Anna Frances (Lyons) Storm (1860-1931)

LYONS, STORM, SWARTZ, FERGUSON, SUMMERS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/13/2014 at 17:57:33

From Nevada Journal April 25, 1931

MRS. STORM DIED AT HOME IN AMES

BODY LAID TO REST IN NEVADA CEMETERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON

Special to the Journal.
Ames, April 25--Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Lyons-Storm, who died Thursday night, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred E. Ferguson, were held Saturday afternoon at the Adams Funeral chapel, after which the body was interred in the Nevada cemetery.

Mrs. Storm died of acute diabetes whose maiden name was Anna Lyons, was born in Boston, July 4, 1860. There she spent her girlhood days and came out to Iowa in 1881. At Nevada she met J. V. Storm, they were married in 1882 and resided on a farm near there until 1901, when they moved to Rockwell City.

In 1913 the family moved to Adel, where she continued to make her home until six years ago when she came to Ames, to make her home with the daughter.

Mr. Storm died in 1913 but Mrs. Storm leaves six children, they being Mrs. Josephine Swartz of Adel, Van M. Storm of Blue Earth, Minn., George E. Storm of Rockwell City, Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson of Ames, J. M. Storm of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Rose Summers of Malvern.

There is also one brother, Daniel F. Lyons of Malvern; 17 grandchildren and one great grandson.