Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/444 Surname: Shaffner, Myers, Rice ------------------------- Obituary from Dallas City newspaper: Mrs. Carl Shaffner Dies at Marshalltown, Iowa Mary Amanda (more familiarly known to her friends as Bird) Shain was born in Dallas City, Illinois, May 21, 1874. She was the daughter of W.A. and Mary Shain, grew to womanhood here, and was one of our most popular young ladies of that time, always being active in all the public affairs of the churches and community, and taking part in the various programs and entertainments. She was married to Carl Shaffner in Dallas City, October 2, 1895. They made their home here for a number of years, then moved to Iowa having resided in Marshalltown most of the time, except for a few years spent at Waterloo. Twenty years of her life she spent at Marshalltown in the State Soldiers' home, the first twelve years being rated as nurse and assistant Superintendent. The past eight years since their return to the Home she has been a Superintendent, and has endeared herself to all the inmates over whom she has exercised all her maternal instincts, and been called "Mother of the Home" by many. Her husband has been acting quarter master at the same institution during all these years, so their work has been one of mutual pleasure and assistance. Mrs. Shaffner was a member of the First Congregational Church at Marshalltown, and has made a legion of warm friends in her association with the good people of that city. After an illness of some months duration, which has been a gradual decline, she passed away at Marshalltown, Thursday, July 25, 1923 aged 49 years, 3 months and 5 days. She leaves to mourn her demise, the husband, two brothers, W.D. and Charles Shain of this city, three sisters, Mrs. Letitia Mendenhall, Appleton City, Mo; Mrs. Ella Fairfax, Warsaw, Ill; and Mrs. H.O. Kelley, of Centerville, Iowa, a number of nephews and nieces and a legion of warm personal fiends both in this city and the other communities in which she has spent an active and busy life of well doing. The body was brought to this city Frida and lay in state at the home of Mrs. Mary Myers until Saturday, when the funeral service was conducted from the house at 2:30 o'clock p.m., by Rev. J. Barr King and Rev. Geo. H. Marsh. Interment in the Dallas City cemetery. Those from a distance in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. John Shaffner, Waterloo, IA., Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kelley, Centerville, IA.; Mrs. L. Fairfax, son Guy and daughters, Gene, May and Kay, of Warsaw; A.K. Rice, Lomax; Mrs. Vera Highfield, Stronghurst; Mr. and Mrs. Hal Miller, Carthage; George Shain, Ft. Madison; S.E. Biggs, wife and Mrs. Ralph Widney, of La Harpe.