_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ name of newspaper: The Rockwell City Advocate address: Rockwell City, IA 50579 date of article: Thursday, March 2, 1899 edition: volume 8, number 24 page: 1 column: 7 source: https://calhouncounty.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011886-12311950&m=between&ord=k1&fn=the_rockwell_city_advocate_usa_iowa_rockwell_city_18990302_english_1&df=1&dt=10&cid=3102 ... LAST WEEK OF THE DISTRICT COURT. ... COURT HOUSE NOTES. ... A default was taken in R. E. Moseley vs. Letesha Yount, et al ... _____________________________________________________________________________ name of newspaper: Lake City Graphic address: PO Box 469 111 South 8th Street Lake City, MN 55041 phone number: +1-651-345-3316 website: https://www.lakecitygraphic.com/ date of article: Thursday, August 4, 1904 edition: 18th year, number 34 page: 5 column: 3 about: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn86060267/ source: https://calhouncounty.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011886-12311950&m=between&ord=e1&fn=lake_city_graphic_usa_iowa_lake_city_19040804_english_5&df=1&dt=10&cid=3102 ... Mrs. Lutisha Yount, mother of Mrs. Joe Tubbs, is seriously ill from congestion of the lungs at her home in Rockwell City. ... _____________________________________________________________________________ name of newspaper: The Lake City Graphic address: PO Box 469 111 South 8th Street Lake City, MN 55041 phone number: +1-651-345-3316 website: https://www.lakecitygraphic.com/ date of article: Thursday, September 25, 1924 edition: 38th year, number 42 page: front page column: 5 about: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn86060267/ source: https://calhouncounty.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011886-12312022&m=between&ord=k1&fn=lake_city_graphic_usa_iowa_lake_city_19240925_english_1&df=1&dt=2&cid=3102 LATISHA PARKHURST YOUNT --------- Latisha Parkhurst Yount was born in Tiffin City, Ohio, June 2, 1831 and passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 21, 1924 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Tubbs, aged 93 years, 3 months and 19 days. She was married to Daniel Yount in Tiffin City, Ohio November 15, 1848. In 1880 they moved to Iowa, coming Lake City in the spring of 1891. Eight children, seven girls and one boy, came to gladden the home. Four children preceded Mrs. Yount in death. Mr. Yount died April 7, 1897. Mrs. Yount became a Christian when but 16 years of age and united with the Methodist church and kept that faith during her remaining years. Four daughters survive. Mrs. Dora Durkee of Hammond, Ind., Mrs. Latisha Brown of Northport, Nebr., Mrs. Kittie Purdy of Rockwell City and Mrs. Nellie Tubbs of Lake City. There are 19 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Mrs. Yount was a good Christian mother, a good neighbor, ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need of help or a cheerful word. One daughter, Mrs. Brown was the only one who was not able to be with her at the last. Beneath the slient shades of olive, In the narrow casket bed, They have places our much beloved mother With the calm and peaceful dead. But in the meek submission yielding Unto heaven's wise behest, Strive to calm out heartfelt yearning, Would not mar her peaceful rest. Emblem of the living memory, In whose love we have been blest, But we'll not disturb her slumber; Sweetly, calmly let her rest. --------- CARD OF THANKS ----- We desire by this means to extend our sincere thanks to all who so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved mother. The aid extended and beautiful ?????????? ??????????????????? MRS. JOE TUBBS AND FAMILY. MRS. PURDY AND FERN. --------- ... _____________________________________________________________________________ September 1924 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 _____________________________________________________________________________ name of newspaper: The Rockwell City Advocate address: Rockwell City, IA 50579 date of article: Thursday, September 25, 1924 edition: volume 34, number 39, 34th year page: 4 column: 1 source: https://calhouncounty.