Obituaries of Dudley A. Rush; Sarah Clark Harding; Mrs. Kittie C. Dixon, Bremer Co. Iowa BREMER COUNTY, IOWA OBITUARIES 1878-1984 ======================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for their private use as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Transcribed by Barb Braun, February 12, 2000. Questions, please Email: seawave8@hotmail.com ======================================================================= The transcription material was obtained from the Waverly Public Library in a loose-leaf notebook entitled: PLAINFIELD AND BREMER COUNTY, IOWA OBITUARIES 1878-1984. Complied by HAROLD BRIGGS. Includes materials collected by Mrs. CAROLINE HICKS. Indexed by LISA GROTE, JANINE FREESE, SALLY SCHWEER, AND ADRIENNE LAWLOR. Dated: July, 1984 by PATRICIA COFFIE, Director. Transcription note: The notebook from which the materials were taken gave no listing of newspapers or other sources from which the information was taken. RUSH.- Dudley A. Rush died of consumption at his home six miles southwest of Waverly on February 17, 1890. Mr. Rush was born Aug. 30, 1863, in Ellshart county, Ind., and removed with his parents, Mr. And Mrs. A. C. Rush, to Iowa in the spring of 1865. Less than a year ago, (Feb. 27, 1889), he was happily married to Miss. Jessie Wells, to whom great sympathy is extended in her bereavement. Nearly two years ago Mr. Rush suffered an attack of measles which impaired his lungs and prepared the way for the dread disease that has been settling itself upon him in the last months. At the last he was glad to go, and longed for death to come and end his sufferings and with trust in God for the future. A crowded house of sympathizing friends and relatives gathered for the funeral service last Wednesday the 19th inst.,[sic] among them members of his company serving as pall bearers. The service was conducted by Rev. G. E. White. DIED Dated in long hand: Jan. 2nd 1889 HARDING. - Sarah Clark was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., in the year 1818, was united in marriage to Joseph Harding at Geneva, Ohio, in 1836. Moved to Rockford, Illinois in 1852, thence to Horton, Iowa, in 1868. She was a sufferer for several years with paralysis, being confined to her bed nearly two years. On December 26th she was prostrated with a severe shock from which she died Jan. 2nd, 1889. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church, Horton, Saturday Jan. 5th, at 2 o'clock p.m., Rev. c. R. Calkins, of Waterloo, preaching the discourse. DIXON. - In Pleasant Valley, near Plainfield, Iowa. July 19th, 1865, Mrs. Kittie C. Dixon, in the 23rd year of her age. Mrs. Dixon was universally respected by the people, and her early death is a great misfortune viewed from the human side. The funeral was held in Plainfield, Monday, July 20th, 1885, conducted by the Rev. Francis J. Norton, pastor of Strawberry Point Methodist church, and was largely attended. The internment was held in the Plainfield cemetery. She leaves a babe and husband to mourn her untimely death. "There is no union here of hearts that finds not here an end." Transcribed by Barb Braun, February 18, 2000. Any questions, please Email: seawave8@hotmail.com