Edwards, Laura (Mrs. Leroy), 1883-1914

EDWARDS, MCDOUGALL

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From the Rock Valley Bee, July 31, 1914:

Mrs. Leroy Edwards of Ireton died Tuesday in the Mayo hospital at Rochester, Minn., after an operation for goiter. Her death was due to a weak condition of the heart. She was recovering from the effects of the operation. She had lived near Ireton all her life. She leaves a husband and three small children.

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From the Hawarden Independent, July 23, 1914: Ireton and Vicinity:

Mrs. Leroy Edwards of Craig died Tuesday at the hospital in Rochester, Minn., following an operation for goiter. Her husband is engaged in the meat market business at Craig. Her death is an extremely sad one, for besides her husband she leaves three small children, two of whom have been cripples for several years from the effects of infantile paralysis.

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From the LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, July 24, 1914:

DIES AFTER OPERATION
MRS. LEROY EDWARDS PASSES AWAY AT ROCHESTER
BORN AND REARED IN GRANT
Survives Operation For Goitre Only Thirty Hours--Funeral Today at the Struble Methodist Episcopal Church

Mrs. Leroy Edwards died Tuesday [July 21] at Rochester, Minn., where she went a short time before to consult physicians. She was operated on for goiter and owing to her weakened condition could not rally from the shock and died thirty hours after the operation. The body was brought to LeMars and taken out to the home of her girlhood in Grant township. The funeral will be held at the Struble Methodist [church] at 10 o'clock this morning and the remains will be brought to LeMars for interment.

Laura McDougall was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McDougall and was born thirty years ago on the farm from which her body will today be taken for burial. She was reared in that community and nearly ten years ago was united in marriage to Leroy Edwards. They resided in LeMars several years and soon after the new town of Craig was started moved to that place where Mr. Edwards conducts a meat market. Three children were born of the union, one of whom is a baby but three months old. The two older children, aged eight and five, both suffered severe attacks of infantile paralysis while the family lived in LeMars and neither of them fully recovered from the effects of the disease.

In addition to the husband, children and parents, Mrs. Edwards is survived by three brothers, Edward, of Millnerville, John and Chester, and three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Glazier, of Sioux City, Mrs. Pearl Barton, of Sioux City and Miss Mary who lives at home. The funeral services will be in charge of Rev. E. E. Gilbert, of the First Methodist Episcopal church, of which deceased was a consistent member.

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From the Alton Democrat, August 1, 1914: Ireton news:

A number from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Roy Edwards, which was held at Struble last Friday. Among those who attended were Mrs. Mary Edwards, Mrs. Dr. Null, Mrs. F. F. Morris, Mrs. E E. Waite, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. White, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sewick, Miss Cora Morrison, L. D. Satterlee and I. D. Hazzard.

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Findagrave.com has Laura Isabelle Edwards, born 1883, died 21 July 1914, buried Memorial Cemetery, LeMars.

Minnesota Death Certificate Index has Laura Edwards, died 21 July 1914, Olmsted County, certificate # 1914-MN-009483.