OBITUARY: Victoria May Fuller, 1887-1904, Mitchell County, Iowa





                           Victoria May Fuller
          
Victoria May Fuller, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fuller of
Stacyville, died at the home of her parents on Monday morning November 14th,
1904.  She was born May 10, 1887, and having always lived in Stacyville
enjoyed a large acquaintance in that place.  Her death was very sudden and
came as a shock to the entire community.  Very few had learned of her
sickness until the news of her death.

She finished her work in the Stacyville High School last June and having
made a fine record, graduated with honor.  The esteem in which she was held
by her associates in the school is shown by the fact that the students of
the entire school attended the funeral in a body the school being dismissed
for that purpose.

She had been a member of the Sunday School from her childhood, and there
received training for her usefulness to the church.  In July, 1901, she
united with the Methodist church on probation and six months later, was
received in full connection by the pastor, the Rev. S. A. Hale.  She was
at the time of her death secretary and organist of the Sunday School and
an office of the Epworth League.

She had a wide circle of friends in Stacyville, who will feel her death as
a personal loss to them.  The funeral service was held on Tuesday afternoon
Nov. 15th at the Methodist church. Miss Lovestrom, formerly of Stacyville,
sang "O Dry Those Tears" and the pastor said the last words.  An unusually
large tribute of flowers was a testimony of the love and esteem of many
friends.




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