Thomes, Frances Ann (Taylor) 1826 -1905

THOMES, TAYLOR, BACON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:42

Source: Decorah Republican Nov. 2, 1905 P5 C4

THOMES.
Frances Ann, beloved wife of. E. B. Thomes of Mabel, died Oct. 29th. A full obituary notice is given by our Hesper correspondent. Fifty-one years these worthy people had worked together and now they are separated, but not for long.
Source: Decorah Republican Nov. 2, 1905 P9 C5

Frances Ann Taylor was born in Hampden county, Mass., Nov. 21, 1826 and died in Mabel, Minn. Oct. 29 1905. On November 18, 1851, she was married to E. B. Thomes and with him moved to his home in Standish, Maine. In the spring of 1852 Mr. and Mrs. Thomes came to Minneapolis, living there twelve years. From there they moved to Hesper, Iowa, where they resided over thirty years. Six years ago they again went to Minnesota, where she spent the remainder of her life. Oct. 1, 1902, she was stricken with paralysis of one side. On June {?}, 1903, a second stroke rendered her perfectly helpless, and on Aug. 24, 1905, a third stroke, though light, resulted in her death. During her thirty years residence in Hesper Mrs. Thomes was an earnest worker in the M. E. church and Sabbath school, and also in the W. C. T. U. During her long illness she was patient and uncomplaining, depending on the Master for strength, and her oen thought was for the comfort of those around her. Her aged husband, a daughter, Mrs. W. C. Bacon, and a son, Geo. O. Thomas, remain to feel the loss of not having the loving wife and mother to care for. The funeral services and the burial in the cemetery in Hesper on the 31st, the pastor of the Mabel church officiating.

Transcriber’s Note: Her gravestone in Hesper Public Cemetery shows her name as Ann.

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