Libbey, Ivory Ashton 1833 - 1906

LIBBEY, STEVENS, WALTON, WEBBER, BETTS, COLE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:46

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Apr. 3, 1906, LP, C5

A Sudden Death.
Late yesterday afternoon, Ivory A. Libbey expired in the Alliance store almost without a moments warning.
He had been slowly gaining in health, as he supposed since leaving the hospital where he underwent an opera-tion during the winter, and yesterday took advantage of the fine weather to come to town and transact some busi-ness and to attend the funeral of Dan Platt. After leaving the church he transacted some business about town and accompanied his wife to the Alliance store. While there he complained of not feeling well and said he would go out in the open air and accordingly went out and sat on a roll of wire standing near the door, from which he soon fell. He was at once carried inside the door and physicians summoned but to no avail for death was almost instaneous,{sic} he never uttering a word after he was stricken.
The funeral will be held from his late residence at 1:30 o’clock, Thursday afternoon.

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Apr. 6, 1906, FP, C1,2
LIBBEY
Mr. Ivory Ashton Libbey was born in Sanford, York county, Maine, September 1, 1833. He was a member of a family of eight children of whom only one sister, Mrs. Angie L. Cole, of Fayette, Iowa, survives him.
He came west to Janesville, Wisconsin, n the year 1853, returning to the East the same year. He again came west to Winnesheik{Sic} county, Iowa, in the year of 1856, where he has since resided.
He returned to the East and was united in marriage to Miss Beulah Augusta Stevens, of Great Falls, New Hampshire, March 8, 1858, who died Sept. 4, 1885. To this union were born ten children, of whom five survive to mourn the loss of a loving father and counselor.
The children surviving them are, Mrs. Dora M. Walton of Cresco, Iowa, Mr. Milton O. Libbey, Mrs. Flora Etta Webber, Mrs Minnie A. Betts and Roy W. Libbey, all of Winnesheik{sic} county, Iowa.
He was again united in marriage December 19, 1892, to Miss Mary E. Libbey of Gardiner, Maine, which has proven a great comfort to him in his declining years.
He died April 2, 1906, at the age of seventy-two years, seven months and two days, whereby the surviving ones are bereft of a loving husband, brother and father.
The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon from the late residence of deceased and was very largely attended. Rev. John Gammons conducted the services. Interment was in Oak Lawn Cemetery.

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