DEATH: Newton Daily News, Wednesday, 22 Jan 1936, page ? (photocopy from Beverly Brown, c/o Jasper Co. Gen. Soc., PO Box 163, Newton, IA 50208-3983) MRS ZIMMERMAN DIES AT 56 YEARS To Hold Rites in Newton and Lynnville Saturday Morning and Afternoon Mrs. Nell Zimmerman, 56, well-know Newton resident, died Tuesday night at the Skiff Memorial hospital following a week's illness. An autopsy will be performed tonight to determine the cause of death. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a. m. from the Morgan funeral home in Newton, followed by final rites at 1 p.m. from the Friends church in Lynnville. Interment will be at Lynnville. Born in Illinois Mrs. Zimmerman was born Aug. 31, 1879, in Morgan county, Ill., the daughter of J. F. and Mary Jane (Coker) Lucas. She came with her parents to Jasper county, Ia., when she was two years old and grew to womanhood in the vicinity of Lynnville. She made her home in Newton for over 20 years, and was widely known here through her work as ticket seller at the Rialto theater. Her mother died Feb. 11, 1931, and she returned to Lynnville to be with her father. While there she suffered a serious illness of typhoid fever two years ago, from which she never fully recovered. Came to Newton In the spring of 1935, she and her father came to Newton to make their home with Mrs. Zimmerman's daughter, Mrs. H. F. Carver. Mr. Lucas, who is 91 years old and the only Confederate soldier in Jasper county, suffered a stroke over a month ago, but has since recovered. Mrs. Zimmerman was a member of the First Congregational church and the Past Noble Grand club of Newton and of the Rebekah lodge of Lynnville. Surviving relatives are her daughter, Mrs. Mozelle Carver; a son, Fred Zimmerman of Lynnville; her father, J. F. Lucas; a brother, A. L. Lucas of Des Moines, and two grandchildren, Bobby and JoAnn Zimmerman. FUNERAL: Newton Daily News, about Sunday, 26 Jan 1936, page? (exact date not on photocopy) (photocopy from Beverly Brown, c/o Jasper Co. Gen. Soc., PO Box 163, Newton, IA 50208-3983) HOLD RITES FOR MRS. ZIMMERMAN Services Are Held at Newton and Lynnville; Burial at Lynnville Funeral services were held Saturday morning at Newton and Saturday afternoon at Lynnville for Mrs. Nell Zimmerman, 56, well known Jasper county resident, who died at the Skiff Memorial hospital last Tuesday evening. Services at Newton were held at the Congregational church at 11:00 o'clock, with Dr. J. Irvine Walker in charge. Jean McLean sang, accompanied by Lois Hundling. Mrs. Minnie Rhodes was in charge of the flowers. Pallbearers were H. L. Morgan, V. H. Morgan, Fred V. Morgan, M. R. Hammer Jr., George Schnell and John Eldridge. At Lynnville The Lynnville services were held in the Friends church at 1 p. m. with the Rev. G. H. Woods in charge. Helen Gause and Mrs. Will Alee sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," and "Oh, that be Glory," accompanied by Mrs. Oscar Quire. Pallbearers were Roy Younkin, Charles Briggs, Ollie Qaintance, Owen Meredith, Elgar Macy and Ralph Sparks. The Rebekah lodge of Lynnville had charge of part of the services also at the church. Burial was in the Oddfellows cemetery. Born in 1879 Mrs. Zimmerman was born Aug. 31, 1879, in Morgan county, Illinois, the daughter of J. F. and Mary Jane (Coker) Lucas. She came with her parents to Jasper county when she was two years old and she had lived in this community ever since. She had been active in church work, was a member of the Past Noble Grand club of Newton and of the Rebekah lodge of Lynnville. She is survived by her father, J. F. Lucas, 91 year old Confederate veteran of the civil war - the only one living in the county; her daughter, Mrs. Mozelle Carver; a son, Fred Zimmerman of Lynnville; a brother A. L. Lucas of Des Moines and two grandchildren Bobby and JoAnn Zimmerman. ***** * John J. Armstrong, 5009 Utah Drive, Greenville, TX, 75402-6239 * justjohn@webwide.net, (903) 454-8209 * surnames: ARMSTRONG, LUCAS, ZIMMERMAN, GORANSON, TEMPLIN * research project: Hunt County, TX, newspapers index * 1868-1997 (169,000+ topics,106,000+ references) * The man who knows nothing and knows he knows nothing knows a lot. *****