Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, October l2, l90l

HANNAH BAGER was born in Glamorganshire, Wales, and died in Pleasanton, Iowa, October 5th, l90l, at the age of 8l years ll months and 3 days. She was married in Wales in l844 to ABRAM W. REESE who preceded her into the unknown March ll, l900. To them were born eight children, five of whom died in their childhood. The three yet living are WINDSOR W., now of Chicago, Ill.; MRS. SUSIE EARLY and MRS. FANNIE PARKER, of this town.

MR. and MRS. REESE came to America in l855 and located in St. Louis, Mo., where they lived until the fall of l88l when they removed to Pleasanton, Ia., locating on a farm west of town.

In l848 while yet in their native country she, with her husband, became convinced that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was divine in origin and both united with it.

After their arrival in St. Louis in l855, and on their way to Salt Lake City, they saw the evils of Utahism and did not go further west; so in l867 they heard and accepted the Reorganized Church as having the proper doctrine and authority, and to its doctrine and principles have remained in faith throughout.

MRS. REESE has lived a just and upright life, possessing the grace of a true womanly virtue, gentle, loving and kind to all. But the feeble and uncertain step caused by the advance of age, the taking away of her life-long bosom companion a year and a half ago, of which sorrow she never fully recovered, made her last days of waiting, patiently waiting for the call to come up higher. Though surrounded by loving children and grandchildren, friends and the comforts of life; they could but assuage the rapid strides of time in its gathering in of the harvest until the final parting came when, as if falling into a restful sleep, the spirit took its flight to God who gave it.

Elder H.A. Stebbins, of Lamoni, who said the last sad impressive words over the remains of her departed husband came over and preached the funeral sermon in the Saints Chapel on the 6th, to a large and attentive audience after which a large procession of mourning friends followed the remains to their last resting place by the side of those of her husband in Hamilton Cemetery north of town. Together in life, they were together in death, where they are to await the morn of resurrection when the grave shall be called upon to give up its dead.

--PLEASANTON INDEX.

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