HOUSE, Emily Virginia (WEEKLY) 1846-1929

HOUSE, WEEKLY, VARNER, MOCKETT, TALBOTT, DAVIS, CARR, CURTIS, FLOOD, TACKABERRY, KING

Posted By: Betty Hootman-Volunteer
Date: 2/26/2014 at 13:14:07

BELOVED MOTHER PASSES WITHIN THE VEIL

Emily Virginia, the seventh child of Stephen G. and Lydia Varner Weekly, pioneer settlers of Van Buren county, Ia., was born near Farmington, Ia., Nov. 18, 1846, and peacefully passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Mockett, 1719 Pepper Ave., in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Thursday morning, March 28, 1929 at 4 o’clock after an illness of three weeks. Thus she had reached the ripe old age of 82 years, 4 months and 10 days.

She came to Clark county, Missouri with her parents when she was 12 years of age and the family settled on a large farm purchased by her father on the Missouri-Iowa line where the deceased spent the greater part of her life.

On November 12, 1865 she was united in marriage to James L. House of Farmington, Iowa, and to this union six children were born, two daughters and four sons: Mrs. James H. Talbott of Kahoka, Mo.; Mrs. F. E. Mockett of Lincoln, Nebraska; James House, Jr., deceased; Harry H. House and Charles C. House both of Des Moines, Ia.; and Roy House of Pittsburg, Kansas. Besides the above children she leaves to mourn their loss, seven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and a number of nephews and nieces and other relatives.

In the winter of 1884, she was converted in a meeting conducted by Reverends A. W. Wiggins and B. F. Warner and united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Athens, Mo. with her husband, and where she held her membership until coming to Kahoka 12 years ago when she transferred the membership to the First Methodist Episcopal church of this city, where she was a devout and faithful member.

On October 1, 1928, she accompanied her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Mockett, to Lincoln, Nebraska, to spend the winter and was expecting to soon return to Kahoka to the home of her daughter, Mrs. James H. Talbott with whom she had made her home for the past 12 years, since the death of her husband on July 23, 1916.

She was one of a family of ten children, three sons and seven daughters, namely: Talitha Jane Davis, of Mt. Sterling, Ia.; Caroline Elizabeth Carr, Susan Catherine Curtis, Anna Mariah Flood, Stephen Weekly, Jr., Francis Marion Weekly, James Abinton Weekly, all of near Farmington, Iowa; Arthelia Ann Tackaberry of Cantril, Iowa; Marrietta King of Skedee, Oklahoma; and Mrs. Emily V. House of Kahoka, Mo. All of the above brothers and sisters had preceded her in death.

_________cut off________ no and the kind and loving care of a dutiful daughter in administering to her every comfort in her last illness was done to stay the scythe of time but the final messenger called her to join the innumerable throng of the redeemed on yonder shore. And at 4 a.m., just as the fading night was giving away to the morning dawn, her kindly and loving spirit took its flight to God who gave it.

Deceased will be wonderfully missed by those close, near and dear to her by ties of nature. She was a devoted wife and mother, a kind friend and neighbor.

The remains arrived in Kahoka at 8:45 Friday morning over the Burlington route from Lincoln and were taken to the Talbott residence, 167 North Morgan street, where they rested until 1:00 o’clock Saturday afternoon when the funeral was held, conducted by Rev. E. V. Campbell of the First M. E. church, assisted by Rev. A. E. Clower.

Choir: Charles Hiller, Mrs. Ermine Harkness, Mrs. A. G. Watkins, Mrs. Helen Calvert, Mrs. A. G. Seyb, pianist.

The pallbearers were, at Kahoka: W. E. Bell, E. L. Weaver, B. L. Gridley, G. F. Kroh, a. E. Clower and R. W. Jewart.

The remains were gently conveyed into the old Athens church where a goodly number of old friends of the deceased had gathered to pay their final acts of respect. Rev. E. v. Campbell conducted a short service and a choir composed of Mrs. Fannie Bishop, Mrs. Elmer Best, F. E. Schee, and Ott Saltsgaver sang two beautiful hymns. Miss Mary Schee presided at the organ. After which the remains were gently laid to rest in the Athens cemetery overlooking the placid waters of the Des Moines, by the side of her husband.

At Athens: L. E. Parke, J. B. Beddell, Shaffer Anthony, Fred Bishop, F. E. Schee, I. J. Wilson, pallbearers.

Those who attended the funeral from a distance were:

Mr. and Mrs. H. H. House and Charles House of Des Moines, Ia.,Mrs. F. E. Mockett of Lincoln, Nebr., Mrs. Amil Hlava of Revenna, Neb., Mr. and Mrs. Roy House of Pittsburg, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. J. Burness Gutting and daughter, Miss juliamae of Topeka, Kansas.

Stephen Davis, Loren Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hervey, Mr, and Mrs. Curtis Callihan of Mt. Sterling, Ia., Mrs. Ina Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. Arlyn Drummond and two children; Oral Drummond of Cantril, Ia.; attended the funeral of their relative, Mrs. Emily V. House, here Saturday. Also Mrs. Frank Wilson and mother, Mrs. Emma Weekly of near Farmington, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray and son, Arden, of Ft. Madison, Ia.

Source: Scrapbook of Unknown Origin, page 64