Harrison, Alzina M. 1884-1920

HARRISON, WORDEN, TWOMBLY, STORM

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 5/1/2011 at 11:18:42

The Grinnell Herald

ALZINA M. HARRISON

Short Sketch of One of Grinnell's Most Lovable and Truest Women.

Thirty-six years' residence in one town is long enough for a lady of character and earnestness to so impress herself on the community that her taking away will be considered a real loss to all. Among the women whose kindly generous nature and willing assistance in all good works have especially marked them as of nature's purest mold, none have stood higher than Mrs. Alzina M. Harrison, whose funeral was held Tuesday.

Alzina Worden was born near Ashtabula, O., in September, 1884. Her parents were Oscar and Marietta Worden. Miss Worden early became a teacher where she began a life of service which continued to the end. In the sixties she came to Keosauqua to visit a cousin, afterward Mrs. V. P. Twombly and here she first met the man who was destined to become her husband, Wm. Harrison, a soldier of the 19th Iowa Infantry. She returned to her home at Kelley's Island and here April 28, 1867, the soldier boy came to her home to claim her as his bride.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison was at Keosauqua until December, 1884, when they moved to Grinnell, and here they have since lived.

Six children were born to this union, three of whom, F.W. Harrison, Mrs. H.B. Storm and Will Harrison, with the father, survive the departed woman.

In Grinnell Mr. and Mrs. Harrison both joined the M.E. church and here as a faithful worker in church activites Mrs. Harrison gave of her best to aid all causes which the church had at heart.

Also in the W.R.C. of which she was an active member she worked because she loved the work, and gave of her strength willingly to aid in keeping alive the fires of patriotism and to aid in teaching to the young the true love of country. Mrs. Harrison was also at one time an officer in the state department of the W.R.C., and served many years as an officer in the local Corps.

Mere words can not do justice to Mrs. Harrison's life work. Always genial and sunny it was her part to bring sunshine into the lives of all she met. Where she worked and lived no spirit of gloom could come. This all recognized, and for this all loved her. To her husband she was always an angel of comfort and to him many warm friends of both him and his departed wife extend the hand of sympathy, sorrowing with him in the loss all have sustained.

Mrs. Harrison's death occurred Sunday at her daughter's home in Chicago. Funeral services were held in Grinnell Tuesday at 3:30 o'clock at Snyder Bros. Chapel, conducted by Rev. W.C. Wasser who spoke feelingly of the deceased friend. Many friends were present, including the friends of the W.R.C. who joined in the services with the beautiful flower service of the Corps.

Bearers were B.A. Stowe, Geo. Sampson, W.J. Nelson, D.A. Hopkins, John Edwards and M.W. Swisher.

Mrs. E.A. Black and Mrs. A.S. Ennis rendered appropriate music.