Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Bessie LEA ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, October 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Winneconne Local Mar. 6, 1913 p. 1 Passed to the Great Unknown Bessie Mary Cross, daughter of Julius S. Cross and Mary Jane Cross, was born October 16, 1881. On December 2, 1903 she was united in marriage to Hamburg Lea. Soon after their marriage they moved to their farm at Marshfield, and while there they united with the Presbyterian church at Stratford and last year they transferred their membership to the Presbyterian church at Neenah. Previous to this they had sold their farm at Marshfield and moved back to the Lea farm at Winchester. Mrs. Lea dies at the St. Mary's hospital at Oshkosh, Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the age of 31 years, 4 months and 10 days. She being the first of a family of seven to go. She leaves to mourn her going, a husband and three small children, two girls and one boy. She spoke particularly of her children in her last sickness saying that she wished them kept together and brought up to live good Christian lives. She will be remembered by all as a very, ambitious, cheerful and loving wife, mother, daughter and sister and will be greatly missed. The funeral was held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Cross, Saturday, March 1. Rev. J.L. Marquis, of the Presbyterian church at Neenah, officiated. Interment took place in the Bell cemetery.