Jane "Jennie" (Dutton) Conner (1869-1943)

DUTTON, PECK, CONNER, BEAVER

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

From Nevada Evening Journal November 12, 1943 (page 1)

Funeral Services Held Here Wednesday for Mrs. F. H. Conner

Funeral services for Mrs. F. H. Conner, 74, who passed away November 8, were held at the Lilly Funeral home here Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, with Rev. J. O. Simon, of Memorial Lutheran church, in charge.

The chapel was well filled with relatives and old neighbors and friends, gathered to pay a final tribute of respect to this worthy pioneer woman, whom they had long known and held in such high esteem.

The service was in the exclusive charge of the minister and was one most fitting for the occasion.

The floral offerings were many and most beautiful, banking the bier in the funeral home and making a most beautiful setting for the service.

Casket bearers were longtime neighbors and friends of the deceased, they being H. E. Hadley, Glen R. Newton, Frank Boardman, Harry Dana, Harold Tipton and Robert Dana.

Mrs. Dobson was a the organ for the closing period during the reviewing of the remains.

Burial was in the family lot in the Nevada cemetery.

The following life sketch of the deceased was read by Dr. Simon during the services:

"Jane Dutton, daughter of Orson and Elizabeth Beaver Dutton, was born in Norway, Benton county, Iowa March 20, 1869. When she was a small child the family moved to Nevada, where the home was established. Her father built the house which is now the Robert A. Davis residence on Seventh street. The family lived in this house until Jane was about 15 years of age.

"Her father was through the years, identified with the banking business in Nevada.

On retiring from the banking business he purchased a farm in the west part of the city and devoted his time to the life and activities connected with farming.

"Then when the time was right for another larger business venture, he sold the farm and the family moved to Missouri Valley. Jane's mother had passed away just previous to the family's removal to Missouri Valley. Jane was a sister of the late J. G. Dutton, who passed away Sept. 18, 1928.

"In her young womanhood Jane was married to Rufus Peck and made her home at Courtland, N. Y. Mr. Peck passed away after but a few years of married life.

Mrs. Peck continued to make Courtland her home, with occasional visits to Nevada, which had been her earlier home. It was on one of these visits to Nevada that she met Dr. F. H. Conner. The friendship set up between these two resulted in their marriage on September 2, 1903, which was solemnized in Courtland, N. Y.

"To this union 2 sons were born. Their first born lived but a few hours. The other son grew to manhood and shares the sorrow visited upon his father today. This son Jno. D. Conner, graduated from the Nevada High School. He then began the study of medicine. He completed his course of study in medicine and his internship and later returned to Nevada being associated with his father here in Nevada. Dr. John D. Conner, now a lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the U. S. Army is stationed "somewhere in the Southwest Pacific."

The second son, John D. Conner, grew to manhood to share in the sorrow that visited upon the father today. Graduating from Nevada High School he attended and finished the course at Grinnell College, after which he enrolled it the College of Medicine at the State University of Iowa, which course he completed and afterwards served his internship, before returning to Nevada and locating for practice of medicine.

Mrs. Conner is survived by her husband, Dr. F. H. Conner, her son John D. Conner, and Mrs. John D. Conner and one granddaughter, Ellen Jane Conner.

Mrs. Conner has lived the greater part of her life in Nevada.

In 1907 Dr. and Mrs. Conner spent 3 months on an extended trip to Europe. They were away on this trip from July to October in 1907. It has been the custom of Dr. and Mrs. Conner to take occasional trips to various parts of the United States. On one of these trips they went down into Old Mexico. Numerous trips have taken them to Florida, where they went to spend the winter. They also went from Florida to Cuba, where they spent many happy care free days. They also made several trips to California, and other places of interest in the United States.

Mrs. Conner had the misfortune to fall and break her hip in 1939. This weakened and impaired her general health considerably. In 1940 she submitted to an operation for removal of a malignant growth. Due to that operation she enjoyed about 3 years of comfortable living, quite free from pain. Then the malignancy recurred and on examination was found to be of such a nature and state that surgery would not cope with the chaotic disorder.

During the closing weeks of Mrs. Conner's live she was in Mary Greeley hospital in Ames. Here she was given every attention and care. She grew very fond of the nurse who cared for her with untiring devotion. Mrs. Conner passed away in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 8, 1943. At the time of her death she had reached the age of 74 years, 7 months and 9 days.

She was an active member of Chapter AM P.E.O., and other clubs of the city and was a woman well known and most highly regarded in the community in which she had spent the greater part of her lifetime.