Estella Pearl (Reeve) Adams (1877-1897)

REEVE, ADAMS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 6/13/2011 at 22:54:52

From Story County Watchman April 16, 1897

Colo Watchman.

Mrs. Orville H. Adams died quite suddenly at her home in the north end of town last Wednesday night. Mrs. Adams was held in high esteem by those who knew her most intimately. She was of a sunny disposition and was an incessant laborer of the United Evangelical church of which she was a devoted member. Her death was doubly sad because of an infant daughter which was born last Sunday. Mr. Adams has the sympathy of all who knew his bereavement.

From Story County Watchman April 23, 1897

Estella Pearl Adams was born in Story county, Iowa, January 1, 1877, and died April 15, 1897 aged 20 years, 3 months and 11 days. She was marrid to Orville H. Adams at Agency City, Iowa, September 17, 1895, since which time she has with her husband resided in Colo, Iowa. Mrs. Adams was an active member of the United Evangelical church, and an earnest Christian woman. The esteem in which she was held by the people was manifested to the large attendance at the funeral service, held on Friday at 2 p. m. at the house. Rev. Pickford conducted the service and interment was made in the Colo Cemetery. The death of Mrs. Adams has cast a gloom over the whole community and the sorrowing husband surely has the sympathy of all in his sad hour of trial and bereavement.

WHEREAS, It has pleased our Heavenly Father to call from this earth to an eternal home the loving helpmeet of our brother, O. H. Adams, and
WHEREAS, This community has lost an upright Christian worker and our brother and the parents a true and dutiful wife and daughter--therefore
Resolved, That we, the members of Columbia Lodge 292, extend to Brother Adams our heartfelt sympathy in his hour of sad bereavement, and commentd him tothe allwise God for strength to bear the burden, for we should remember that when the strength of man faileth him there is an enexhaustable supply furnished him from above throught the power of prayer.
Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the county papers, spread upon the records of the lodge and a copy presented to the bereaved brother.
{HENRY YEAGER,
Com. I.B. ALLARD,
{J. I. HOSTETTER.