Louise "Lou" (Lamkins) Turnbull Sheffield (1854-1918)

LAMKINS, HORTON, TURNBULL, SHEFFIELD, MCCOMBS, MCCOMB, EDWARDS, HAYS, HAYES

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/31/2024 at 19:31:29

From Story City Herald April 18, 1918 (page 1)

MRS. SHEFFIELD IS DEAD

Old Resident Passed Away at Sanitarium Saturday Morning

Mrs. Louise Sheffield died at the Story City sanitarium at an early hour last Saturday morning. She had been in failing health for two years, and several weeks ago it was found necessary to remove her from her home to the sanitarium. She grew steadily worse, and it was evident some time ago that her end was near.

The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Grace church, of which she has been a member since 1909, and the remains were laid to rest in the Sheffield cemetery, southeast of town.

Mrs. Sheffield was born in Missouri 63 years ago. At this writing very little data of her life is available. She has lived here for more than thirty years and except for several step-sons she leaves no near relatives here. One sister in Texas was unable to come to the funeral.

In his funeral sermon Rev. Wendel call especial attention to the deceased's faithfulness in reading her Bible and attendance at thee Sunday school, the prayer meetings and the regular Sunday services of her church. He also called to mind her thoughtfulness of friends and the little tokens she made from time to time for those she loved.

From Story City Herald May 2, 1918 (page 2)

OBITUARY

A recent letter from Mrs. E. McCombs of Grapevine, Texas, a sister of Mrs. Lou Sheffield, informs us: Lou Lamkins, daughter of J. J. and Jane Horton Lamkins was born Sept. 20, 1854 in Boone Co., Mo., and married to George Turnbull at Georgetown, Texas in 1876, where they lived until his death. She came to Iowa in 1880 and in 1884 was married to Jos. Sheffield.

One of five sisters survives her, Mrs. Emma McComb. Four of six half-brothers and sisters are living, Mrs. Jessie Edwards of Oklahoma, Mrs. Hattie Hays of Bridgeport, Texas, Lee and Will Lamkins of Dallas, Texas.