Obituary for Lena Alitha (Gerken) Creech (1890-1919)
Uncited clippings from the "Mattie Davis Martin Collection" of Doris Martin Jablonski, 1998.

Lena Alitha CREECH nee GERKEN, third child of Mr. And Mrs. Herman GERKEN, was born on the Gerken farm near Big Creek, Lincoln County, April 16, 1890, and departed this life at the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium March 3, 1919, being 28 years, 10 months and 15 days old at the time of her death. She was united in marriage to Mr. William Creech December 5, 1915. This union was blessed with one child.

Mrs. CREECH was converted and united with the Zoar M. E. Church at the age of 17 years, in which she worked faithfully until her death.  She leaves to mourn her death her husband, William CREECH, and a baby daughter, Arlene Alitha, seven months old, her father and mother, two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Florence EVERSMEYER of Troy, Amos GERKEN of Foristell and Irene at home. These with many other relatives and friends are left to mourn her departure.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. N. GIDDENS in the Methodist church in Troy Wednesday at one o’clock and the remains laid to rest in the Troy cemetery.

Note regarding clippings from the "Mattie Davis Martin Collection":   Mattie Davis Martin (1875-1943) lived all of her life in Lincoln County, MO.   She collected a large file of clippings of Lincoln County residents.  The majority of the clippings were without citation, and kept stored in an old purse. Doris Martin Jablonski, beneficiary of the collection, has transcribed them for inclusion on our Lincoln County Heritage/Records Page.

Submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Doris Martin Jablonski, 17 August 1998.  Link change or update: 23 May 2000

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