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03 Oct 1946 Malvern Leader Effie Graves death
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. EFFIE N. GRAVES
Resident of Mills County 54 Years
Died in Hospital
Death took another of Malvern's older residents Monday night when Mrs. Effie Nora Graves died at the Edmundson hospital in Council Bluffs. Mrs. Graves had been a resident of Mills county for 54 years and had made her home in Malvern for 42 years.
She had been taken to the hospital Saturday evening after she becae ill earlier in the day. Her death resulted from a heart condition aggravated by a cold and internal complications.
Funeral services for Mrs. graves were held Thursday at the Mansfield Funeral Home with Rev. L.C. Hall and Rev. Wm. F. Baker officiating.
Music for the service was furnished by Mrs. Paul Seeger accompanied by Mrs. Roy Donner. Caring for the flowers were Mrs. Belle Allely, Mrs. Vaughn Hoover and Mrs. C. E. Nagel.
Casket bearers were nephews of the deceased and were Glenn Timmons of Omaha, Russell Timmons of Valley Neb., Rex Timmons of Macedonia, Otto Timmons of Harlan, Bernice Jones of Council Bluffs and Lawrence Jones of Malvern.
Mrs. Graves, the daughter of Salathiel and Lydia Timmons was born Sept. 9, 1868 in Cole county Ill. She moved with her family to Boone county, Iowa in 1881 and then to Mills county in 1888. She received her early schooling in rural schools of those two counties.
Her family came from their farm, the place now owned by B. J. Lookabill north of Malvern, to this community in 1904. On Feb. 19, 1910, she was married to U.R. Graves and they established their home in north Malvern, continuing to occupy this house until her death. Mr. Graves died only a little more than a year ago. Her only brother, Chas. F. Timmons, passed away in March 1935.
Mr. and Mrs. Graves had one son, Ellis, now of Council Bluffs, who with his wife and some nieces and nephews are the only surviving relatives.
Mrs. Graves has long been a member of the Methodist church and for a number of years was a member of the O.E.S. here.
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