Tabor Beacon
Tabor, Iowa
January 28,1953
From Unknown Newspaper
Rosa Pierce, daughter of George W. Pierce and wife was born September 7,1872 near Bartlett, Iowa and grew to womanhood in Fremont County, Iowa. She passed out of this life on Monday evening
about 5 P. M. June 30,1952 at the age of 78 years , 9 months, and 23 days.
On November 27,1889 she was united in marriage to Leonard E. Forney at the home of his parents by Elder William Leeka. Unto this union were born five children: Edward Forney who died in 1918;
Mrs. Cora Boldra of California; Guy Forney of Tabor; Mrs. Marcia Mincer of Hamburg, and Mrs. Mary Boldra of Randolph, Iowa.
Early in the nineties the family moved by team and wagon to Custer County, Oklahoma where the three youngest children were born, and while living there both Mr. and Mrs. Forney became members
of the Mound Valley Congregation of the German Baptist Brethren Church of Thomas. They lived in Oklahoma about eleven years then returned to Fremont County , Iowa and bought a farm north of Thurman.
They lived there until the health of Mr. Forney became so poor that they left the farm and moved to Randolph, Iowa and later moved into the comfortable home of their youngest daughter Mr.
Mary Boldra who lovingly cared for them.
Mr. Forney died April 9,1951 and Mrs. Forney who had been in poor health for about five years failed rapidly after the death of her husband, and as her ailments became more acute, it became
quite a problem for her widowed daughter to properly care for her and take care of her duties as Postmistress of the Randolph Post Office, therefore on Sunday, June 22,1952 at Mrs. Forney's
request she was taken to the Good Samaritan Rest home in Tabor, Iowa where she spent her few remaining days and where she passed out of this life.
She leaves her four children and their families, consisting of 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren, also one brother who with many other relatives and friends mourn the loss
of a good faithful wife, a devoted mother and a good friend of all who knew her.
Funeral services were held on Thursday , July 3, at 10:00 A.M. at the Reeves Funeral Home in Tabor and were in charge of Wm. Lee of Elliott, Casket bearers were Herschel and Eden Boldra,
Vies Bownes, Scott Kempton, Herman Greenwood, and C. Gearhart. The soloist was George Schoemaker with Mrs. Allison Boldra pianist. the songs were Resting Sweetly Resting, and Beyond the
Sunset. In charge of Flowers were Mrs. C. A. Gearhart, Mrs Marie Taylor, Mrs. Scot Kempton, Mrs. Viles Bownes, Mrs. Bernice Godman and Mrs. Jack Williams. Interment was in the Thurman Cemetery
Source:submitted by Ellen Oehler Blackstone, Seattle, Washington
