Phoebe Virginia (Fish) Mead

FISH, HANSON, JONES, MEAD

Posted By: Jerry Hale (email)
Date: 3/1/2010 at 19:36:29

PHOEBE MEAD
Collins Gazette 5-02-1929
(Died 4-29-1929)

A pall of sadness was cast over the community Monday morning when it became known that Mrs. Phoebe Mead had died suddenly at her home following a heart attack, death occuring at about 8:30 o'clock.

The death of this pioneer woman of Collins was entirely unexpected by all, and the news came as a great shock, for while Mrs. Mead had mentioned recent attacks of difficult breathing, she had gone about her many duties and activities the same as usual, and no one even surmised that her condition was serious, and she herself gave no intimation that she considered it so. As was her daily custom, she was uptown Monday morning, only a short time before the end came.

The entire community truly mourns her passing, and extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.

The funeral services are to be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 2:30 at the home, in charge of the Rev. John Adamson. Arrangements had been partially completed to hold the services today, but upon receipt of word from one of the daughters. Mrs. Jones of Los Angeles, that she would be unable to reach here in time, the day was set for tomorrow.

Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery, Collins.

[Obituary not from the same newspaper but is unidentified. /H/]

Obituary

Mrs. Phoebe V. Mead was born in LeGrande county, Indiana, on December 4, 1853. and passed away at her home in Collins, Iowa, April 29, 1929, aged 76 years, 5 months and 25 days.

When she was a child, her parents moved from Indiana to Iowa, locating in Story county. Here she grew to womanhood, and was married to Charles Mead on March 15, 1871. To this union were born seven children, three of whom have preceded her in death: Ina Blanche, Etta Belle and Leona. Her husband passed away Feb. 26, 1894. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. S. S. Hanson of Nevada and Mrs. Etna M. Jones of Los Angeles, California; two sons, Burton L. and Charles F. of Collins; also four brothers, five sisters, sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

She manifested great interest in local activities and everything which contributed to a better community life. She was instrumental in building and establishing the Methodist Protestant church, and retained her membership there until her death. She was a charter member of the Collins Cemetery society and was untiring in her efforts to perpetuate the life of the organization. She was also an active member of the following organizations: Order of the Eastern Star, the Mystic Workers, the Rebekahs and the Royal Neighbors.

Mrs. Mead will be missed in the community for her active co-operation, her kind and neighborly spirit, and by the sons and daughters surviving her, as a kind and loving mother.

[Phoebe Virginia Fish was the daughter of Wilson Chester and Mary Ann (Randall) Fish /H/]