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Anna Bertha Powell Waugh

Birth	:	20 Feb 1876 Clarke County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	5 Jun 1925 Clarke County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0231018, -93.5899963
Plot	:	Row 09, Headstone 05
Inscription	:	WAUGH ANNA B. 1876 - 1925
Description	:	The Osceola Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa June 11, 1925, Page 1 LIBERTY TWP. HOME SCENE OF TRAGEDY FRIDAY Mrs. Anna B. Waugh Takes Life by Hanging - Had Been in Failing Mental and Physical Health LIFELESS BODY FOUND IN BARN Despondency and Ill Health Thought to Have Been Cause of Deed. Body Was Found by Neighbors. Mrs. Anna B. Waugh, well known Liberty township woman, ended her life by hanging Friday afternoon between 1:00 and 3:00 o'clock. The lifeless body was found by neighbors who responded to an alarm sent out when a daughter found a... Read More	The Osceola Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa June 11, 1925, Page 1 LIBERTY TWP. HOME SCENE OF TRAGEDY FRIDAY Mrs. Anna B. Waugh Takes Life by Hanging - Had Been in Failing Mental and Physical Health LIFELESS BODY FOUND IN BARN Despondency and Ill Health Thought to Have Been Cause of Deed. Body Was Found by Neighbors. Mrs. Anna B. Waugh, well known Liberty township woman, ended her life by hanging Friday afternoon between 1:00 and 3:00 o'clock. The lifeless body was found by neighbors who responded to an alarm sent out when a daughter found a note left in the house. At noon Friday Mrs. Waugh seemed to be in good spirits and Lewis Waugh, the husband, went to the field as usual. Roy, a son, and his sister, Geneva, went gooseberring and Mrs. Waugh was left alone about 1:00 o'clock. The daughter, who is fifteen years of age, returned about three o'clock but her brother did not come at that time. When she entered the house she did not find her mother and after a few minutes discovered a note that she had left. A hurried reading of the letter showed what was intended and she called the Wm. Marquis home. In a short time a number of neighbors had gathered at the farm and a search had beguin. Two of those who responded to the call, entered the scale house and saw the lifeless body hanging from the rafters. It was hurriedly cut down but life was extinct. She had climbed the crib-like partition and fastened one end of a halter rope to a rafter, the other about her neck and loosened her hold on the boards. Mrs. Waugh had been in failing mental and physical health for some time. Less than a year ago she was released from the hospital and it was thought that she was on the road to recovery. An attempt to end her life at another time failed. The unfortunate woman was 49 years old and is survived by her husband and a number of children. Funeral services were held at Woodburn Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and burial was made at Ottawa cemetery. As soon as the tragedy was discovered coroner Reinhart was called and made a hurried trip to the Waugh home. After examining the evidence in the case he decided that it was a plain case of suicide and that an inquest was not necessary. Anna Bertha Powell was born in Clarke county February 20, 1876, and departed this life June 5, 1925, at her home near Woodburn, aged 49 years, 3 months and 15 days. She was married to Lewis A. Waugh February 19, 1896, and has resided in Clarke county all her life. To this union were born eight children, six boys and two girls - Herbert, Lloyd L., Roy F., Herman St. Clair, Wayne A., Wade E., Geneva A., and Juanita, all of Woodburn. Herbert and Juanita died in infancy. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. M. J. Powell, of Osceola; three brothers, James, William, Charlie St. Clair, and Bert Eugene of Woodburn; three sisters, Lottie M. Black, Hattie F. Mongar of Osceola, and Alma B. Lukenbill of Des Moines, and on half sister, Mrs. Adellia Barnes of Nebraska. Her father and three brothers preceded her in death. She united with the Christian Union church at Bethel Chapel in 1920. Her life was a benediction to those among whom she lived. She has gone to her reward and her children rise up and call her blessed. Weep not that her toils are over. Weep not that her race is run. God grant we may rest so calmly when our work like her's is done. Till then we yield with gladness our mother to Him to keep, and rejoice in the sweet assurance He giveth his loved ones sleep. Funeral services were held Sunday, June 7, at the M. E. church conducted by M. S. Clark at Woodburn, and interment made in Ottawa cemetery. Transcribed as published by Karen Brewer.

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Anna Bertha Powell Waugh's memorial is located at: Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Clarke County, USA.
When did Anna Bertha Powell Waugh death?
Anna Bertha Powell Waugh death on 5 Jun 1925 in Clarke County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0231018
Longitude: -93.5899963

Family Members:

Parent

St. Clair S Powell

(1842 - 1906)

Maria Jane Barnes Powell

(1849 - 1926)

Spouse

Lewis Allen Waugh

(1870 - 1947)

Siblings

James William Powell

(1873 - 1932)

Lottie May Powell Black

(1874 - 1966)

Charlie S Powell

(1877 - 1960)

Frank E. Powell

(1879 - 1906)

Bert Eugene Powell

(1881 - 1955)

Hattie Francis Powell Mongar

(1884 - 1977)

Johnnie A Powell

(1886 - 1902)

(unknow - unknow)

Merrick E Powell

(1863 - 1876)

Adillia E. “Dellie” Powell Barnes

(1867 - 1942)

Children

Lloyd Lester Waugh

(1899 - 1976)

Roy Fred Waugh

(1902 - 1981)

Herman St Clair Waugh

(1904 - 1993)

Woneta Waugh

(1912 - 1912)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Ottawa Cemetery
Ottawa, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0231018, -93.5899963

2. Saint Marys Cemetery
Woodburn, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0190000, -93.6045000

3. Woodburn Cemetery
Woodburn, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0080000, -93.6000000

4. Lewis Cemetery
Woodburn, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9975014, -93.6485977

5. Horton Cemetery
Smyrna, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9734192, -93.6321793

6. Last Chance Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9579000, -93.5535000

7. Rose Hill Cemetery
Lucas, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0435000, -93.4985000

8. Wren Hill Pioneer Cemetery
Otter Creek Township, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0887760, -93.5262200

9. Lost Chord Cemetery
Smyrna, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9412689, -93.6088333

10. Smyrna Cemetery
Smyrna, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9364014, -93.6156006

11. Old Smyrna Cemetery
Smyrna, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9361000, -93.6159500

12. Harrison Cemetery
Liberty, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1156000, -93.5896000

13. Walker Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1150017, -93.5567017

14. Twyford Cemetery
Liberty, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1083295, -93.6670303

15. Goshen Baptist Cemetery
Lucas, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9690000, -93.4710000

16. Brinegar Cemetery
Lucas, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1015000, -93.4960000

17. Fry Hill Cemetery
Lucas, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0425000, -93.4450000

18. Union Chapel Cemetery
Osceola, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0811005, -93.7213974

19. Blair Cemetery
Smyrna, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9098816, -93.6254883

20. Bethel Chapel Cemetery
Liberty, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1395000, -93.5785000

21. Fisher-Webb Cemetery
Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9480000, -93.4713000

22. Jones Plot
Osceola, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9692726, -93.7288284

23. Norwood Cemetery
Norwood, Lucas County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1173000, -93.4900000

24. Hebron Cemetery
Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9291992, -93.6911011