Crawford County Iowa Obituaries Extracted From The Denison Review, Denison, Ia., 1908

1908 Obituaries from the Denison Review in Denison, Crawford County Iowa.

JACKSON, Mattie M'Henry Obituary

Called Home at Last -- A great sufferer and Worthy Woman Answers Death's Summons--Mrs. Mattie M'Henry Jackson Funeral Services Wednesday July 15th at Baptist Church.

After several years of suffering borne with the greatest of patience and christian fortitude, Mrs. W.W. Jackson obeyed the summons of her Master and left this life at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14th. Mattie Estelle, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.V. McHenry, late of Dow City, was born July 25, 1849, in Almond, Allegany county, NY. At the age of six years she came with the family to Janesville, Wisconsin, and some years later to Crawford County, where her home has since been. In her young womanhood she was for a short time a teacher in the county schools, and at the age of 20 was married to Mr. W.W. Jackson, from whom she has been separated such a brief time, death having claimed him only last February. While Mrs. Jackson had been in very feeble health for years she seemed stronger just recently and on July 4th was taken to her sister's, Mrs. Cassaday - and spent the day there. The following day an automobile was brought and the dear wife driven to the cemetery to the spot were her loved husband had been laid to rest. This seemed to be a comfort to her and many times during her remaining week she spoke of her satisfaction in having seen the spot which she well knew was soon to be her resting place. If ever a soul "approached the grave as one who wraps the draperies of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams" it was Mattie Jackson. Hers was a rare christian character. She was all kindness, self sacrificing, searching out the tried and burdened ones and helping them, and straightway forgetting she ever did it, though she never forgot a kindness done to her. In her young womanhood she was a neighbor of the writer, and our mother's friend. In fact Mattie Jackson was one of the first names formed by our baby lips, and through all these years we have known nothing but good of her and in her death we have lost a valued personal friend. At the time of her death there were with Mrs. Jackson her sister, Helen Cassaday, her brother, Frank McHenry and her two sons, Frank and Edgar, all the immediate family except Ira, the eldest son, who resides in Eugene, Oregon. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church of which she was a devoted member, on Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., conducted by the pastor. Rev. C. Edw. LaReau. A quartette consisting of Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Chas. K. Meyers, Messrs H. A. Norman and Robt. Ewall sang appropriate hymns. The pall bearers, as in the case of Mr. Jackson were the young men of the McHenry family, cousins of Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Ralph Cassaday, her nephew. Many beautiful flowers were sent to the family in token of the true friendship toward the loving mother. Earth is poorer today but eternity holds something dearer to all who knew Mattie McHenry Jackson. E. S. M. [The Denison Review, (Denison, Iowa), July 15, 1908]