Death of Mrs. Tom Carpenter
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They returned the first of the week having left Mrs. Carpenter apparently somewhat improved, but Wednesday evening the sad news was received that she had passed away.
The body will be brought to Hildreth for burial. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at this place. Obituary will appear in next week's issue of the Telescope.
Obituary—Mrs. Tom Carpenter
Mauda Davis, was born in Brown county, Illinois on July 12, 1878. She died July 14, 1926, aged 48 years and two days.
She came with her parnets to Nebraska while still a child and settled in Franklin county. In the year 1901 she was united in marriage to T. S. Carpenter. To this union six children were born, one of whom passed away in infancy.
When about eighteen years of age, she was converted and united with the Methodist Church at Hildreth and has been faithful to her religious convictions ever since.
She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, T. S. Carpenter, four sons, Emery, Everill, Dorwin, Varell, one daughter, Velma, two brothers, two sisters, three steo-sisters and two step-brothers, many other relatives and a host of friends
After her death which occurred at her home in Cambridge, Wednesday, July 14th, the body was brought to Hildreth for burial. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church at 2:00 o'clock on Friday afternoon, July 16th. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Custer. Interment was in the Hildreth cemetery.
We wish to express our sincere thanks for the many expressions of sympathy and acts of kindness on the part of our Hildreth at the funeral of our loved one.—Tom Carpenter and children, brothers and sisters of Mrs. Tom Carpenter.