Mary Elizabeth (Laughrin) Pulley (1861-1948)

LAUGHRIN, PULLEY, PETERSON, REED

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

From Nevada Evening Journal September 30, 1948 (page 4)

Final Rites at Zearing For Mrs. Mary Pulley

Funeral services for Mary E. Pulley were held on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the Bethel Evangelical U. B. church in Zearing with the Rev. C. L. Fuller in charge and Rev. R. A. Dennart assisting.

The casket bearers were Ray Keopple, Ross Holveck, Arthur Couser, Aaron Buffington, Elmo Johnson and I. S. Madison.

Mrs. Ida Maliet and Mrs. Mildred Tillotson took care of the flowers.

The music was furnished by Mrs. Vera Cook, Mrs. Mildred Tillotson, Glenn McBride and Rev. R. A. Dennart.

Obituary

Mary Elizabeth Pulley, daughter of Bernard and Caroline Laughran was born in Jo Davis county, Illinois, on January 22, 1861, and died in the St. Thomas Mercy hospital in Marshalltown Sept. 19, 1948, at the age of 87 years, 7 months and 27 days.

She grew to womanhood in Illinois and was united in marriage to Joseph S. Pulley on February 24, 1881, and moved to Grundy county, where they resided until 1886.

After living in Pocahontas county until 1911, they moved to Palmer, Iowa, where they lived for two years before coming to Zearing.

To this union four children were born: Roy of Zearing, Tana (Mrs. Paul Peterson) of Montezuma, Jay of Zearing and Lee who died in infancy.

Mrs. Pulley is also survived by one sister, Mrs. J. B. Reed of Elizabethtown, Ill., and two brothers William Laughran of Elizabeth, Ill., and James Laughran of Savanna, Ill., several grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

She was a member in good standing of the Bethel Evangelical U. B. church in Zearing and was the oldest member at the time of her death.

As a memorial to Mrs. Pulley, the Ladies Aid society gave money to missionary work.

From a Distance

Those attending the services from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Will Laughran and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Reed of Elizabethtown, Ill., Mrs. Ada Saytlor, Ray Crummer, Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Johnson of Pocahontas, Ia., Mr. and Mr. Henry Pulley, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Anderson, Mrs. Barbara Peterson, Mrs. Mary Peterson of Palmer, Iowa, Mrs. Earnest Brown of Fort Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pulley, Kanawha, Iowa, Mrs. Will Rettman, Hutchinson, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rettman, Hutchinson, Minn., Clifford Laughran of Iowa City, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cummings, all of Montezuma, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klizman of New Sharon; Mrs. Elizabeth Pink and Mrs. Clifford Pink of Newton; Mrs. Noll Kane and Mrs. Jennie Bridle of Colfax and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Pulley of Mingo.

SUBMITTER'S NOTE: Mary Elizabeth Pulley's maiden name was Laughrin, not Laughran. Her parents were Bernard Laughrin and Huldah C. Forbes.