Emmaline Rebecca “Emma” (Mitchell) Swan (1849-1907)

MITCHELL, SWAN, SHERMAN, HANNA, CLARK

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/24/2024 at 18:07:33

From Story City Herald September 12, 1907 (page 1)

FUNERAL OF MRS. J. SWAN TO-DAY

Services Will be Held in Evangelical Church Beginning at 2 P. M.

People in and around Story City were deeply grieved last Saturday when the news went abroad that Mrs. John Swan had died in the early hours of that morning. She had been known to be unwell for some time past, but no one expected that her illness would prove fatal. Even the day before she died she was well enough to be up, and wrote several letters.

Cattarrh of the stomach had bothered her during the past year and recently ulceration of the intestines had set in. She became suddenly worse towards evening on Friday and at about three o'clock Saturday morning she breathed her last, death finally due to failure of the heart.

The funeral services will be held to-day (Thursday) at 2 o'clock, and interment will take place in the Story City cemetery.

Mrs. John Swan (whose maiden name was Emma R. Mitchell) was born in Jones county, Ia., June 4, 1849, being thus at the time of her death a little over 58 years of age. Her marriage to Mr. Swan took place at Wyoming, Ia., July 24, 1872. Three children resulted from this union; two of whom, Mitchell J. and Bessie, survive. Practically all her married life had been spent in Story City where she was highly esteemed by all who knew her. Her home-loving disposition and gentle ways could not but win the kindly regard of those who came into contact with her. Her death falls heavily upon the husband, whose devoted companion she had been for a third of a century, and he and the surviving children have the heartfelt sympathy of one and all.

Three sisters also survive Mrs. Swan, namely, Mrs. Augusta Sherman and Mrs. Louie Hanna of Anamosa, Ia., and Mrs. Anna S. Clark of San Antonio, Tex.