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Page 4MRS. BERT BARR, 63
PASSED AWAY NEAR
JOETTA, ON MAR. 28Funeral Services Were Held
In Majorville Church
ThursdayIda, daughter of Marion and Ellen White, was born near Joetta, Ill., on July 2, 1875, and passed away March 28, 1939, being 63 years, 8 months and 26 days of age.
Her happy girlhood was spent in the vicinity where she was born and there she received her education in the country school.
On November 7, 1894, she was united in marriage to Albert L. Barr in Carthage, Ill., the ceremony being performed by Judge Charles Scofield. The family home was established two miles south of Webster on the Duffy farm, where they have continued to live.
Seven children came to bless this union, two of them dying in infancy. She is survived by her devoted husband and the following children: Mrs. Zola Huston of Colchester, Ill.; Albert M. Barr at home; Mrs. Eva Wilson, of Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. Alleyne Bunch of Blandinsville, and Lyle L. Barr of Carthage. Also a brother, Orville White of Joetta; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Hocker of Joetta and Mrs. Clara Smith of Whiting, Indiana, and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Barr's illness has been of seven months duration and everything that skilled physicians and her devoted family could do was done. She spent some time in a hospital in Macomb and then was tenderly cared for in the home of her youngest daughter, Mrs. Alleyne Bunch for a time and gained in weight and strength and seemed to be convalescing. She returned to her home a few weeks ago and gave hope of building up her health, but a few days ago she suffered a relapse and passed away Tuesday afternoon. Her daughter, Eva, who came home some months ago, returned home when mother seemed improving, but was hastily summoned last Friday again and was with the family when the call came for the mother to lay down the cares and responsibilities of this life and enter life eternal.
She united in early life with the M. E. Church at Majorville and retained her membership there. She was also a member of the Webster Rebekah lodge and the Majorville club and Liberty club. In all of these organizations she tried to do her part and did it well.
Her outlook on life was wholesome and she maintained a cheerful spirit. She smiled in the presence of disappointment and suffering. She loved the beautiful in nature and to her the world was full of good things to be seen and heard. She knew how to meet people, genial, easy of approach, cordial in her attitude toward others with a fine sense of humor, she surrounded herself with an atmosphere of good will.
She was always a devoted wife and mother and "looked well to the ways of her household." While our hearts are full of sorrow today in parting with the loved one, we feel that our loss is her gain.
Funeral services were held in the Majorville church at 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Burial in the cemetery there. Rev. Lawrence P. Bear of Kirkwood, Ill., an old neighbor and friend of the family gave the funeral message. Her pastor, Rev. Gillis read the 34th Psalm for the scripture reading.
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