Mrs. Robert H. Woolworth, nee Gertie Potts, died at her home near James, IA Tuesday Sept 5, 1899, of consumption.
Mrs. Woolworth was first taken with this dreaded disease last fall and although everything possible was done to check it's progress she suffered a gradual decline. Mrs. Woolworth for a time before her marriage was a close attendant upon a sister of S.J. Lowe who was being treated here for consumption and it is thought that here she contracted the disease.
A little daughter, Mabel Dorothy, was born to Mrs. Woolworth on March 21, of this year and she survives her mother although she is not a strong child.
Gertie Potts, as she was called by all of her friends, was born at Tama, IA April 25, 1877. Her father died while she was yet a little child, leaving here mother with three little girls to rear. Mrs. Potts came to Sioux City in the early nineties. Soon after, the family moved to Leeds and have resided here since. Mrs. Potts has struggled bravely and successfully to rear her three girls to womanhood and it seems hard that just as her highest ambition is reached, her hopes should be dashed to the ground and her eldest daughter snatched from her.
Gertie was baptized into the First Baptist Church of Sioux City, March 14, 1892. She was married to Robert Harvey Woolworth, Sept 8, 1897. Their married life was short but happy. As Gertie was a dutiful child and a loving helper to her mother in the time of hard struggle, so too in their brief married period she was to Rob a loving, faithful and helping wife.
The funeral services are held this Thursday afternoon at the Leeds M.E. Church, in charge is Rev. Brown. Reliance lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Rob is a member, will attend the body. Internment will be in Floyd Cemetery
To Rob, and to Gertie's mother and sisters, THE SUN and we are safe in saying the entire community, extends it's sincere sympathy in this hour of affliction.
Mrs. Woolworth was first taken with this dreaded disease last fall and although everything possible was done to check it's progress she suffered a gradual decline. Mrs. Woolworth for a time before her marriage was a close attendant upon a sister of S.J. Lowe who was being treated here for consumption and it is thought that here she contracted the disease.
A little daughter, Mabel Dorothy, was born to Mrs. Woolworth on March 21, of this year and she survives her mother although she is not a strong child.
Gertie Potts, as she was called by all of her friends, was born at Tama, IA April 25, 1877. Her father died while she was yet a little child, leaving here mother with three little girls to rear. Mrs. Potts came to Sioux City in the early nineties. Soon after, the family moved to Leeds and have resided here since. Mrs. Potts has struggled bravely and successfully to rear her three girls to womanhood and it seems hard that just as her highest ambition is reached, her hopes should be dashed to the ground and her eldest daughter snatched from her.
Gertie was baptized into the First Baptist Church of Sioux City, March 14, 1892. She was married to Robert Harvey Woolworth, Sept 8, 1897. Their married life was short but happy. As Gertie was a dutiful child and a loving helper to her mother in the time of hard struggle, so too in their brief married period she was to Rob a loving, faithful and helping wife.
The funeral services are held this Thursday afternoon at the Leeds M.E. Church, in charge is Rev. Brown. Reliance lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Rob is a member, will attend the body. Internment will be in Floyd Cemetery
To Rob, and to Gertie's mother and sisters, THE SUN and we are safe in saying the entire community, extends it's sincere sympathy in this hour of affliction.
Mrs. Robert H. Woolworth, nee Gertie Potts, died at her home near James, IA Tuesday Sept 5, 1899, of consumption.
Mrs. Woolworth was first taken with this dreaded disease last fall and although everything possible was done to check it's progress she suffered a gradual decline. Mrs. Woolworth for a time before her marriage was a close attendant upon a sister of S.J. Lowe who was being treated here for consumption and it is thought that here she contracted the disease.
A little daughter, Mabel Dorothy, was born to Mrs. Woolworth on March 21, of this year and she survives her mother although she is not a strong child.
Gertie Potts, as she was called by all of her friends, was born at Tama, IA April 25, 1877. Her father died while she was yet a little child, leaving here mother with three little girls to rear. Mrs. Potts came to Sioux City in the early nineties. Soon after, the family moved to Leeds and have resided here since. Mrs. Potts has struggled bravely and successfully to rear her three girls to womanhood and it seems hard that just as her highest ambition is reached, her hopes should be dashed to the ground and her eldest daughter snatched from her.
Gertie was baptized into the First Baptist Church of Sioux City, March 14, 1892. She was married to Robert Harvey Woolworth, Sept 8, 1897. Their married life was short but happy. As Gertie was a dutiful child and a loving helper to her mother in the time of hard struggle, so too in their brief married period she was to Rob a loving, faithful and helping wife.
The funeral services are held this Thursday afternoon at the Leeds M.E. Church, in charge is Rev. Brown. Reliance lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Rob is a member, will attend the body. Internment will be in Floyd Cemetery
To Rob, and to Gertie's mother and sisters, THE SUN and we are safe in saying the entire community, extends it's sincere sympathy in this hour of affliction.
Mrs. Woolworth was first taken with this dreaded disease last fall and although everything possible was done to check it's progress she suffered a gradual decline. Mrs. Woolworth for a time before her marriage was a close attendant upon a sister of S.J. Lowe who was being treated here for consumption and it is thought that here she contracted the disease.
A little daughter, Mabel Dorothy, was born to Mrs. Woolworth on March 21, of this year and she survives her mother although she is not a strong child.
Gertie Potts, as she was called by all of her friends, was born at Tama, IA April 25, 1877. Her father died while she was yet a little child, leaving here mother with three little girls to rear. Mrs. Potts came to Sioux City in the early nineties. Soon after, the family moved to Leeds and have resided here since. Mrs. Potts has struggled bravely and successfully to rear her three girls to womanhood and it seems hard that just as her highest ambition is reached, her hopes should be dashed to the ground and her eldest daughter snatched from her.
Gertie was baptized into the First Baptist Church of Sioux City, March 14, 1892. She was married to Robert Harvey Woolworth, Sept 8, 1897. Their married life was short but happy. As Gertie was a dutiful child and a loving helper to her mother in the time of hard struggle, so too in their brief married period she was to Rob a loving, faithful and helping wife.
The funeral services are held this Thursday afternoon at the Leeds M.E. Church, in charge is Rev. Brown. Reliance lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Rob is a member, will attend the body. Internment will be in Floyd Cemetery
To Rob, and to Gertie's mother and sisters, THE SUN and we are safe in saying the entire community, extends it's sincere sympathy in this hour of affliction.
