Laura Bell (Wollam) Hull 1865-1934

HULL, WOLLAM, GOVE, BARKER, MCCOY, HICKMAN, DYKE

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/2/2001 at 01:55:53

OBITUARY

LAURA BELLE HULL

Laura Belle Hull, daughter of Charles W. and Latisha A. Wollam, was born August 6, 1865, at Clarkson, O., and passed away, at her home in Cantril, Iowa, June 14, 1934, at 8:40 p.m., aged 68 years, 10 months and 8 days. At the age of 12 years she joined the Presbyterian church, at Clarkson, Ohio. She was a true Christian, devoting her life to her family and friends. When a young woman, she and her brother, E. H. Wollam came to near Mt. Sterling, Iowa, to make their home with relatives, their father having died when she was 11 years old.

She was united in marriage to John H. Hull, February 1, 1891, at Milton, Iowa. To this union was born three sons, Jesse Glen, who died in infancy, Charles Leo and William Earl, one daughter, Nannie, and they reared a foster daughter, Addie Wollam. She underwent an operation at the St. Joseph hospital in Ottumwa, May 4, and was brought to her home in Cantril on May 13 All that medical aid and a devoted family could do was done but to no avail.

Her husband preceded her in death March 3, 1932.

She leaves to mourn her departure, two sons, Charles Leo and William Earl, one daughter, Mrs. Nannie Gove, one foster daughter, Mrs. Addie Barker, eight grandchildren, Charles Earl and Laura May Hull, Jesse and Dorothy Hull, Kathryn and Helen Gove, and Hollis and Harold Barker; one brother, E. H. Wollam, Sheridan Lake, Colo; three half brothers, Garfield and George McCoy, Negley, O.; Richard H. McCoy, Cantril, Iowa; two half-sisters, Mrs. Lula Hickman, Mingo Junction, Ohio, and Mrs. Janie Dyke, Columbiana, Ohio, besides a host of other relatives and friends.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 17 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in October 1999. Name and date of newspaper not given.) ORIGINAL POST 02 Nov 1999.

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