Lillian Belle McGowan 1890 - 1922

MCGOWAN, MCMANIS, PHILLIPS, GRIFFITH, BARTHOLEMEW, KESSEL, HARBIDGE

Posted By: Volunteer: Stacey Swierk
Date: 8/28/2008 at 12:12:34

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LILLIAN McMANIS

God has come again and claimed one of his loved ones, Lillian Belle McGowan, daughter of Robert and Sarah McGowan was born January 11th, 1890, near Axen?, Missouri, and passed on to the Heavenly home that God prepares for such as she July 11, 1922, at the age of 32 years and 6 months.

She was united in marriage to LeRoy [Lee Roy] McManis of Cantril, Iowa, Dec. 23rd, 1911, by Rev. Lloyd Tennant. To this union were born two children Virginia Verlee Six years, who is left to help comfort the father and Lillian Virginia who was born July 5th, 1922.

She leaves to mourn her loss a loving husband, little Verlee, father and mother, a niece Cecille Phillips, who has made her home with her aunt since her own mothers death, four brothers and four sisters, Earle McGowan of Cantril, Craig Houk of Des Moines, Leonard McGowan of Seattle, Washington, Otis McGowan of Bellingham, Washington, Mrs. Bernice Griffith of Luray, Mo., Mrs. Stella Bartholemew of Keosauqua, Mrs. Emma Kessel of McLouth, Kansas and Mrs. Lula Harbidge of Loveland, Colo., with whom she lived at Cantril the five years preceding her marriage. During this time she taught for three years in the Cantril School as a successful primary teacher.

When but a child of fourteen years she accepted Christ as her Saviour under the ministry of Elder Yokeley, pastor of the Christian Church. She afterwards transferred her membership to the Christian Church in Cantril.

She held the church and its societies in the highest esteem and was always ready and willing to help in the service. The willingness was always extended to everyone and her home always bore an atmosphere of true welcome.

Her passing away so unexpectedly is a heavy shock to the husband, the other relatives and the entire community. She was a great lover of good literature and all good things in life. No mother’s heart was ever more devoted to a child than hers. A loss has come to the little one which she cannot fully realize as yet.

“Sunset and evening star and one clear call for me,

[Photocopy of this obit is located on page 256 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA]