JENSON OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== JENSON, Alice 1913 - 1929 The Gann Valley Chief, Gann Valley, Buffalo Co, SD, Thursday, July 11 1929 - Alice Jenson Loses Life In Car Accident - Alice Jenson, oldest daughter of Alfred Jenson and Mary E. Trainer Jenson , lost her life as a result of an unusual automobile accident on the evening of July 4th, at Artesian. The car in which she was riding with Leroy Vellieux of Woonsocket was struck by a car driven by a farmer named Colthart and hurled against an oil pump, breaking the gas container and the electric wiring. The car was an open one and the bring gasoline drenched the girl. The car seemed to rebound from the pump into the highway and started down the road. Her companion, who had been thrown out by the impact, managed to catch and stop the car and pull the girl from it. Every effort was made to subdue the flames. Like Quinn assisted in this, and took the couple to a hospital in Mitchell, where Miss Jenson died in a few hours. The young man burned his hands in putting out the flames but was able to leave for home in the morning. Funeral services were held at Woonsocket Monday morning and the remains laid to rest in the cemetery there. Many from Gann Valley attended the services. Alice Jenson was born on the Jenson farm seven miles north of Gann Valley, June 12, 1913, and lived there with her parents until the death of her mother in 1921, except while attending school in Wessington Springs. After her mother's death she made her home with her grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. Alex Jenson, in the Springs, and completed her second year in high school this spring. Besides her father and the aged grandparents she leaves three sisters Esther, of DeGrey, S. Dak., Margaret of Clinton, Missouri, and Dorothy, who also lived in the Jenson home in the Springs. Alice was very popular with her schoolmates and acquaintances, and many of them were present at the last sad rites. The pall bearers were chosen from among the school boy companions and six of the high schoolgirls were the honorary pall bearers. JENSON, Mary Elizabeth TRAINER 1891 - 1921 The Gann Valley Chief, Gann Valley, Buffalo Co, SD, Sep 1 1921 - Mrs. Mary Jenson laid to rest in Missouri. The community was shocked last week to learn that Mrs. Mary Jenson had passed away at the home of her parents in Clinton, Missouri. While it had been known that this was to be the inevitable end of her sufferings for the past year and a half it was not thought that death was so near. Her husband and two oldest daughters and her two brothers left here Monday but arrived too late to see her alive. The remains were laid to rest in Englewood Cemetery at Clinton, Missouri on Thursday. The following from the Clinton Daily; The spirit of Mrs. Alfred Jenson left the mortal body and went to City Beautiful at 3:20 Tuesday, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Trainer, on East Green Street. A year and a half ago she suffered an attack of influenza at her home in Gann Valley, South Dakota, after which she nursed her little daughters through a severe attack of whooping cough. Soon after Tuberculosis developed and last December she went to a sanatorium in hopes the open air treatment would make her better, but with her already weakened condition she could not fight the disease. In July she grew worse and about two weeks ago her parents received a letter which stated she wanted to come home and the next day her husband brought her. The though of the home coming had stimulated her until she was able to be up for the first few days and how glad and happy she was. If she knew that the time of going was so near she did not say. She just told how glad she was to be home and how good things seemed. How she liked her room and how wonderful the bed was. How good they all were to her and surely she would get well, because they loved her so. The physicians could not tell but thought maybe she might last some while and her husband returned to South Dakota to look after some business affairs, but had to be recalled at once, but arrived after the end came. Mary E, Trainer was born in Ida County, Iowa, February 20, 1891. When she was 13 she moved with her parents to Henry County, her father buying a farm southwest of Calhoun. She graduated from the Calhoun Schools and taught East School a year. Then came to the Colt Business College in Clinton, learning stenography. After finishing she spent a year in Kansas City in a stenographic position and then came to Gann Valley, S. D. , where she held another position, then taught school a year. She returned home and spent some time. Sept. 4, 1912, she was united in marriage to Alfred Jenson and she returned with him to a South Dakota ranch. To their keeping were given four little daughters - Alice, age 8, Esther, age 6, Margaret, age 4, and Dorothy not quite 1. The paternal grandparents have had three of the children and a beloved neighbor, Esther. While all, will do all possible for these four little ones, it will never be the same to them as if their dear little mother could have stayed with them, for the mother's heart can guide the little feet best. She overlooks little faults at the same time guiding and molding these little ones into lives of real service. A mother's kiss will take the hurt from a stubbed toe, so will the mother's love, direct, and bring out the best in every child. We cannot help but sob with breaking hearts when we think of this home left without wife and mother. At the same time after we saw her suffer and only God alone knows how much these many months and look at her face so sweetly at rest we think God knows best. The Comforter will come and these tiny tots will be guided by Jesus and the dear ones she has left behind. She was a sweet Christian women and had given her life early to the Master, being a member of the Calhoun M. E. Church, South. She leaves her husband, 4 daughters, her parents, one sister, Mrs. Grace Bartholomew, Huntington Beach, California, and four brothers- Harvey and Charles, Gann Valley, S. D. , and two brothers, Ralph and Philip, in Clinton. (Note: b: Feb 26 1891 - d: Aug 23 1921) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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