Jackson-Clinton County IA Archives Obituaries.....Myatt, Louia Sheppard February 17, 1919
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Jackson Sentinel, Feb. 21, 1919
Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, February 21, 1919

OBITUARY-

Louisa Sheppard was born August 12, 1840, in Birmingham, England, and with 
calm faith passed out of this world at 9 o’clock on Monday evening, February 
17, 1919, at the home of her son, Walter Myatt, at Elwood, aged 78 years, 4 
months and 12 days.

Her girlhood days were spent in boarding schools of England, where she 
received what was  then considered a finished education for girls. On August 
17, 1865, she was united in marriage to Mr. Simon Myatt. One week after their 
wedding day they set sail for America. On arriving they came directly to 
Sharon township,  where they settled on a farm. To them were born three sons, 
Fred, Walter and Howard. After seven years of happy companionship the husband 
and the youngest son, Howard, passed away. Shortly after her bereavement, 
longing to see her native land again. She took her two remaining sons and made 
a six months’ visit to England.

Twenty-two years ago after a period of slowly failing eyesight, Grand Ma was 
left in total darkness. But never did the saints of the church face affliction 
with more heroic calmness than did she at the loss of her sight. She would 
compare her affliction to those of her Savior and would say “My suffering is 
nothing in comparison to that which my savior bore for me.” She did not spend 
these days in idle repining, but busied herself with sewing and knitting and 
all through the war she was busy knitting garments for the Red Cross.

On January 2, 1918, she was bereaved of her oldest son, Fred. Since then she 
has spent the most of her time at the home of her only remaining son, Walter 
Myatt. Besides her son she has three grandsons, one great-grandson, a foster 
daughter, Mrs. J. L. Kingsley, and many more distant relatives, who will feel 
the loss of her saintly influence. Mrs. Myatt was baptized and confirmed in 
the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, January 18, 1880, 
of which church she has remained a happy and contented member. It was her 
request that the funeral should be as plain as would conform to the wish of 
her children and no unnecessary expense should be incurred. It was also her 
desire that an elder of her church should officiate.

Funeral services were held in the Elwood M. E. Church, Thursday afternoon at 2 
o’clock, February 20, conducted by Elder John Heide, the Rev. J. J. Snyder 
assisting. Interment was made in Mt. Hope cemetery.


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