Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, June 9, l904

MARGARET ANN DAIN was born at Norwich, Muskingum County, Ohio, Feb. l2, l83l and died at Garden Grove, Iowa, May 28, l904, aged 73 years, 3 months and l6 days. She was married to THOMAS HANES January 6, l852. To this union of more than 52 years were born six children, three sons and three daughters. Two children preceded the mother to the spirit land. CAROLINE died in infancy, ELIZABETH died November 10, l884. The remaining four still live. CASSIE REAM resides at Bedford, Iowa, ROBERT lives with his parents, A.J. at St. Joseph, Mo., and ALONZO at Durango, Col.

The deceased came to Decatur County, Ia. with her husband and family in l882 and resided in Garden Grove to the time of her death. She united with the Presbyterian Church at the age of seventeen, of which she was a faithful member. She became a member of the Presbyterian Church in Garden Grove by certificate January 7, l883. Besides the care and nurture of her children, our sister at the age one expects life's burdens to lighten, two grandchildren came to her home, one of them three years old and the other a year and a half old, and they received from her a mother's love as well as a grandmother's love and care.

Then when she arrived at the Psalmist's limit of human life three score years and ten, and before her duty was completed for the oldest and remaining one of these grandchildren, God, a second time, brought to her home and heart three beautiful grandchildren and the last twenty years of her life she has been occupied in lovingly and faithfully making home happy, not only for her beloved husband and her own children, but also for these five grandchildren.

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May 16, 2003