Hannah (Horr/Hoar) Pierce (1810-1887)

HORR, HOAR, PIERCE, PADELFORD

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 2/13/2011 at 19:04:01

From Story County Watchman December 9, 1887

DIED.--On Saturday at the residence of D. B. Padelford, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Hannah Pierce aged 77 years the 13th of this month. She is the mother of Mrs. D. B. Padelford with whom she has made her home for a number of years. She was born in Watertown, N. Y. to which place the remains were taken for interment. She was married to Mr. Pierce 50 years ago with whom she lived 30 years. She has been a member of the Universalist church for about forty years and died in the full hope of a home the realms where there shall be no more parting of friends. The funeral services were conducted at the residence of Mr. Padelford by Rev. Groat who gave an excellent sermon on the subjects usual to such occasions.

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THANKS--Mr. John Pierce and sister, Mrs. D. B. Padelford, and other relations, desire herein to express their heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindly help and sympathy during the recent illness and death of their aged mother Mrs. Hannah Pierce.