| Obit For | Hattie (Wells) Florey |
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| Headline | - |
| Text | For many years a citizen of the Exeter community and one of the community’s highly esteemed residents, passed away Saturday. July 28. Her daughter, Mrs. Beth Linebarger sends the REPUBLICAN the following sketch of her mother; Hattie Wells was born in Manchester, Iowa, February 3, 1873. The family moved to Western Nebraska in the fall of 1874. She was married to Wm. A. Florey in Gordon, Neb. May 31, 1903. To this union two children were born, Leonard, who precede her in death, Dec. 30, 1919, and Mrs. Beth Linebarger of Exeter. They moved to Crane from Nebraska in the fall of 1911. Two years later they moved to the Doss community near Exeter. She was converted when a small child and was always active in church and Sunday School work. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. She was a charter member of Doss WPFA and for many years president of the county organization. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Beth Linebarger, Saturday, July 28, 1945 at the age of 72 years, 5 months and 25 days. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Wm. A. Florey, one daughter, Beth, a brother, Harry E. Wells of Alhambra, Calif., a niece, Mrs. Maud Baker of Tulsa, Okla., who came to help care for her in her last illness, and other nieces and nephews. MOTHER; One in the glow of summer, When the earth was bright and fair, Our Lord, from his White Throne in Heaven, Saw a mortal much bowed down with care, A true heart, so toil worn and weary So tired of its burden and pain, And he said, With Christ, the physician, This heart shall be happy again. And then, in a July afternoon, In the quiet hours of the day, He sent forth an angel from Heaven And carried my mother away. I suppose the sun shines as brightly, And the birds sing every so sweetly, That the flowers lift up their bright faces. The pure warm sunshine to greet, But my heart is oh! So lonely. I known I should not be sad, For God lives in birds and sunshine And sometimes He'll make my heart glad. For resting and glad in his great love, From sorrow and suffering free. All safe. "In the Great Rock of Ages", My mother is waiting or me. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | August 9, 1945 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | Newspaper |
| Submitted by | Barbara Erwin |
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