Ella Melissa Knopp Gallagher 1865 - 1949

KNOPP, GALLAGHER

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Clarinda Herald Journal
Clarinda, Iowa
3 November 1949

SERVICES THURSDAY FOR MRS GALLAGHER

Mother of Mrs. Veryl Watts Dies at Hospital Monday P M

Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon at Hornick, Iowa, for Mrs. Ella Melissa Gallagher, 84, who died at the Clarinda municipal hospital Monday afternoon.

Mrs. Gallagher had lived for the last year at the home of her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Veryl F Watts, near Hepburn. The remains were transported by Loren Davison of the Walker Funeral home to Hornick Wednesday for the funeral and burial Thursday. Interment was in the Hawley (Holly)Springs cemetery in Woodbury County.

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Clarinda Herald Journal
Clarinda, Iowa
17 November 1949

Ella M Gallagher – Ella Melissa Knopp, daughter of David and Mary Knopp, was born in Wayne County, Ill., January 2, 1865 and died after an illness of four days at the Municipal hospital in Clarinda, Iowa, Oct 31, 1949, at the age of 84 years, 9 months and 29 days.

In the fall of 1887 she came by covered wagon with her parents, from Wayne County, Ill, settling in the North Grove vicinity southeast of Villisca. On April 14th, 1888, she was united in marriage to John Francis Gallagher of Jeffersonville, Ill., at Corning, Iowa. The first 12 years of their married life was spent in Logan county, Ill. In 1900 they moved to the present home at Hornick, Iowa. To this union six children were born: four sons and two daughters: George of Omaha, Neb; Fred, Johnnie and Roy of Hornick, Iowa; Mrs. Ella Rhoades of Independence, Iowa, and Mrs. Marie Watts of Hepburn, Iowa.

Mr. Gallagher preceded her in death Oct 23, 1935. Besides her children, she leaves to mourn her loss 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Gallagher was one of a family of seven children and all preceded her in death.

She was in good health until June 21, 1946, when she fell at her home and broke her hip. For the past year she had been at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marie Watts of Hepburn.

Services were held at the Methodist church at 2 p m Thursday, Nov 3 at Hornick, with Rev Lane in charge. Burial was in Holly Springs cemetery. Music was by Mr. and Mrs. Keith Haddock, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Haddock, and Miss Jean Forney. The casket bearers were Albert Kirsch, Ralph Woods, Orville Forney, Ed Rose, Henry Hanner and Elie Oboyle.