Mary Naoma Lentz Gammon Mary Naoma Lentz, daughter of Jacob L. and Jane Beavers Lentz, was born near Woodland, Iowa, May 5, 1858 and departed this life April 14, 1946, at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 9 days.
On February 21, 1878 she was united in married to Lewis L. Gammon, who preceded her in death November 6, 1927. To this union was born six children, one son and five daughters, the son passing away in infancy and two daughters in early married life; one daughter leaving a son and daughter whom they adopted and cared for as their own. She leaves to mourn her passing the following children: Mrs. Treulia J. Morris, Lamar, Calif.; Mrs. Ella Campbell, Leon, Iowa; Mrs. Etta Clark, Merced, Calif; Mrs. Lona Perks, Leon, Iowa; and Lewis O. Gammon, Derby, Iowa, seventeen grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Clara Patton, Woodland, Iowa; and many other relatives and a host of friends.
Since the death of her husband she made her home with her adopted son, Lewis, until last November when she came to Leon to visit relatives. She became ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Campbell, and was unable to return home.
She was a kind and loving mother, a very patient sufferer, a true friend and a good neighbor. She will be sadly missed by all whose lives she touched.
Somewhere back of the sunset Where loveliness never dies, She lives in a land of glory. With the blue and the gold of the skies. And we, who have known and loved her, Whose passing has brought sad tears, Will cherish her memory always To brighten the drifting years.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at the Leon Brethren church with the pastor, Paul A. Davis in charge of the service and burial was in the Lentz cemetery southeast of Leon. Frank Slade was the undertaker caring for the burial service.
Article from Leon Journal-Reporter - Obituary
_______________________________ Passed Away Sunday
Mary N. Gammon, 87, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Campbell, in Leon Sunday morning, April 14. Funeral services, in charge of the Slade Funeral Home, were held at the Brethren church in Leon, Wednesday afternoon, with burial in the Lentz cemetery, near Woodland. Mrs. Gammon is survived by four children, Mrs. Walter Campbell and Mrs. Lona Perks of Leon; Mrs. Trulia Morris of LaMar, Calif.; Mrs. Etta Clark of Merced, Calif., and Lewis Gammon of Derby.
_______________________________ There is an error in this article. The home of Mrs. Trulia Morris reported as LaMar, Calif. LaMar is actually in Colo.Source: The Leon Journal-Reporter, April 18, 1946, copy with Carla Rae Perks