Lawrence of Ankeny; 14 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.

taken from the Des Moines Tribune, Monday, July 19, 1965; page 18, column 1

She died Sunday, July 18, 1965