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011886-12312022&m=between&ord=k1&fn=the_rockwell_city_advocate_usa_iowa_rockwell_city_19240925_english_1&df=1&dt=2&cid=3102 ... --------------------- AGED RESIDENT OF CALHOUN IS DEAD ------ Latisha Parkhurst Yount of Lake City, a resident of Calhoun county since 1891, died Sunday morning, September 21, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Joe Tubbs of Lake City. Her age at the time of her death was 93 years and three months. Mrs. Yount was born at Tiffin City Ohio, in 1831. She was married to Daniel Yount in 1848. To the union eight children were born. The husband and four of the children preceded Mrs. Yount in death. Two of the daughters now living in Calhoun county are Mrs. Kitty Pudy of Rockwell City and Mrs. Nellie Tubbs of Lake City. ... _____________________________________________________________________________ name of newspaper: The Rockwell City Advocate address: Rockwell City, IA 50579 date of article: Thursday, September 25, 1924 edition: volume 34, number 39, 34th year page: 4 column: 3 source: https://calhouncounty.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011886-12312022&m=between&ord=k1&fn=the_rockwell_city_advocate_usa_iowa_rockwell_city_19240925_english_1&df=1&dt=2&cid=3102 ... *---------------* County News *---------------* LAKE CITY ---- Latisha Parkhurst Yount was born in Tiffin City, Ohio, June 2, 1831, and passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 21, 1924, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Tubbs, aged 93 years, 3 months and 19 days. She was married to Daniel Yount in Tiffin City, Ohio November 15, 1848. In 1880 they moved to Iowa, coming to Lake City in the spring of 1891. Eight children were born to this union, seven daughters and one son. Four of them have preceded Mrs. Yount in death. Mr. Yount passed away April 7, 1897. Mrs. Yount became a Christian when but sixteen years of age, united with the Methodist church and kept that faith during the remaining years of her life. Four daughters survive: Mrs. Durkee of Hammond, Indiana; Mrs. Latisha Brown of Northport, Nebraska; Mrs. Kittle Purdy of Rockwell City, Iowa; and Mrs. Nellie Tubbs of Lake City, Iowa. There are nineteen grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren. Mrs. Yount was a good Christian mother and a good neighbor, always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need of help or a cheerful word. -------------- ... [ warning, beware of spelling: Kittle vs. Kittie ] _____________________________________________________________________________ name of newspaper: The Bridgeport News-Blade address: PO Box 400 Bridgeport, Nebraska 69336-0400 phone number: +1-308-262-0675 website: https://www.newsblade.com/ date of article: Thursday, January 18, 1945 edition: volume 45, number 33 page: front page column: 3 source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/670806739/ SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. BROWN --- Pioneer Woman, Who Passed Away Friday, Is Laid To Rest --- Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon from the First Baptist church in Bridgeport with Rev. W. E. Schumann in charge, for Mrs. Lettisha Brown, who passed away at her home, here, last Friday. Mrs. Brown a resident for the past thirty-three years, had been ill for the past five years and her condition had become increasingly serious during the past several months. Mrs. Brown was eighty-four yars old at the time of her death. Interment was in the Oregon Trail Memorial Park at the side of her husband, Henry Brown,.who preceded her in death in 1929. Lettisha Yaunt was born at Crown Point, Indiana on September 6, 1860, the daughter of Daniel and Lettisha Yaunt. She accompanied her parents to Waterloo, Iowa when she was 12 years of age and made her home in that city until June 1879, when she became the bride of Henry Brown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Subsequently, the Brown family moved to Nebraska and Mrs. Brown had been a resident of the state for 57 years. She became a member of the Baptist church in 1888 and lived a consistant Christian life. Surviving are five sons and one daughter. They are Frank of San Francisco, Calif.; W. F. of Pendleton, Oregon; G. H. of Winton, Calif.; Lewis of Washington, D. C. and Dan J. of Bridgeport; Mrs. J. E. Rasmussen of Naponee, Nebraska. There are 24 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. One daughter preceded her mother in death. A daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Brown of San Francisco, who was visiting in Denver at the time of Mrs. Brown's death, came here for the services. The W. A. Canaday funeral home was in charge of arrangements. _____________________________________________________________________________ January 1945 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________