The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, January 7, 1909 MARY IDELLA HOWELL, fifth child of NEWTON and NANCY MILMOUTH HOWELL, was born at Waterloo, Ia., September 12, 1860, died at the Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, January 1, 1909. Between these dates she has lived a modest, unpretentious life of kindness, cheerfulness and loving helpfulness to others. She believed in the efficacy of the Savior's blood, the sufficiency and boundlessness of His love. Her life was filled with kindly deeds and Christian graces. She illustrated in the sincerity of her profession by visiting those who were sad and lonely as well as those who were sick and in distress. While realizing the seriousness of her condition there was no repining, no vain regrets for the course she had taken but she went bravely on to the end But sustained and soothed with an unfaltering trust she approached the grave. This poor tribute was written by her brother, her childhood playmate, and who by days of constant association has learned to know and value the purity and nobleness of the soul that possessed her. Rev. S.A. Soxe of the Presbyterian Church conducted the funeral services. Interment was made in the Russell Cemetery. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert April 28, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net