Obituary Published 14 May 1914
Little River Monitor
Angeline Shafer was born in Stark county, Ohio, June 24, 1846, and passed to her final reward at her home in Little River, Kansas, May 6, 1914; aged 67 years, 10 months and 12 days.
When but a child she with her parents moved to Indiana where she was united in marriage to S. C. Alexander on February 23, 1868. To this union was born one son and three daughters. The son died in 1894. The three daughters are Mrs. A. C. Broughton and Mrs. Earnest Gilpen of Little River, Kans., and Mrs. E. C. Haas of Fort Dodge, Kans.
In 1874 they moved to Kansas, and have made McPherson county their home since until a short time ago when they moved to Little River.
Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Windom, Kans. She was a patient sufferer, and but a few days before her death, said: If this is the last I am ready to go.
Besides a husband and three daughters she leaves six grandchildren and a host of warm friends to mourn her loss.
Funeral services were conducted from the M. E. church at Little River by Rev. H. L. Shook, assisted by Rev. George Watts of that church. Interment was made in Bean cemetery.
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
Little River Monitor
Angeline Shafer was born in Stark county, Ohio, June 24, 1846, and passed to her final reward at her home in Little River, Kansas, May 6, 1914; aged 67 years, 10 months and 12 days.
When but a child she with her parents moved to Indiana where she was united in marriage to S. C. Alexander on February 23, 1868. To this union was born one son and three daughters. The son died in 1894. The three daughters are Mrs. A. C. Broughton and Mrs. Earnest Gilpen of Little River, Kans., and Mrs. E. C. Haas of Fort Dodge, Kans.
In 1874 they moved to Kansas, and have made McPherson county their home since until a short time ago when they moved to Little River.
Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Windom, Kans. She was a patient sufferer, and but a few days before her death, said: If this is the last I am ready to go.
Besides a husband and three daughters she leaves six grandchildren and a host of warm friends to mourn her loss.
Funeral services were conducted from the M. E. church at Little River by Rev. H. L. Shook, assisted by Rev. George Watts of that church. Interment was made in Bean cemetery.
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
Obituary Published 14 May 1914
Little River Monitor
Angeline Shafer was born in Stark county, Ohio, June 24, 1846, and passed to her final reward at her home in Little River, Kansas, May 6, 1914; aged 67 years, 10 months and 12 days.
When but a child she with her parents moved to Indiana where she was united in marriage to S. C. Alexander on February 23, 1868. To this union was born one son and three daughters. The son died in 1894. The three daughters are Mrs. A. C. Broughton and Mrs. Earnest Gilpen of Little River, Kans., and Mrs. E. C. Haas of Fort Dodge, Kans.
In 1874 they moved to Kansas, and have made McPherson county their home since until a short time ago when they moved to Little River.
Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Windom, Kans. She was a patient sufferer, and but a few days before her death, said: If this is the last I am ready to go.
Besides a husband and three daughters she leaves six grandchildren and a host of warm friends to mourn her loss.
Funeral services were conducted from the M. E. church at Little River by Rev. H. L. Shook, assisted by Rev. George Watts of that church. Interment was made in Bean cemetery.
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
Little River Monitor
Angeline Shafer was born in Stark county, Ohio, June 24, 1846, and passed to her final reward at her home in Little River, Kansas, May 6, 1914; aged 67 years, 10 months and 12 days.
When but a child she with her parents moved to Indiana where she was united in marriage to S. C. Alexander on February 23, 1868. To this union was born one son and three daughters. The son died in 1894. The three daughters are Mrs. A. C. Broughton and Mrs. Earnest Gilpen of Little River, Kans., and Mrs. E. C. Haas of Fort Dodge, Kans.
In 1874 they moved to Kansas, and have made McPherson county their home since until a short time ago when they moved to Little River.
Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Windom, Kans. She was a patient sufferer, and but a few days before her death, said: If this is the last I am ready to go.
Besides a husband and three daughters she leaves six grandchildren and a host of warm friends to mourn her loss.
Funeral services were conducted from the M. E. church at Little River by Rev. H. L. Shook, assisted by Rev. George Watts of that church. Interment was made in Bean cemetery.
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
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