NEADES, Harriet (1853-1923)

NEADES

Posted By: Karon King (email)
Date: 9/27/2016 at 00:28:40

Harriet Tucker Neades
(April 10, 1853 - January 1, 1923)

Advocate Tribune, Indianola, Iowa, Thursday, Jan 11, 1923, p.1
Harriet Tucker Neades
Harriet Tucker was born in Otherly Somerset Shire, England, April 10, 1853 and passed away at her home in Summerset, Iowa, after a brief illness at 3:30 p.m., January 1, 1923. She was the youngest of a family of twelve children and attended the public school and grew to womanhood in the place of her birth. She was married to Joseph Neades at Lower Easton church, April 15, 1873, and they made their home in Pandy South Wales. Here they lived for seven years and here was born to them William and Charles and another son who died in infancy, also a little daughter, Harriet, who passed away at the age of one year. The family removed to America in September 1879 and lived for a short time near Grand River, Iowa. They then came to Summerset, Iowa, and lived on an acreage just east of town until last year they moved into town to be nearer their son in their declining years. To them eight sons were born: Joseph and John, having preceded their mother to the better land, John in infancy and Joseph in young manhood. The father and five sons, William of Summerset, Charles M. and James A. of Valley Junction, George E. of Des Moines with Worth R., who made his home with his parents, were present during their mothers last illness.
Mother Neades was converted at Brush college, under the preaching of Rev. Lamb and there united with the Christian church, but later united with the Methodist church at Summerset. She loved her church greatly and was devoted to her religion and a faithful student of the bible. She had committed to memory entire chapters of the scripture and last summer was heard to repeat the fifty-first and fifty-fourth chapters of Isaiah at an evening worship, these she had committed when a child at the public school. Each day found her diligently reading her bible, and striving to follow its teaching.
Her home was a place one took pleasure in visiting. Few mothers are able to keep a home in as orderly and thrifty a way as she did. Her home was a place one took pleasure in visiting. Few mothers are able to keep a home in as orderly and thrifty a way as she did. Her orderly life with its high ideals of character together with that of her husband gave her children an environment of refinement and sterling worth that few families enjoy. So well did the father and mother impress the values of life on their children that the life of each one speaks for itself. When a question of right or wrong, came up no one need ask on which side she stood; for all knew she stood for right. Though the last few years brought her poor health, yet she was always found with her duty done. She was kind and helpful in time of need. Her life leaves a helpful influence on the community and will be greatly missed by the friends and family. A good mother has gone to her reward. There remains of her family the husband, five sons, four daughters, in law and two granddaughters in law and two granddaughters and a grandson, also many close friends of the family who loved and remembered her as a mother, as a friend and author of this little sketch can surely say.