This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#222653) Mary Eveline Pine <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=222653> AUTHOR: David L. Skipto DATE: 2/21/2009 at 22:11:03 Surnames: PINE,SKIPTON,SPAETHE,CUTKOMP,SHEARER,LEWIS,SCHAHILION Mrs. A.F. Pine, a highly respected resident of this community for many years, died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday evening, February 11, 1959 at Bellevue Hospital in Muscatine where she had been taken the previous afternoon. Mary Eveline Skipton, daughter of Joseph and Eliza Skipton was born in Iowa, April 7, 1870 and was aged 89 years, 10 months and 4 days. There were two daughters and two sons in the family. While still a small girl she came to Iowa with her parents and they settled on a portion of land where the town of Ainsworth now stands. Later the family moved to other farms in the vacinity of Columbus Junction. She was united in marriagea to Alex F. Pine, May 31, 1887. They lived on many different farms in Union township and on one near Conesville until 1906 when they purchased the Col. John W. Garner property in Columbus City. Mr. Pine farmed until he decided to quit farming and they purchesed the Bent property, a nearby home where they lived the remainder of their lives. Mr. Pine died February 24, 1945. She is survived by the following children: Earnest A. Pine, William T. Pine, Harold L. Pine of Columbus Junction; Gertrude May Spaethe, Eldon, Iowa; Walter L. Pine, Knoxville, Iowa; Herbert H. Pine, Caney, Kansas; Virginia Jane Cutkomp, Davenport; Dimple Dolly Shearer, Portland, Oregon; Helen Aletha Lewis, Waterloo, Iowa. She is also survived by 33 grandchildren; 61 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs. Ethel Grace Schahilion and one son, Floyd J. Pine preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at the Stary Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Friday afternoon and were conducted by the Rev. George Thorp of Davenport. Organist was Mrs. B.O. Roundy, Soloist was Mrs. Kathryn Bright, who sang "Rose of Sharon" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Casket bearers were: Harold Duncan, Gordon Stone, Marvin Furnas, Harold Mewhirter, Lester Ohlsen, Ralh Utter. Burial in the Columbus City Cemetery. Among those from out of town in attendance at the service were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pine and daughter of Knoxville; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lewis and Family, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pine and family, Caney, Kansas; Mrs. Gertrude Spaethe, Eldon; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cutkomp and family, Davenport; Otto Schabilion and family, Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schabilion and family, Davenport; Gordon Stone, Wapello and many other relatives and friends.