OBITUARY: Diana (Mrs. Edwin) Pike, 1839-1921, Worth County, Iowa


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            Mrs. Edwin Pike, of Deer Creek, Called Friday.

...homes in the vicinity of Meltonville have been saddened during the
past week by the visit of the inevitable, and our Meltonville correspondant
has kindly furnished us with short sketches as follows:




                           Mrs. Edwin Pike

Mrs. Edwin Pike passed away Friday evening after an illness of long
duration.  Everything that was possible to human hands was done to
relieve her but she was unable to overcome the ravages of the disease.

Mrs. Pike will not only be missed by her family, but nearly as much by
her neighbors, whom she was ever ready to help in case of sickness or
trouble.  In the early days, before people thought of obtaining trained
nurses, Grandma Pike was called on and cheerfully responded to nurse the
sick back to health, and there was scarcely a home in the early days in
this vicinity where she had not helped care for some of the family who
were sick.  She will be absent but not forgotten by her relatives and
friends.

Funeral services were held at the home and church at Meltonville and the
remains taken to the Ogden cemetery and laid at rest beside those of her
husband who had preceded her by two years.  There will be a complete
obituary in next week's Anchor.



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                           Mrs. Diana Pike

Diana Pike was born November 9, 1839 at Sidmouth, England, the daughter
of John and Maria (Ware) Sumption, and died at the home of her son,
Fred, September 23, 1921, at the age of 82 years, 10 months and 14 days.

She was baptized and confirmed in the Episcopal Church.  She received
her education in private, afterward teaching.

Since February 18, she has been confined to her bed, peacefully passing
 . . .  her husband, who preceded her 23 months ago.

On April 10, 1859, she was united in marriage to Edwin Pike.  To this union
were born seven girls and five boys, namely: Mrs. Wm. Turner, of Brewster,
Nebr.; Mrs. Mary Ogden, of Otranto, Iowa; Florence Eva, who died at the age
of 13 months; Albert E. and Mrs. Wm. McDermott, deceased; Fred G., of
Meltonville, Iowa; Mrs. John Pace, of Austin, Minn.; Mrs. Joseph Wynn,
deceased; William E., of Austin, Minn.; Edwin R., of Meltonville, Iowa;
Walter G., of Otranto, Iowa; and Mrs. Melvin Finch, of Meltonville, Iowa.

Besides these she leaved to mourn her departure, fifty-one grandchildren
and thirty-two great-grandchildren; also one brother, George Sumption, of
Frederick, S. Dak.

Funeral services were held Monday, September 26, with a brief service
at the home and services in the Meltonville church, conducted by Rev.
Wm. Galbraith of Plymouth, Iowa.  Mesdames E.B. Richards, A.B. Pope and
Clarence Stehn, accomanied by Mrs. Clayton, sang several beautiful and
appropriate selections.

The body was placed beside her husband and companion of many years in 
the Ogden cemetery.


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  Both items believed to be from Northwood Anchor; submitted to
  Worth County/IAGENWEB by Kathy McAlister Pike, 8-2004