Eupha Lenora Hegwood, was born Dec. 10, 1859, at Alta, Peoria county, Ill. and died at her home near Sharpsburg Jan. 2, 1935, at the age of 76 years. Her mother died when she was 13 years old and she at once took over the home and served in that capacity until her marriage.
She was married Sept. 1, 1881 to Thomas Jefferson Sturm, of Dunlap, Ill., and to them were born four daughters and three sons, Ethel, Irvin, Pearl, Archie, Olive, Harlie and Lula, all of whom live in Iowa except Mrs. Ethel Key of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Irvin of Standford, Mont.
Mrs. Sturm is survived by her husband and her seven children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One grandson, Orlo Leonard Sturm died July 16, 1928. A sister, Mrs. Jessie Earnest, Winnebago, Minn., and a brother, Charles Hegwood, Toulan, Illinois also survive.
She came with her family to Iowa in February, 1893, and located on the farm northwest of Sharpsburg where they continued to make their home. She was a loyal member of the Methodist church of which she became a member in 1914.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Sharpsburg Sunday afternoon Jan. 5 at 1:30, in charge of the pastor the Rev. Jas. Walls. Mrs. Taylor sang a solo area and quartet sang "Lead Kindly Light", "God Will Take Care of You" and "There Will Be No Night There." Interment was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 9, 1936
She was married Sept. 1, 1881 to Thomas Jefferson Sturm, of Dunlap, Ill., and to them were born four daughters and three sons, Ethel, Irvin, Pearl, Archie, Olive, Harlie and Lula, all of whom live in Iowa except Mrs. Ethel Key of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Irvin of Standford, Mont.
Mrs. Sturm is survived by her husband and her seven children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One grandson, Orlo Leonard Sturm died July 16, 1928. A sister, Mrs. Jessie Earnest, Winnebago, Minn., and a brother, Charles Hegwood, Toulan, Illinois also survive.
She came with her family to Iowa in February, 1893, and located on the farm northwest of Sharpsburg where they continued to make their home. She was a loyal member of the Methodist church of which she became a member in 1914.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Sharpsburg Sunday afternoon Jan. 5 at 1:30, in charge of the pastor the Rev. Jas. Walls. Mrs. Taylor sang a solo area and quartet sang "Lead Kindly Light", "God Will Take Care of You" and "There Will Be No Night There." Interment was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 9, 1936
Eupha Lenora Hegwood, was born Dec. 10, 1859, at Alta, Peoria county, Ill. and died at her home near Sharpsburg Jan. 2, 1935, at the age of 76 years. Her mother died when she was 13 years old and she at once took over the home and served in that capacity until her marriage.
She was married Sept. 1, 1881 to Thomas Jefferson Sturm, of Dunlap, Ill., and to them were born four daughters and three sons, Ethel, Irvin, Pearl, Archie, Olive, Harlie and Lula, all of whom live in Iowa except Mrs. Ethel Key of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Irvin of Standford, Mont.
Mrs. Sturm is survived by her husband and her seven children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One grandson, Orlo Leonard Sturm died July 16, 1928. A sister, Mrs. Jessie Earnest, Winnebago, Minn., and a brother, Charles Hegwood, Toulan, Illinois also survive.
She came with her family to Iowa in February, 1893, and located on the farm northwest of Sharpsburg where they continued to make their home. She was a loyal member of the Methodist church of which she became a member in 1914.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Sharpsburg Sunday afternoon Jan. 5 at 1:30, in charge of the pastor the Rev. Jas. Walls. Mrs. Taylor sang a solo area and quartet sang "Lead Kindly Light", "God Will Take Care of You" and "There Will Be No Night There." Interment was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 9, 1936
She was married Sept. 1, 1881 to Thomas Jefferson Sturm, of Dunlap, Ill., and to them were born four daughters and three sons, Ethel, Irvin, Pearl, Archie, Olive, Harlie and Lula, all of whom live in Iowa except Mrs. Ethel Key of Saskatchewan, Canada, and Irvin of Standford, Mont.
Mrs. Sturm is survived by her husband and her seven children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One grandson, Orlo Leonard Sturm died July 16, 1928. A sister, Mrs. Jessie Earnest, Winnebago, Minn., and a brother, Charles Hegwood, Toulan, Illinois also survive.
She came with her family to Iowa in February, 1893, and located on the farm northwest of Sharpsburg where they continued to make their home. She was a loyal member of the Methodist church of which she became a member in 1914.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Sharpsburg Sunday afternoon Jan. 5 at 1:30, in charge of the pastor the Rev. Jas. Walls. Mrs. Taylor sang a solo area and quartet sang "Lead Kindly Light", "God Will Take Care of You" and "There Will Be No Night There." Interment was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 9, 1936
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