Delilah America (EVANS) MAXWELL

EVANS, MAXWELL, WHISLER, SCHERER, CHANDLER, THOMPSON, STEPHENS, TURNER, PROPST, GOLDING

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 12/17/2008 at 04:05:15

The Mount Ayr Record-News
Thursday, October 27, 1911

DEATH of MRS. M. G. MAXWELL

The sad news of the death of [Delilah America (EVANS)] Mrs. M[atthew] G. MAXWELL was received in Mount Ayr yesterday morning. She had been in poor health for a long time and for several weeks her condition had been considered critical. A short time since, Mr. and Mrs. MAXWELL came from Sycamore, Ind., to Bedford, where they lived before coming to Mount Ayr many years ago. Mrs. MAXWELL’s condition continued to grow more serious, until a surgical operation was thought to be the only means of relief. She was taken to Des Moines Monday and the operation was performed Tuesday. Mrs. MAXWELL did not recover from the effects of the operation and passed away early yesterday morning. Mr. MAXWELL brought the remains to Mount Ayr last evening and the funeral will be held from the Baptist church tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. B. CASH, assisted by Rev. Orr CAMPBELL. Her two daughters, [Maude] Mrs. G[eorge] C. WHISLER of Nebraska, and Mrs. Bettie SCHERER of Greentown, Ind., are expected to arrive today. A telegram received this morning from her son, Elmer MAXWELL of Poplar Bluff, Mo., stated that he could not come. Besides the husband and three children, Mrs. MAXWELL leaves two brothers, William and Alex EVANS of Bedford, and five sisters to mourn her death.

Bedford Times-Republican

Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa
Thursday, November 9, 1911

MRS. M. G. MAXWELL DEAD
Mr. and Mrs. W [illiam] L[eslie] CHANDLER, Mr. and Mrs. Ed[win Clark] THOMPSON [Mary Ada (EVANS)], Mr. and Mrs. J[ames] A[lexander] EVANS, Mr. and Mrs. C[harles] T. STEPHENS [Myrtle (GOLDING)], W[illiam] F[ranklin] EVANS, Mrs. John TURNER [Margaret Jane (EVANS)], Mrs. Hannah [(PROPST)] EVANS and Mrs. Ann May [Euphemia Christiana (EVANS)] went to Mt. Ayr Saturday and attended the funeral of Mrs. M[atthew] G. MAXWELL [Delilah America (EVANS)], which was held Saturday morning conducted by Rev. Mr. CASH of the Baptist church of Mt. Ayr.

Mrs. MAXWELL resided here many years, and had only a short time before her death returned with her husband from Sycamore, Ind., where they had been living several years. In the fore part of last week she was taken to Des Moines for an operation, and she failed to rally from the effects of it, dying Wednesday night. The remains were taken direct from Des Moines to Mt. Ayr for the funeral services and interment.