OBITUARY: Etta Eliza Hall, 1859-1921, Mitchell County, Iowa



                          Etta Eliza Hall

Etta Eliza Hall, daughter of William and Martha Lambert Hall, was
born in Wayne township, Mitchell County, Iowa, May 14, 1859, and
died at McIntire, Iowa, June 22, 1921, at the age of 62 years,
1 month, and 8 days.

She was married December 22, 1881, to Victor L. Duryee, to which
union four children were born, three of whom, together with her
husband, survive her and were at her bedside when death came.
They are Mrs. May Hopkins and Harry Duryee of McIntire, and Mrs.
Ethel Hall of Spring Valley, Minnesota.  Another daughter, Lola,
died March 1 of last year.

Deceased became a member of the Baptist church in Wayne Township
in 1873 and was always a faithful and tireless worker in the church
and its auxiliary branches.  She was a member of the Rebekah lodge
and the Riceville W.C.T.U.

Funeral services were conducted on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Baptist church, McIntire, in charge of Rev. Bodenham and
interment made in Wayne Cemetery.


     Copyright 2004, Merri Cross

     Note; This is my great-grandmother.