Woods, Georgia A. Miss 1901-1918

WOODS

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/1/2011 at 14:20:46

Hawarden Independent of Dec 19, 1918
Three Laid to Rest
Morey Home Devastated by Death.
Funeral Services Held at Ireton Sunday interment in the Hawarden Cemetery.
Sunday was a sad day that will long be remembered in Ireton and vicinity, for it was on that day, a little after the noon hour, that three auto hearses drew up in front of the building occupies by the Red Cross ladies to convey three bodies from one family. Charles A. Morey, his wife, Mrs. Dollie A. Morey, and her sister , Miss Georgia Woods to their last resting place. The whole community is in mourning and many anxious hearts are hoping and praying that the two orphaned sons, who have all been seriously ill, may be spared. The news yesterday was more hopeful for their recovery.
In the rear Red Cross room, tastily arranged by Mr. Satterlee, the undertaker, were the tree caskets containing husband, wife and sister of what was only a few short day ago a happy family. Still, they are now resting in peace, and for them all labor and trials, all doubts, all fears, are past. It was a sight that made the strongest hesitate and quiver, and many eyes were moistened by the sadness of it all. After a very brief service the funeral cortege departed for Hawarden where the bodies were laid away tenderly in their last resting place in Grace Hill cemetery.
We can not recall an event more sad than the one which has befallen this family. First, the sister passed away, a few hours later the husband, and the following day the wife.

Charles Aaron Morey was born march 12, 1891, and died Dec 12, 1918, at the age of 27 years and 9 months.

Dollie Ada Woods Mrs. Charles Morey was born April 27, 1893 and died Dec 13, 1918, at the age of 24 years, 7 months and 26 days.

Georgia A. Woods was born June 16, 1901, and died Dec 11, 1918 at the age of 17 years, 5 months and 24 days.
Dollie Ada Woods and Charles A. Morey were untied in marriage in November 1912. Two boys, Julius Wesley and Earl Eugene, were born to them aged 5 and 4 years at the time of their parents death.
Charles Morey leaves to mourn, his aged father and invalid mother of Hawarden; also three sisters, Mrs. J. A. Eddy of Worthington MN; Mrs. T. H. Hatton of Ireton, and Grace Morey of Hawarden. It is only six weeks since a brother, harry Morey was lad to rest and nine months scine a sister Mrs. Elmer Rilea, passed away.
Mrs. Charles Morey and her sister, Georgia Woods, leave four brothers, Luther of Ireton; Julius, Thomas and Willard of Minnesota, and six sisters, Mrs. Jessie Kingsbury, Mrs. Beulah Oswold, Mrs. Alta Oaks and the Miss Winnie, Grace and Esther Woods. The deceased were all members of the Brethren church and Rev. Ralston of Sheldon and Rev. Neil Stewart of Ireton were in charge of the services. The floral offerings were many and very beautiful. So ends the history of a family that has been ravaged by influenza, wiping out all but the two children.
(Charles was the son of Julius b. 11 Dec 1841 d. 9 Jun 1927 and Elsie Morey b. 1857 d. 23 Aug 1919, both buried Grace Hill Hawarden.)