Yhis Should Help.............. Mitch Graham 26 Dec. 1940 Iberia Sentinel? MRS. ELISHA BOND SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS This community was saddened when the news reached here Sunday morning that Mrs. Elisha Bond, formerly of this place, had just passed away at the city hopital in St. Louis, where she had been a patient for more than fourteen months. The cause of her death was tuberculosis of the spine. Everything that loving hands and skilled physicians could do was done to effect a cure, but of no avail. The body was brought back to Iberia for funeral service and burial. The Bond family resided in Iberia for many years prior to moving to St. Louis about eleven years ago. During their time of residence here Mr. and Mrs. Bond conducted a restaurant for awhile and later Mr. Bond engaged in the hardware business with Mr. Sherman Marchant as his partner. Obituary Bessie Irwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Irwin of Iberia, was born near Iberia on August 27, 1898. She enterered into rest at the City Hospital in St. Louis, at 12:50 a.m., December 22, 1940 at the age of 42 years, 3 months and 26 days. She was married to Elisha Bond in the year 1916 and to them were born two daughters, Lera and Rosemond. They made their home in Iberia for abour 12 years, when in the year 1929 they moved to St. Louis where they have lived for the past 11 years. She is survived by her husband, the two daughters, Mrs. Lera Roberts and Rosemond, both of St. Louis, one grandson, Irwin Bond Roberts, father and mother, two brothers, Ralph and Curtis, 5 uncles and 3 aunts and many other relatives and hosts of friends in Iberia and St. Louis. One sister, Mrs. Buelah Skaggs, preceded her in death a number of years ago. The last 14 months she had been a patient in the hospital bearing her suffering with a spirit of courage and cheerfulness. She had been a member of the Iberia Methodist Church for many years. Beaurtiful and impressive funeral services, conducted by Dr. O Bryon Smith, of the Junior College, were held Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the Adams & Casey funeral chapel, and interment was made in the Iberia Cemetery. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)