Cooper, Melvina May (1879)

COOPER

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 7/5/2014 at 16:38:23

The Grinnell (IA) Herald
Dec. 12, 1879

DIED.

COOPER--Dec. 5th, 1879, of croup, Melvina May, daughter of N.A. and Jennie L. Cooper, aged 4 years, 1 months and 14 days.

"A gem she was, of priceless worth.
A sprig of purest bliss on earth,
Of heavenly origin.
Transferred to that perennial shore
Where wintry blasts can chill no more.
She blooms a flower of love."