Posted on: PaloAlto County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/PaloAltoObits/496 Surname: Jackman, Murphy ------------------------- Emmetsburg Democrat, Thursday, Nov. 20, 1930 MRS. F. JACKMAN MOTHER OF SIX CALLED THURSDAY Our many citizens learned with painful suprise of the death of Mrs. Francis Jackman, which occurred at her home northwest of this city early Thursday morning. She had given birth to a child but the mother and the child both died. The funeral was held Saturday forenoon. Services were conducted in St. Thomas church, Rev. M. McNerney, assisted by Father Kelly of Graettinger, officiated in a requiem high mass. Father Kelly gave a very impressive sermon, paying a high, well deserved tribute to the worth of Mrs. Jackman as a loving, dutiful mother and as an exemplary Christian woman. The burial was in St. John's cemetery. There was an unusually large attendance of relatives and friends. A number came from a distance. Eva Murphy was born in Emmetsburg township July 22, 1894. Her age was 36. She grew to young womanhood in her home community. January 19, 1915, she was united in marriage to Francis Jackman. Mr. and Mrs. Jackman located on their farm several miles northwest of Emmetsburg where they subsequently resided. Mrs. Jackman's death is mourned by her beloved husband and six sons and daughters - Jean, Robert, Mary, Margaret, John and Richard. All are comparatively young. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Murphy, four brothers - Eugene, Earl, Maruice and Francis - also reside in this locality. Emmetsburg had no better, truer wife and mother than Mrs. Jackman. She was a member of one of Emmetsburg township's pioneer and most exemplary families. She grew up a dutiful, loving, obedient young lady. Her virtues were numerous. Her devotion to her parents, brothers and friends endeared her to them. She was fortunate in her social attachments and she became the wife of one of our community's highly deserving young men. Six sweet children blessed their happy home. Providence seemed to smile on all of her aims and efforts but there is sooner or later keen disappointment in every life and it often comes when the outlook is most promising. However, though her sarifice was supreme, she yielded willingly to God's will and she answered with humble submission the dreaded summons. General and heartfelt sympathy is offered to the sorrowing husband and the six motherless children, some of whom are too young to realize the irreparable loss they have sustained.