Anna E. (Opple) Dawkins (1876-1934)

OPPLE, DAWKINS, HYZER, CLARK, MAXWELL

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal March 3, 1934 (page 3)

Funeral Services for Mrs. Dawkins

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Dawkins, 58, Eighth street resident, who died Wednesday, were held Friday afternoon at the Seventh-day Adventist church, with Elder T. H. Jeys in charge, assisted by Elder McKibben. Three duets were sung by W. C. Foreman and D. L. Arrasmith.

The floral offerings were beautiful and the church was well filled with relatives, neighbors and friends gathered to pay a final tribute to the memory of the deceased. Interment was in the Nevada cemetery.

The four children had all been with the mother at the end and were present for the funeral. One sister, Mrs. Clark, had come from Chattanooga, Tenn., upon learning of the death of Mrs. Dawkins.

The following obituary, prepared by her pastor, was read during the service:

"Anna E. Dawkins, daughter of George and Ella Opple, was born at Brookston, Indiana, February 27, 1876 and died at Nevada, Iowa, February 25, 1934, aged 58 years and 11 days.

"March 13, 1894 she was married to William M. Dawkins, and the young couple soon after their marriage removed to Missouri. Here their five children were born, and here the husband and father died December 10, 1913. Four of the children survive to mourn the loss of a loving Christian mother. Those are: Orrie W. Dawkins of Amarillo, Texas, Mrs. Pearl Hyzer of Ute, Iowa and Merle Dawkins and Miss Esther Dawkins both of Nevada. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Minerva J. Clark of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. Lavina E. Maxwell of McGee, Mo., three grandchildren, every member of Nevada S. D. A. church and all neighbors and friends.

"She left her Missouri home in 1921 and came to Fort Dodge, Iowa where the family lived until 1924 when she and her family came to Nevada which place has since been her home.

"Mrs. Dawkins was converted at an early age and became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church. Hers has been a quiet, earnest Christian life. She has endeared herself to all who knew her. For some months she has been in delicate health, but had oped that help might come through a surgical treatment. With good hope she went under the hand of the surgeon, and almost up to the very last entertained strong hopes of recovery and improved health. Only two days before her death she spoke hopefully and said to her attendant that she felt better than yesterday. Her life work is finished. She rests quietly from her labors. She was prepared for living or for dying.

"We longed to see her recover from her sickness to take her place amongst us, and to brighten our assemblages with her smile and presence, but we recognize that the Father in Heaven knows best. Possibly that statement by the revelator applies to her "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth, yea saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them."

"The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the sorrowing children and relatives. We mourn and sorrow with them, though not as those who are without hope."