Satterlee, Arabella (Mrs. John W.) 1846-1929

SATTERLEE, PEEBLES, HURLBUT

Posted By: Janet Brown - volunteer (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 11:06:07

From the Thursday, November 28, 1929 Hawarden Independent:

Death of Pioneer Lady

The funeral services for Grandma Satterlee, held at 1:30 from her home and 2 o'clock from the Methodist church Saturday afternoon, were largely attended, the church being filled with mourners and friends of the deceased. The floral offerings were many and most beautiful. A quartette composed of E. E. Gandy, Miss Darlene Calbreath, Mrs. L. L. Smith and E. L. Morrison, sang some of her favorite hymns. The pall bearers were six of her sons, Julius, Loren, Edgar, Herbert, Elmer and Albert. A seventh son, Fletcher, was also present but her other two sons, Myron of Oregon, and Clark of North Dakota, could not be present. Rev. Kruwell had charge of the services and preached a touching and comforting sermon from the text, "To live in Christ and to die is gain." Burial was made in Pleasant Hill cemetery beside her husband, who preceded her in death four years.

Grandma Satterlee, one of the real pioneers of this neighborhood, lived an active life. Hers was a training of saving and frugality. The hardships of childhood in Wisconsin and later the more severe tests which came upon them in their early years of married life in Iowa brought out a willpower and determination to overcome seemingly impossibilities. It was no easy matter through those early years of privations caused by blizzards in winter and grasshoppers and prairie fires in summer to keep things going on the farm and at the same time care for a growing family. She was blessed with good health, a rugged physique and she never knew what ease or idleness meant. In those early years when neighbors were few and far apart when it was not easy for settlers to call doctors for every ill that came upon them, in such conditions Grandma Satterlee took her place and many a time did all she could in the way of a good Samaritan. This continued down through the years after her own family was grown and conditions were much changed for the better. She always wanted to help others yet when the time came, when her strength was sapped and her body racked with pain she still wanted to help herself as much as possible and not worry others. Hers was a life of action, but for the better things, and she could not fit into worldly things that destroyed character, virtue and honesty. One of the assurances left to her nine sturdy sons is that she always wanted them to become men of character and certainly a crown of righteousness and glory awaits any mother who did her best for her own flesh and blood.

"Sleep mother sleep thy toil is o'er, Sweet be thy rest, so oft needed before;
Well have we loved you but God loved you more, He has called you away to that bright happy shore."

Arabella, daughter of Philander and Hannah Peebles, was born June 12, 1846, in Green county. Wis., and died Nov. 20, 1929, at her home in Ireton, having attained the ripe old age of 83 years, 5 months and 8 days. She was one of a family of fourteen children, five girls and nine boys. Two sisters and three brothers preceded her in death.

In the fall of 1865, following the close of the Civil War, she was united in marriage with John W. Satterlee of Green county, Wis. To this union nine sons were born, who survive their mother. Her husband died Nov. 24, 1925. Three years after their marriage, she moved with her family to a farm near Lake City, Calhoun county, Iowa, where they resided two years when they came to Sioux county, locating on a homestead six miles southeast of Ireton. This was sold and another piece of prairie land four miles southeast of Ireton was purchased. This was their home for a number of years. Again they changed their dwelling place and this time they located on a farm four and one-half miles west of Ireton. After living on this farm for a number of years they moved to Ireton 35 years ago and she resided here until her death. After the death of her husband she began to show evidences that her robust health was being undermined and at different times before her last illness she was in a serious condition but her willpower always stood her good. Her last illness of about three weeks was too much and although determined almost to the end to help herself she went to sleep quietly to wake over yonder.

Those left to mourn the passing of a loved one are the nine sons, P. F. of Litchville, N. D.; M. N. of Oregon City, Ore.; J. A. of Paullina; Loren D., Edgar R. and Albert of Ireton; H. H. of Northwood, Iowa; Clark of Palermo, N. D.; and Elmer of Blue Earth, Minn.; also two sisters, Mrs. Adelia Day of Ireton, and Mrs. Anna Ring of Canna, III.; and five brothers, Byron Peebles of Ireton; Nelson Peebles of New Glarus, Wis.; Arthur Peebles of Pasadena, Calif.; Leet Peebles of Lake City, Iowa; and George Peebles of Emmet, Neb. She also leaves 23 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Poster's note: Arabella (Peebles) Satterlee was the daughter of Hannah (Hurlbut) and Philander Peebles.