This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Letner, Phillips, How, Addison, Gibbons, Harris, La Piner/LaPine, Nelsen, Bell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/766 Message Board Post: Avoca Journal Hearld, Avoca, IA Thursday Feb 2, 1933 Henry Arthur Letner, son of William & Urania Adams Letner, was born at Blakesburg, Wapello county, Iowa, January 3, 1853, and passed away at his home here in Avoca, Sunday evening, January 29, 1933, at the age of 80 years and 26 days. On September 11, 1873, at Vermillion, South Dakota, he was united in marriage to Eunice Phillips and about 5 years later moved to the vicinity of Oakland and Avoca, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary here in 1923. Mr. Letner had followed the occupation of farming until 1899 when he became associated with Lou Wilson in the livery stable business at Avoca. For the last 15 years or so he has been inactive. In March of 1931 Mrs. Letner passed away, and although Mr. Letner was deeply interested in his children, the passing of his life's companion left a great void which could not be filled. During the past few weeks he seemingly grew weaker, yet suffering from no particular illness. Friday he was confined to his bed and Saturday lapsed into a state of coma from which he did not awaken, but slipped quietly away Sunday evening at 9:30. He is survived by his children: Mrs. Fanny How of Avoca; Mrs. Nellie Addison of Oakland; Mrs. Edna Gibbons of Avoca; Ray Letner of Sioux Falls; Mrs Pearl Harris of Missouri Valley; Floyd Letner of Oklahoma City; Mrs Florence La Piner of Omaha; Mrs. Eunice Nelsen of Avoca; and Mrs Urania Bell of Avoca; a son Guy died in 1899. There are twenty-two grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren who together with other relatives and friends mourn his passing. Funeral services took place from his late home in Avoca, Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, with Rev. C. A. Nelson, of the English Lutheran church officiating. The songs, "Nearer My God To Thee," and "Just As I Am," which were sung at Mrs. Letner's funeral almost two years ago, were sung again by Mrs. C. A. Nelson and Miss Agnes Hansen. Internment at Graceland, cemetery, Avoca. Respectfully submitted for other researchers. Am looking for a connection of Henry to an Otis Fremont Letner that lived in Council Bluffs, to see if possibly they were brothers. Thanks Craig/[email protected]/[email protected]