This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clapper, Tarpenning, Harrington, Forney, Lacey Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4303 Message Board Post: THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. February 13, 1941. "OBITUARY OF MRS. LUCY ANN HARRINGTON".-- Lucy Ann Clapper, daughter of Henry and Sarah A. Clapper, was born October 19, 1850 near Old Egypt in Mills county, Iowa. She was the eldest child of a family of six children, three brothers, Henry, Eli and William, and two sisters, Mary Ellen and Sarah M. Clapper. She departed this life shortly past midnight on Wednesday, February 5, 1941, at the home near Knox, at the age of 90 years 3 months and 16 days. The greater part of her life was spent in southwestern Iowa, in Fremont county, except for a few years when a child, when the familly lived in Utah. On the 30th day of September, 1869, she was united in marriage at her home in Dutch Hollow, with Marcus de Lafayette Tarpenning by Martin Ewell, justice of the peace. To this union were born four children, Henry C., whose whereabouts if living, are unknown; Mary Alice, who died when less than a year old; William Lester of Knox, who has always lived with his mother; and Charles Clifton of Marcus, Iowa. The husband departed this life in 1876, at the age of 31 years and Mrs. Tarpenning lived a widow for several years, then married Daniel Harrington, who was devoted to her while their short wedded life lasted, then she was again left a widow. After her second marriage, she and her husband joined the Methodist church to which she remained faithful until her death. About two weeks ago both mother and son suffered attacks of flu which developed into heart trouble for her and from which, in her weakened condition she could not rally. She leaves to mourn her departure, one aged sister, Mrs. E. Forney of Dutch Hollow, who is past 88 years of age; one half-sister, Mrs. Nora Lacey of McPaul; both being too feeble because of ill health to be present at the funeral; also two sons, William and Charles, and four grandchildren, the children of her youngest son, Charles. Also a large number of nephews, nieces and other relatives. Aunt Lucy, as she was familiarly called, was a kind woman and her friends are legion. Kindhearted, generous, friendly, loving, devoted to her family and others, she always showed that old time hospitality so rarely found except among the older people. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church in Thurman in charge of Rev. Cecil A. Wells of the Sidney Methodist church. Interment was in the Thurman cemetery. N.B.: The Egypt community in extreme southwestern Mills county, was so named after a district school which operated there for many years. In turn, Egypt was established in the neighborhood of the Bourbonnais Wood Yard (it was located between Keg Creek on the east, with the Missouri river on the west) and the Bourbonnais place of "public accommodation". Bourbonnais, and his white - washed buildings, appears to have been the most northern point of the Half Breed Farms neighbohood, which existed from 1837 to 1846 before these people emigrated to Kansas with other full - blooded Potawatamie. This obituary shows that the Mormons then occupied this area.--W.F.