| Obit For | Margaret Jane (Brashear) Journey |
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| Headline | Mrs. Margaret Journey succumbs after Long Illness |
| Text | Mrs. Margaret Journey, wife of William Journey of Washburn died at 6:00 last Thursday morning, Mar. 31, after a long illness of complication of diseases. At her bedside were husband and children, an uncle, S. T. Brasner of Nevada, MO, a niece Mrs. W. H. Pringle of Webb City, MO, and a cousin, Mrs. Nannie Ellis of Exeter. Mrs. Journey was born Dec. 26, 1861, in Maries County, Missouri, and was married to Wm. Journey, March 22, 1877, in Nevada, MO. To their union was born eight children. She is survived by a devoted husband and six children namely: Grover, Alver, Nell, Grace, Velma, and Mrs. Lillie Campbell, also a sister, Mrs. Reece Bowen of Nevada, MO, to mourn her loss. They moved from Vernon County to Barry in January 1893 and have lived around Washburn since that time. Mrs. Journey was a good Christian woman of the Methodist Episcopal South belief and a kind and loving mother and numbered her friends by her many acquaintances. The deceased had been an invalid for many months and bore her suffering with great fortitude and without complaint. Calmly and peacefully and with no fear of death she fell asleep. The funeral services were conducted on Friday at 12:30 o'clock at the Union Church in Washburn by Rev. Shemwell of Exeter, and the remains laid to rest in the Roller Cemetery. The casket was covered with many flora offerings. The funeral was attended by a large number of sorrowing friends whose hearts went out in sympathy to the bereaved family. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | April 7, 1910, Thursday |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | State Historical Society of Missouri Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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