Mrs. (Lockwood) Curry

CURRY, LOCKWOOD, HILL, WALBRIDGE

Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 5/28/2005 at 13:07:44

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, July 31, 1902, page 5, column 3. "Mrs. F. W. Hill and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Lockwood left for Anamosa on the noon train Saturday and Mr. Hill and Ralph went on the flyer at night, being called there to attend the funeral of Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Hill's sister, who died in Omaha a few days ago, having gone there to have an operation performed, from which she did not recover. Mrs. Curry is quite well known in Maxwell having been here a number of times to visit her sister. The body was taken through Maxwell on the flyer Saturday night on its way to Anamosa for burial. Mrs. Hill and the entire family have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement."

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, August 14, 1902, page 4, column 1. "Local News - Mrs. F. W. Hill and son, Ralph, and daughters, Ava and Amy, returned home from Anamosa Thursday where they had been called to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hill's sister, Mrs. Curry. They were accompanied by Mrs. Hill's father, J. Lockwood, who visited here and few days and then went to Bayard to visit his sister. Mrs. Curry's little daughter, Nadia, came with them and will make her home with her aunt."

Note added by Dorian Myhre on June 17, 2011: The deceased is: Lillie (Lockwood) Curry. Lillie was born ca. 1863. "Mrs. Hill" is Delila (Lockwood) Hill. "F. W. Hill" is Frank W. Hill. "Mrs. Hill's father" is James Hill. Her mother was Lucy Walbridge.