Alice Janette (McAvoy/McEvoy) Robinson (1848-1940)

MCAVOY, MCEVOY, ROBINSON, BERNHARD

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/16/2022 at 20:31:05

From Nevada Evening Journal December 30, 1940 (page 5)

Funeral Rites Held at Ames for Pioneer Story Woman

Funeral rites for Mrs. Harry H. Robinson, 93, who died at the Iowa Soldiers' Home hospital in Marshalltown Friday, Dec. 27, were held from the Adams funeral home in Ames Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Arthur McLaughlin, Congregational minister in charge. Burial was in the Ames cemetery by the side of her husband who died in 1916.

The following sketch of the life of Mrs. Robinson who was a pioneer resident of Nevada township, before moving over near Kelley, was furnished by a member of the family:

Mrs. Henry H. Robinson (Alice J. McEvoy) was born in Chittenden county, Vt., Jan. 9, 1848. She came to Nevada, Iowa and married, March 18th, 1869, to Henry H. Robinson. The family resided three miles southeast of Nevada for 52 years, then resided in Boone county until they went to Kelley, in Story county. Mr. Robinson passed away in 1916 and Mrs. Robinson and an invalid daughter, Mary L., continued to reside in Kelley until 1933. In May of that year they were both paralyzed from the hips down, for life by having eaten a poisonous plant spray, arsenate of lead, which was found in the flour cabinet.

Another daughter, Sarah L. Bernhard, responded to the call by assistance and nursed them back to life and later when the shocking truth was revealed, that they could never walk again, she moved them to her home in Des Moines and cared for them tenderly until her health failed in Dec. of 1938. At that time the mother was placed in the hospital of the Iowa Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown, Iowa, where she had the best of medical attention. She was cheerful up to the time of her death which occurred at 8:50 a. m., Friday, Dec. 27, 1940.

Mary L. Robinson is in an infirmary in Polk county. Her address is: Des Moines, car of R4, Box 182.

Mrs. Robinson would have celebrated her 93rd birthday Jan. 9.

On late years she often said "Let there be no tears as I cross the bar."

She leaves to mourn, her sons, F. L. Robinson, Rolfe, Ia.; H. M. Robinson, Kasson, Minn.; and M. G. Robinson of near Ogden, Ia., and daughters, Miss Mary L., Des Moines; Mrs. J. C. Bernhard, Flintridge, Cal., fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.