ELIZA OLIVE BARNES ANDREWS

BARNES, ANDREWS, COOPER, BEATTIE

Posted By: Kris (email)
Date: 7/20/2004 at 08:16:44

ELIZA OLIVE BARNES ANDREWS

DIED SATURDAY
Patient Sufferer Passed to Great Beyond Saturday.

ELIZA OLIVE BARNES was born in Licking county, Ohio, August 16, 1852, and died at the home of her Daughter MRS. JAMES A. COOPER, May 20, 1922. She came with her parents to Iowa when a child two years old. They located first for a few months in Muscatine county, then they moved to Cedar county, where they spent a year, and moved from thence to Pleasent Township, Poweshiek Co., where she grew to womanhood.

On October 21, 1872, she united in marriage to JACOB ANDREWS. They lived on a farm in Pleasent township until fourteen years ago. There were born to them five children, four boys , and one girl. Three of the boys have preceded her in death, IRA, JOSEPH, and WILLIAM. On retiring from the farm, fourteen years ago Mr. and Mrs. Andrews moved to Montezuma where they have since lived.

Mrs. Andrews has for the last thirty years been in a semi- invalid condition. Almost
four years ago she had a stroke of paralysis, and since that time , in much worse condition than formerly. Last June she had another stroke, since which time she has been practically helpless. Last fall, that she might have her daughter's care, she`and her husband went to her daughter's home, where everything that could be done was done for her comfort.

She was a member of the Methodist church since early girlhood, being converted in 1866 and always had a testimony for her Lord and Master.
She died in the faith in the seventieth year of her life. As the sun was setting on Saturday evening, closing the week , she quietly slipped away to spend the hollowed Sabbath with her Savior. Surviving are the husband, JACOB ANDREWS, and two children, ROSA COOPER of Montezuma and JOHN ANDREWS and one sister of her father's family still survive; GEO. BARNES of Geneva, Neb; J. L. BARNES of Montezuma and HELEN M. BEATTIE of Glidden, Iowa. There are seven grandchildren.

Her life had an over shared of suffering, but she bore it all patiently. She ever trusted in her God; "believing that all things work together for good to them who loved Him". She ever found comfort in His love.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon, May 22 at 1:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church, the pastor having charge of the service, Interment was made in the Montezuma cemetery.

The bereaved family haveth sincere sympathy of many friends in their deep sorrow.