Anna B. Young d. 1899

YOUNG, DOWNIE, DOWIE

Posted By: Obituary Fairy (email)
Date: 6/17/2009 at 12:01:12

The Davenport (IA) Weekly Leader
Tuesday, December 12, 1899; p. 3

Young - The death of Mrs. Anna B. Young occurred at her home at 7:30 o’clock Friday evening. The deceased was 49 years of age and the wife of D. _. Young. She was born at Stewart, Iowa. The deceased is survived by her husband, her father and mother and two sisters.

The deceased is said to have been a victim of Dr. Downie* [sic Dowie], the Chicago faith healer. She has been ill for a long time, but was attended only by a nurse from Downie’s “Zion.” She had no physician during her entire illness.

The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. In the evening the remains were shipped to Miller, South Dakota, where a sister resides.

*DOWIE, John Alexander (1847-1907) of Edinburgh. Minister and faith healer, calling himself 'Elijah the Restorer'. Founded, near Chicago, the prosperous industrial and banking community called 'Zion City'.