Edith Sapp 1890-1919

SAPP, JEFFERY, HILL, SHARON, GARRETT, RULE

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Date: 11/30/2009 at 15:17:57

Mrs. Elso E. Sapp
The many friends of Mrs. Elso E. Sapp in this city were grieved to hear of her death, which occurred at her home early Sunday morning. Mr. Sapp, assistant cashier at the Farmers Trust & Savings Bank, came down with the influenza and was followed by his little girl and then his wife. All were apparently getting along nicely when Mrs. Sapp suddenly took a change for the worse and pneumonia developed. Although she had the best of medical skill and the services of a traine dnurse, and making a brave fight herself, she was unable to stay the hand of death.

Edith Clews Jeffery was born at Dows, Iowa, March 15, 1890 and died at Buffalo Center, March 9, 1919. She was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. Jeffery, her father being a Methodist minister. Her childhood days were spent at Sioux Rapids, the present home of her parents, where she graduated from high school, later supplementing her education with a normal course at Teachers College, Cedar Falls. She came to Buffalo Center in 1912 and for two years was a successful teacher in the sixth grade of our schools and then taught one year in the schools at Sisseton, S.D. It was while teaching in Buffalo Center that she made the acquaintance of Elso E. Sapp and this ripened into a more affectionate term and on October 14, 1915, they were united in marriage at her home in Sioux Rapids. They established their home here and to this union was born one daughter, Gene, now two years old. Besides her heart-stricken husband and child she leaves to mourn her untimely death her paretns, one brother and two sisters. One sister, Florence, was with her though most of her sickness, and her parents and sister, Alice arrived shortly after she passed away. Mrs. Sapp was a woman of lovely character, and an ideal wife and mother. Memories of her kindly disposition and spirit will long remain in the hearts of her many friends in this community.

Brief services were held at the home yesterday morning by Rev. V.B. Hill and the remains were taken to the old home at Sioux Rapids for burial. They were accompanied by the husband, two sisters, Mrs. F.L. Sharon, Mrs. C.R. Garrett and Mrs. Agnes Rule. Mr. Garrett went as far as Estherville to assist in the train transfer. Mr. Sapp expects to remain at Sioux Rapids for about two weeks.

~Buffalo Center Tribune, March 13, 1919