GARBISON, Maude Essie (1876-1940)

GARBISON

Posted By: Don Boucher (email)
Date: 12/6/2012 at 09:43:52

Maude Essie (Amos) Garbison
(June 25, 1876 - June 15, 1940)

Obituary from an unknown newspaper, date unknown, photographed from an Obituary Book at the City Library in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA:

Maud Essie Amos, daughter of William T. and Phoebe M. McCarty Amos, was born June 25, 1876, in Meigs county, Ohio, near Pomeroy and departed this life June 15, 1940, at the age of 63 years, 11 months and 20 days, near their farm home where she, with her husband, reared their three children.

As a small child she moved from Ohio to the Sand Hills in Chase county, Nebr., where her father took a claim. At the age of 14 she moved with her parents by wagon to Milo, Iowa. Whit the exception of four recent years at Lawson, Mo., she had lived in Warren county.

On March 15, 1896, she was united in marriage to John T. Garbison, son of the Rev. J.B. Garbison of Milo. To this union four children were born, one daughter, Auretta Pauline, having preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Murrel of Lacona, Iowa, and Jake, of Excelsior Springs, Mo.; one daughter, Mrs. Rhea Clark, of Des Moines, Iowa; two brothers, Finley Amos of Columbus, Mont., and Orrie Amos of Nodaway, Iowa; four grandchildren, Thomas, Louise, Donald and Fern Garbison, besides a host of other relatives and friends.

She had been a member of the Christian Union Church at Milo for many years. She was always ready and willing to give of her best for her Master. Her thoughts were ever of others and to know her was to love her. She was a patient, kind and loving companion, mother, grandmother, friend and neighbor.

Her presence in the home will be sadly missed but our loss is heaven's gain. Always of a joyful and optimistic nature, she made a host of friends. In all her suffering she never complained or murmured and her continual prayer was, "Not my will dear Lord, but thine be done."

Funeral services were conducted in the Christian Union church in Milo, by the pastor, the Rev. C.C. Donaghue, assisted by the Rev. Frank Smith of Des Moines. Interment was in the Belmont Zion cemetery. The church was filled with relatives and friends from far and near to pay their last respect to one they loved.

Ralph Isbill of Des Moines, who, with his wife, is soon to sail to China, both as missionaries, acted as pianist. The songs at the funeral were selected by the deceased before her departure. They were: "Lead Me Gently Home, Father," and "Sunrise Tomorrow," sung by the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Des Moines, and "Raise Me Jesus, To Thy Bosom," by the Rev. Mr. Donaghue and daughter Ilene.

Pallbearers were Carl Hedrick, Corwin Cambron, Cecil McNeer, Ed Trotter, Franklin Knouse and Raymond Hunter.