Nora Augusta (Waters) Stewart 1890-1916

WATERS, STEWART, DUCKWORTH

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 5/8/2004 at 01:13:10

Nora Augusta Waters was born in Howell county, Missouri, July 14, 1890. Here she grew to womanhood, was converted and joined the M. E. church of which she was a faithful and earnest worker up to the time of her illness.

She was united in marriage to Roy Stewart June 1th [sic], 1913. God blessed this union with one child, a son, Berlin Maxville.

She with her husband and son came to Cantril, Iowa, about a year ago, where they have since made their home.

On Saturday morning, December 2, she passed peacefully away being 26 years, 4 months and 18 days old. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, a son, mother, Mrs. J. W. Waters, and eight brothers of Moody, Missouri, and one sister, Mrs. Guy Duckworth of Cantil [sic], Iowa.

Funeral services were held at the Cantril M. E. church Tuesday, December 5, 1916. The sermon was preached by Rev. W. H. Jones, from 1st Cor. 15-35.

She was an earnest, faithful Christian woman and bore her suffering with a resignation that was trully [sic] heroic. She knew she could not recover and waited patiently for the invitation, come up higher, and was glad when the summons came.

The floral offering covered the casket adding a silent testimony to a good and helpful life. The interment was made in the Maple [Grove?] Cemetery.

(Photocopy of this obit found on page 221 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in March 2001. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

I am NOT related and am posting this for those who may find this person in their family history.

(Originally posted 23 Apr 2001)