Mrs. L. B. Musselman, died at her home in Norfolk at 6 a.m. Sunday. The funeral will be held Tuesday. She was born Jan. 1, 1850 at Ft. Jefferson, Ohio. She was survived by her husband, 3 children: Harry E. of Shelby, Mrs. E. E. Kennedy of Omaha, Mrs. Ida May Hurford of Omaha. She was married Dec. 24, 1866. Source: extracted from "The Norfolk Daily News", Monday, Oct. 9, 1911 on page 2; Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1911 on page 5.

The Norfolk Daily News;

Norfolk, Nebraska;

Thursday, October 12, 1911;

Page 5

In Memoriam

From Tuesday's Daily

The angel of death has passed the portals of another Norfolk home, and it is our duty to try to soften the woes of another sorrowing family. There is no word of comfort for those who mourn the loss of wife, mother, daughter and sister. All we can do is offer a word of sympathy. With a dignity and serenity and sweetness those about her knew so well she presided over the home, to her a world, to the family and friends, a haven of rest; the incense of which was as a sweet benediction from the hands of mother and queen. Broken is the golden bowl, the spirit has flown forever; the church bells toll for the saintly soul, but we'll forget her never. Fond hearts are in the earth but their hopes are in the heavens. "Only for a little while," whispers the aged husband as the big tears trickle down the weather-beaten cheeks. "Only for a little while," croons the poor little mother, whose days are surely numbered. "Only for a little while," sob the son and daughters as they mourn for her who brought them forth. "Only a little while" till we meet beyond the river in the home of the good Father. "Only a little while" till we know the answer to death's great mystery.

Anna E. Minton was born Jan. 1, 1850, at Fort Jefferson, Ohio. When only a year old she moved with her parents to Clinton, Illinois. On Dec. 24, 1866, she was united in marriage with L. B. Musselman at Clinton. They came to Nebraska in October, 1871. They came to Norfolk in November, 1901. She taught school for several years. She was past Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of Nebraska in 1893 and 1894. She was a member of the American Nobles, of the Norfolk Home Economics club and affiliated with the Congregational church. He mother, husband, son, Harry E. Musselman, two daughters, Mrs. E. E. Kennard and Mrs. Ida Mae Hurford, a brother, two sisters and three grandsons survive her.

Mrs. Musselman had been ailing for more than a year with anemia. She had the best medical care Norfolk and Omaha affords, and the constant attention of her husband and daughters, who were tireless in doing all the could to prolong her life. For thirty-eight days she had taken no food and her suffering was intense.

The funeral will be held today from the Congregational church at 2 o'clock. The Eastern Star will have charge of the service at the cemetery.

As a neighbor, the writer would like to speak a word of tribute. She was a good neighbor in the truest sense of the word. We were strangers, but she welcomed us in such a way as to leave no doubt of her friendship. Her calls were real messages of cheer, the little bouquet of flowers, the dainty dish prepared to coax the appetite of the invalid, the hospitable welcome to her home and the thousand and one little kindesses were characteristic of a woman who found comfort in doing for others. Fond of music, of flowers, birds and books, a woman of broad culture and innate refinement, her niche in the world was well filled, and her loss is great.

all spelling and punctuation as it appeared in the paper. (GH)