Sarah Eliza "Eliza" (Hauser) Perry (1861-1948)

HAUSER, PERRY, EMBERTON, TEVEBAUGH, SANDERS, KLEINSCHMIDT

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

From Nevada Evening Journal January 10, 1948 (page 3)

Last Rites For Mrs. Eliza Perry Held Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Perry, 86, long time resident of Story county, who died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Kleinschmidt, 1128 Fifth street, were held from the Ryan Funeral home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with the Rev. O. E. Cooley of the Nevada Methodist church officiating.

Mrs. Theron Case sang "Beautiful Isle" and "Shadows" with Mrs. Norman C. Dobson accompanying. The many beautiful flowers were arranged by Mrs. Rena Phillips and Mrs. Lee Alexander.

The pall bearers were M. H. Koch, Wallp Piper, Kermit Sandrs, Fred Roe, Kenneth Perry and Marvin Perry. Burial was in the Colo cemetery.

The following obituary was read by Rev. Cooley.

Mrs. Perry was born at Lena, Ill., July 2, 1861, a daughter of Wm. and Virginia Houser. She had been a resident of Story county since 1876.

Sarah Eliza Houser was the eldest of seven children, two brothers and two sisters having preceded her in death.

When 15 years of age she came with her parents in a covered wagon to Colo where she lived most of her life with the exception of 25 years spent in Minnesota and the last seven years with her daughter in Nevada.

She was united in marriage to Frank Perry, Dec. 15, 1881, in Nevada. Mrs. Perry passed away Dec. 28, 1902.

To this union were born nine children, two of whom, Blanche Emberton and Marvin Perry, preceded her in death. The surviving children are Arthur B. and Roy C. of Colo, Frank H. and William N. of Truman, Minn., Grace Tevebaugh of Des Moines, Myrtle Sanders of Rhodes and Mattie Kleinschmidt of Nevada.

She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Shaw, Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Cora Hess of Lyons, Colo. Surviving also are 24 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.

When a child the deceased became a member of the Lutheran church at Lena, Ill. and later joined the Methodist church at Colo.

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Out Of Town Relatives

Out of town relatives n attendance at the last rites were: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Perry, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Perry and family, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Perry, Mrs. Jennie Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Koch and Mrs. Anna Granger all of Colo; Mr. and Mrs. Wally Peiper and family, Miss Elenor Perry and Mrs. Eliza Ulm of Ames; Mr. and Mrs. Clint Myers, State Center; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Sanders and Mrs. Keith Mallicoat and Janice all of Rhodes;

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Tevebaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Malin Weir, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Thornton and Debra, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Gunyon and Jackie, Miss Dartle Tevebaugh and Mr. and Mrs. Aron Shaw all of Des Moines; Mrs. Ada McBarnes and granddaughter of Carroll; Mrs. Jessie Etnier and daughter of Sheffield; Mrs. Myrtle Shaw and Keith of Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. William Perry and Keith and Mrs. Frank Perry of Truman, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roe, Beverly and Jerry of Centurio, Wisconsin; Mrs. Emil Nelson and Mrs. Clarence Carlson of Grantsburg, Wisconsin.