Obituary Record

Mrs. D. M. Rhoades (Almida Bovee)
Died on 9/27/1928

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Since the exact death date was not given, the date of the newspaper article was used.

Printed in The Enterprise, September 27, 1928

CALLED TO REST

On last Friday at 3:20 o’clock P.M., Mrs. D.M. Rhoades passed from this life following an illness of but a few days. At her death she was 86 years, 11 months and 1 day old. The husband preceded her to the great beyond in January of 1917.

She was born in the state of Illinois on Oct. 20, 1841 while the family was enroute to Missouri where they pioneered and where she grew to womanhood and was later married when but sixteen years of age to D.M. Rhoades. To this union six children were born, five of whom are still living as follows: James A. Rhoades, Mrs. J.F. Burcham and John A. Rhoades of Blair, Mrs. Wm. Barnhart of Chicago and Mrs. F.B. Oliver of Benson.

After her marriage they continued to reside in Missouri until after the Civil War and she saw many sights of brutality common in that state which was the camping grounds of the lawless factions of both sides. Naturally she imbibed the strong feelings of the people of that state and she was in spirit a true southerner.

With her husband and family she came to Blair in march of 1879 and has since that time made this her home. She was a charter member of the Christian church of this city to which she faithfully clung until the end, true in spirit to its teachings. And she was the last of these members to pass away.

She was a good mother and her family was always her first ambition. As the spirit winged its way to its last home, the children with one exception, that of Mrs. Oliver, were present and bowed in silent sorrow to the mandates of nature. She lived a good life and her life was well worthy of emulation.

The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Christian church and interment was made in the Blair cemetery beside her husband for whom she had grieved for so many years and who passed away January 21, 1917.

Besides the immediate family already mentioned she leaves fifteen grandchildren and thirty-seven great-grandchildren to mourn her.

The out of town guests present at the funeral ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Barnhart, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. F.B. Oliver, and son, of Benson, Neb.; Mrs. Irene Carter of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Levi Rhoades of Carter, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. O. Rowe of Perry, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rhoades and family, of Wayne, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Al Moyer of Emerson, Neb.; Mrs. J.A. and Mrs. Jesse Rhoades of Chappel, Neb.; Mrs. R. Watson and daughter and Mr. George Adams of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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