OBITUARIES: Zylphia Wyatt, Wapello County, Iowa   

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Obituaries  from the Blakesburg Excelsior Wapello County, IA  Mar 1925 
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Copyright 10/2001

Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa Blakesburg (Wapello co, IA) 
Excelsior Newspaper, Jan 1, 1925 (missing issues Aug 6, 13;)  Oct 8, 
1925-Dec 25, 1930  Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa

Thurs, Mar 5, 1925
                                    GRANDMA WYATT
     One by one the old pioneers of this community are passing to their reward and during 
the past two months many have “crossed the bar”.  At the supper table last Saturday 
evening, Grandma WYATT, who made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Mary 
TORRENCE, died very suddenly.  She was engaged in eating her evening meal when 
apparently she became choked, and before medical assistance arrived, had passed away.  
Friends and neighbors rushed in to lend assistance and comfort the daughter, who only a 
few moments before had been conversing with her mother, little dreaming the end of her 
long and useful life was no near.  Zylphia DAVIS was born in Terra Haute, Indiana, 
January 14, 1838, and died at her home in this city Saturday, February 28, 1925, age 87 
years, one month and fourteen days.  The deceased came to Iowa with her parents when 
nine years of age, locating at Ormanville and grew to womanhood in that neighborhood.  
When a young lady she gave her life to Christ and united with the Christian-Union church 
at Ormanville where her membership continued until  death.  On March 10, 1857, she 
became the bride of Edmund S. WYATT, and to this union were born four children:  Mrs. 
Mary TORRENCE of Blakesburg, Aaron and Willoughby WYATT of Ottumwa, and Mrs. 
Sallie PHILLIPS, who preceeded her mother in death five years ago.  The husband and 
father died October 24, 1896.  Besides her immediate family she is survived by a brother, 
Will DAVIS, of Walla Walla, Washington, three half-sisters, three half brothers, 
twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-one great grand children.  Grandma Wyatt was a 
remarkable old lady and while her long life of usefulness has ended, her noble deeds as a 
wife, mother and neighbor will be a monument to her memory.  Her mind was clear to the 
last and one of the most remarkable things of her life was she was never ill.  The funeral 
sermon was preached by R. F. ALLEN in her church at Ormanville Monday afternoon and 
the body was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Ormanville cemetery.  The 
casket containing her earthly remains was banked with flowers from friends and relatives, 
and thus ends the earthly career of one of our oldest pioneers.  Peace to her soul.