Tribune 29 March 1916

Mary Anna Harper was born in Missouri and lived with her parents until she was married to Elza Triplett, in Harrison county, Ia. June 7, 1867, they having moved to that state in 1866. In the spring of 1880 Mr. and Mrs. Triplett moved to this county and located on the farm one mile west of town, where they lived for 30 years and which they were farming when they moved to town in 1911. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Triplett was blessed with nine children, five of whom are as follows: Mrs. Cora Yowell, of Herman, Mrs. Carrie Parrish, of Volin, S.D., Mrs. Winifred Pipher, of Crawford, Neb. Ray and Elza of Herman, are living and were in attendance at the funeral and each one, along with her bereaved husband, L. C. Harper and only brother and many grandchildren have the deepest sympathy of our entire community. Mrs. Triplett united with the Christian church while yet in her teens but after going to Iowa, she there united with the Baptist denomination and was still a member of that church until Monday morning when she left this world of trials, temptations and sorrows and passed to that heavenly home which God has prepared for all who love Him.

Obituary #2

Enterprise 24 March 1916

Mrs. Elza Triplett died very suddenly at the family home in Herman last Monday morning. The Tripletts had been residents on a farm just west of the village of Herman since 1880 until moving into the village a few years ago. Deceased was 71 years of age, a native of Missouri and much respected by all who knew her. Her husband and five grown children survive.

Funeral service was held in the Baptist church, at Herman, on Tuesday, p.m., and was largely attended.

Obituary #3

Tribune 22 March 1916

The sudden death of Mrs. Elzy Triplett which occurred early last Monday morning, came as a sudden shock to all here. She had had the grippe but was thought to be so much better that relatives were thoroughly shocked with grief. Heart failure was said to be the cause of her death. She was a woman who had been in church work ever since girlhood and by her splendid character and love for all, she had acquired a host of friends. The funeral was held at the Baptist church last Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, Rev. G. A. Smith, the pastor, officiating. The floral offerings were in abundance, an evidence of the high esteem her friends held for her. Interment was held at the Herman cemetery.

Obituary #4

Herman Items

The community was shocked on Monday morning at the sudden death of Mrs. Elza Triplet. She has not been feeling very well for about three months yet able to do the most of her house work all the time. Sunday she did not feel as well as usual. Mr. Triplet was up at 2:30 a.m. Monday looking after her then went to bed again. Soon he was awakened by Mrs. Triplet falling on the floor. Mr. Triplet and his daughter, Mrs. Yowell, helped her on the bed where she died soon afterwards. Mary Anna Harper was born in Missouri, March 25, 1845. With her parents she came to Sidney, Iowa, in 1866 then to Harrison county, Iowa, where she was married to Mr. Elza Triplett on June 7, 1867. They moved on the farm just west of Herman in the spring of 1880 where they lived until 1911 when they moved into Herman. Mrs. Triplet was the mother of nine children, five of whom are living and attended the funeral. Mrs. Cora Yowell, Mrs. Carrie Parish, Ray, Mrs. Winifred Pipher and Elza. Carrie lives in Volin, S.D., Winifred in Crawford, Nebr., and the others near Herman. Besides her husband and children she leaves one brother, Mr. L. Harper of Herman. Mrs. Triplet was converted when she was 15 years of age and has been a faithful and worthy member of the Baptist church ever since. She was a woman loved by all, devoted to her family and home and will be greatly missed by a large host of old friends. She was 70 years, 11 months and 25 days old. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. G. A. Smith officiating.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~