Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Merritt, Josephine January 15, 1943
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Jackson Sentinel, Nov. 20, 1902

Jackson Sentinel, January 15, 1943 

OLDEST ANDREW RESIDENT DIES 
Rites Held For Josephine Merritt 

ANDREW-Funeral services were held at the Methodist church here Saturday 
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Mrs. Josephine Merritt, 92, Andrew's oldest 
resident. Rev. D. C. Perry officiated at the services. Burial was in the Andrew 
cemetery. Pall bearers were F. W. Gibson, H. W. Miller, O. H. Kelly, T. L. 
Irwin, C. E. Irwin and Carl Schenk. 

Josephine Jenkins Merritt was born near Andrew May 2, 1850. She spent most of 
her life in Andrew where she was a teacher in the rural schools and a member of 
the member of the Methodist church, always active in church and Sunday school 
work. She was a charter member of the Andrew Literary Association. 

In the year 1871 she was united in marriage to Absalom Merritt at Bellevue. To 
this union was born one son, Luman. She was preceded in death by her husband, 
son, four sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Merritt was in failing health the 
past ten years and resided at the Becker Home in Maquoketa for the last five 
years. 




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