Ida May (Converse) Johnson (1876-1916)

CONVERSE, JOHNSON, MOORE, MCDANIELS, ROGERS, CLARK, JONES

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 3/19/2011 at 17:12:43

From Nevada Representative March 31, 1916

OBITUARY

Death of Mrs. W. C. Johnson

Mrs. W. C. Johnson died suddenly a little before two o'clock on Thursday morning at her home in Grant township. She had an attack of pneumonia recently but was so far recovered as to be up some. As often happens after that dread disease, the heart failed when trouble was least expected.

The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist church in charge of Rev. McDade.

Mrs. Converse, Mrs. Johnson's mother, is expected this evening.

From Nevada Representative April 4, 1916

Funeral of Mrs. Johnson

The funeral of the late Mrs. Crayton Johnson was very largely attended Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church and was conducted by the pastor, Rev. McDade. Present from abroad at the funeral were her mother and sister, Mrs. H. S. Converse and Miss Jessie Converse, of Alva, Oklahoma, her brother, L. G. Converse, from the neighboring town of Okeene; her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Johnson of Brookings, South Dakota; Misses Lola Moore and Emma McDaniels, niece and cousin of her husband, from Nevada, Missouri; Mrs. H. N. Rogers of Omaha; Miss Cora Clark of Des Moines, Alex Johnson of Panora and W. J. Jones of Vinton.

Ida May Converse was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Converse, and she was born south of Colo February 23, 1876. She came with her parents to Nevada in 1896, and she was here married May 2, 1900, to W. C. Johnson. They located on his farm southwest of this city and there have lived until her death March 30, 1916, aged 40 years, 1 month and 7 days. Mrs. Johnson died after an illness of four weeks beginning with grippe and culminating in pneumonia and other troubles. She leaves her husband and two boys, Kenneth and Kermit, aged 11 and 7 years, as well as her mother, sister and four brothers. She was a woman of most obvious worth and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew her. Her life has ended in the period of its greatest usefulness and her death is the occasion of corresponding regret.

Her husband and mother join in expression of appreciation over kindnesses shown her in th time of her sickness and death.