OBITUARY: Alma L. Mosher, 1872-1893, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Source: Mitchell County Press-News or Mason City Globe Gazette]



                           Alma L. Mosher


Alma L., daughter of Edgar and Ursula Mosher, died in Douglas, township,
Jan. 24, 1893, age 20 years and 28 days.

For over two years, Alma has been a sufferer of that dread disease,
consumption; yet her decline was so gradual that only those who were
constantly with her, realized how slowly but surely life was ebbing away.

On Saturday previous to her death, she was seized with a violent hemorrhage
of the lungs, and although Dr. Lee was hastily summoned and did all in
his power to relieve her, yet she grew worse until Tuesday at 4 a.m., when
her weary spirit took its flight to that land where sorrow never enters.
To enumerate her virtues would be the work of one who had known her long
and well.  Yet we can safely say none knew her but to love her.

She was a good musician, spending much of her time when able, in practice.
Later as she grew weaker, she busied herself forming some token of
remembrance for those she realized she must so soon leave; her last
work being a wreath of flowers in which was inserted the family group
and nicely framed, designed as a Christmas present for her parents.

But those busy hands are forever stilled, and her death has left a vacancy
in the home which never can be filled; yet her friends mourn not as those
who have no hope; for she left positive evidence of having gone to be
with Christ, which is far better.

The funeral services were held on Thursday in the M. E. Church at
Riceville, conducted by the pastor, Rev. D. S. Stabler, assisted by
Mrs. Hinkley, pastor of the Congregational church.  The words chosen
for the text were found in Jeremiah, 15-9.  "Her sun has gone down while
it was yet day".




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