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DORA TURNER

Death of MRS. ROBERT TURNER,
Leon, Iowa, June 9, l883

Editor Journal: Mrs. DORA TURNER, wife of Mr. ROBERT TURNER, of Fayette
township, died of puerperal fever, June 7th, and was buried on the 9th
in the Creveling graveyard, where her mother and father, Mrs. and Mr.
Graham, were previously buried, the day of her burial being the ninth
anniversary of the birth of her oldest child. Sister Turner was born in
Illinois, July 22, l852, and came to this county with her parents and
other members of the family fifteen or sixteen years ago, and soon after
united with the M.E. Church. She was married to ROBERT TURNER Jan. 7th,
l87l, and leaves four children, the youngest a babe a week old. Sister
TURNER was much beloved by all her relatives and neighbors, who attested
their regard by the most constant attention during her sickness of two
weeks and their presence and assistance at the funeral. The M.E. Church
in Lamoni was filled to overflowing and was tastefully draped in
mourning. The writer conducted the services, taking for the text the
43rd verse of the l3th chapter of Matthew --"Then shall the righteous
shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their father." and although the
roads were exceedingly bad from the rain of the previous day, 26 wagons
and carriages, loaded with old and young, and others on horseback,
regardless of church or other relations, followed to the grave. In
short, sister DORA was a good woman and so regarded in all the relations
of life, as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, neighbor and christian,
and will be very much missed in the church and Sunday school, as well as
in her well ordered home.
THOMAS WALLER

Courtesy of Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert at "mailto:iggy29@scican.net"

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