JANE ROBERTS. LIME SPRINGS, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA.
Jane Roberts was born at Voel Gron near Ebenezer, Carnarvonshire, North Wales, June 30th, 1859.She was the daughter of Robert and Margaret Roberts. She came to America with her parents when she was 15 years old and settled on a farm in Bristol Center, Minnesota.
Here she was married to William O. Thomas on March 20th, 1878, and resided in Greenleafton for 17 years, then moving to Lime Springs, where she spent the remainder of her life.
Two sons were born to this union. The older son, Evan passed away 20th, December 1882, at the age of 3 1/2 years. The younger son, Robert W., remains to mourn her loss.
Her husband preceeded her in death January 15th, 1926.
Mrs. Thomas was a devout Christian woman. She derived her greatest pleasure and comfort from her Bible. Always a great reader and student of her Bible, when falling health overtook her she possessed and unfailing faith in her Saviour and repeated the hymns she loved and passages of Scripture o'er and o'er.
She was a member of the O.E.S. till the time of her death and for years a member of the W.C.T.U., Dorcas, Missionary Society, and the Ladies Bible Class until her health failed and made it necessary for her to give them up.
For the past two months she had made her home with her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jones, who, with her son, cared for her during her illness. She passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, August 2nd.
She leaves to mourn her departure her son Robert and wife, two grandaughters, Florence and Dorothy; two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Jones of Lime Springs and Mr. Roy Jones of Chester; six brothers, John and Harry, Harmony, Minnesota, Robert, Richard and Griffith, Montana and Thomas R. Deborah, Iowa.
Services were held in the Welsh Presbyterian Church at 2:00 p.m. last Thursday, Rev. R. Prescott officiating. The text of his sermon was @Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of his Saints.'
A quartette, Messrs. T. E. Price, M.B. Davis, A. G. Buchanan and R. A. Vander Bie sang @Jesus Savior, Pilot, Maine' and 'The Old Rugged Cross.' Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Davis sang a duet, 'The City Four Square.' Esther Smith, accompanist.
Pall bearers were: Hugh W. Jones, S. H. Roberts, M. H. Jones, W. A. Sanborn, Herman Ruesink and R. J. Hughes.
Internment was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Relatives of Mr. Thomas who were present at the funeral were : Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Jones and Mr. George Jones and son John from Racine, Wisconsin.