Albert1 G. Leeper
Born: April 5, 1851 in Kimbolton, Guernsey Co., Ohio Newton Man Dies Today
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Grace S. (Donaldson) Leeper
Born: December 31,1873 in Scotland2 Grace Leeper, 86, Rites ThursdayFuneral services for Mrs. Grace S. Leeper, 86, long-time resident of Jasper county, will be conducted Thursday at 2 pm in the Johnson funeral home. The Rev. W. W. Johnson of the United Presbyterian church will officiate. Mrs. Leeper, the daughter of David and Mary Donaldson, was born in Scotland Dec. 31, 1873. She came to the United States in 1884 and directly to Jasper county. She was educated in the Jasper county schools and has lived in and around Newton until her death Sunday afternoon in Johnson Manor. Mrs. Leeper is survived by one brother, David Donaldson of Collins and a number of nieces and nephews. Her parents, husband and a daughter, Ellen, preceded her in death. She was a member of the United Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, March 28, 1960 |
Alice Leeper Baker
Born: October 2, 1897 in Jasper Co., Iowa4 Mrs. Alice Baker Dies in Calif., Following StrokeWord was received in Newton Thursday evening of the death at Santa Cruz, Calif., of Mrs. Alice Baker, 46, formerly of Newton and the daughter of Mrs. Grace Leeper of 802 First avenue West. Her death came unexpectedly, following a stroke. Mrs. Leeper left this morning to accompany the body to Newton, where services will be in charge of the Murdoch Funeral home. Mrs. Baker spent winters in California and had been working in a hospital. Her father preceded her in death in 1925. ~ The Newton Daily News, January 12, 1945 __________Mrs. A. Baker Funeral Party to Arrive SunWord has been received that the funeral party of Mrs. Alice Baker, who died last Thursday in Santa Cruz, Calif., will arrive in Newton early Sunday morning. Mrs. Grace Leeper, mother of Mrs. Baker, left for California upon receiving word of her daughter's death and is accompanying the body to Newton. Funeral arrangements, in charge of the Murdoch Funeral home are pending arrival. ~ The Newton Daily News, January 18, 1943 |
Rites Held For Mrs. BakerFuneral services were held Jan. 23 at the Murdoch Chapel for Mrs. Alice Baker, who succumbed unexpectedly Jan. 11, 1945, following a stroke suffered in Santa Cruz, Calif. Dr. Ray M. Davis, pastor of the United Presbyterian church, officiated, and interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery. Pall bearers were: George Campbell, Donald Haynes, Frank Hill, Roy Denniston, Homer Denniston, and Walter Heki, Mrs. Allen Blair and Mrs. H. L. Sawyer were in charge of the floral offerings. During the service, the songs, "Face to Face" and "Twenty-third Psalm" were offered by Mrs. Donald Haynes, Mrs. F. E. McClean, Frank Koksma and Roy Denniston, accompanied by Mrs. R.L. Jackson. Members of the J.O.C. class of the First Methodist church attended the services in a body. Alice Lucille Leeper Baker was born on Oct. 2, 1897, and at an early age joined the fellowship of the United Presbyterian church. She is preceded in death by her father, whose death came in 1925. About the first of December, Mrs. Baker concluded a two months' visit with her mother in Newton and returned to her duties at the California hospital where she was employed. She is survived by her husband, Wendell Baker, and her mother, Mrs. Grace Leeper of Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, January 30, 1945. |