Mary Rovena C. (Crabtree) Morgan (1863-1918)

CRABTREE, MORGAN, ARRASMITH, BELL, WARREN, SANDERS, SOWERS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 6/6/2024 at 17:33:21

From Story City December 19, 1918 (page 13)

OBITUARY

Another of Gilbert's old and respected citizens has succumbed to Spanish Influenza.

Mary R. C. Crabtree was born in Polk county, Iowa, August 8th, 1863, and died at Gilbert, December 11, 1918, aged 55 years four months and three days.

In June 1880 she was united in marriage to Lafayette Morgan and settled on a farm in Polk county living there until the year 1905, when they moved to Story county, where they lived the remainder of their life. To this union was born 7 daughters and 2 sons. One son and two daughters died in early childhood. Those left to mourn her loss are: Mrs. Cora Arrasmith of Boone, Mrs. Grace Bell of Gilbert, Mrs. Bertha Warren of Nevada, Mrs. Laura Sanders of Story City, Mrs. Myrtle Sowers of Ames and Lyman Morgan of Gilbert. There are twelve grandchildren Ora, Florance, Grace, Arthur, and Nellie Arrasmith, Gilberta, Garold, Jack and baby Francis Bell, Thelma and Donald Warren, Wilma Sanders. All the families except the Ed Warrens were able to attend the mother's funeral. This family were all bedfast with the influenza.

The husband and father preceded her to the great beyond July 3, 1915.

Mrs. Morgan also has five brothers to mourn her loss, all being present at the burial, which took place at Polk City on December 13.

On Dec. 9, 1916, Mrs. Morgan was united in marriage to Allie Morgan of Gilbert, where she lived in happiness until the end of her active life came.

She was a member of the M. E. church and an active worker in the cemetery association of Pleasant Grove.

She was a kind and indulgent mother, a faithful wife and a good neighbor. Though in poor health she has always done her part in whatever work there was to do. During the past year she has been an untiring worker for the Red Cross, working at the rooms whenever possible, and doing an unlimited amount of war work at her home where her work and gifts will be missed.

Mrs. Morgan was also a member of the Ladies' Missionary society of Gilbert, where she attended when her health would permit, and was faithful to the cause.

On account of the epidemic no public funeral was held. Short services were held at the home on Friday morning and the body taken to Polk City for interment.

Mr. Morgan and family have the sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement.