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Helen Francina Overturf Needham

Birth	:	27 Jul 1850 Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	30 Mar 1942 Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Korumburra Cemetery, Korumburra, South Gippsland Shire, Australia
Coordinate	:	-38.4303000, 145.8482100
Plot	:	N-9
Description	:	Telling about her own life, she said: " When I was in my early 20's I contracted tuberculosis and the doctor told my parents if they did not take me to live in the open air I would die. My parents got a covered wagon and traveled westward for several months somewhere in the vicinity of Denver, Colorado. When we returned to Dumont, IA, which by the way was not yet incorporated as Dumont -- the area about 4 miles north of Dumont was incorporated as 'Pilltown' and was later named 'Needhamville'. Later, the populous moved south to Dumont where... Read More	Telling about her own life, she said: " When I was in my early 20's I contracted tuberculosis and the doctor told my parents if they did not take me to live in the open air I would die. My parents got a covered wagon and traveled westward for several months somewhere in the vicinity of Denver, Colorado. When we returned to Dumont, IA, which by the way was not yet incorporated as Dumont -- the area about 4 miles north of Dumont was incorporated as 'Pilltown' and was later named 'Needhamville'. Later, the populous moved south to Dumont where a Dr. Dumont had purchased the land and built several homes, including his own home. Gradually, Pilltown and Needhamville were not longer there as villages; Dumont became the prevailing town. I was cured of the tuberculosis and I then married Melville Needham on December 17, 1875. I was one of the first teachers in Butler County, Iowa. I had an interesting experience with an overgrown pupil who did not cooperate with me and was trying to disrupt the classes (I taught the 1st through the eighth grades). In exasperation, I appealed to four other boys in the class and told them they should get him down on the floor. Not long afterwards, he started making trouble again and I told the other boys I was ready. They pounced on the bully and held him down while I whipped him with a stick. After that he was a good pupil and cooperated." As many will remember, Grandma Helen Needham was a very small person, not weighing more than 95 lbs., but her will and determination were demonstrated in the above incident. When Grandpa Needham was alive, his interest in her hobby of painting oil pictures was as keen as hers. He always found beautiful pictures on calendars to bring home to her because he knew she loved them. If the house looked cluttered with occasional stray newspapers, he never became impatient and he was always kind and understanding. Grandma Needham's two sisters, Rhoda and Albina were also artists in painting landscapes and waterfall scenes. CONTINUING INCIDENTS IN GRANDMA HELEN NEEDHAM'S LIFE BY GRANDAUGHER, VIRGIE BANDY CARROLL When Helen and Osler were young they attended singing school. In this school they learned the Do-Re-Me-Fa-Sol method and they sang hymns. All her younger days were spent teaching, either in the school in which she taught, or leading the choir in the Methodist Church in Dumont, and she was an active member in other activities in the Church. She was also a past Noble Grand of the Rebecca Lodge in Dumont. She was true, however to her Quaker home training, never deviating from the parental training. Quimsical note from Donna: My Great Grandmother may have been very strict in her beliefs, but in her 70's and 80's one of her favorite passtimes was to sit in her favorite rocking chair, smoke those little, thin cigars and and read 'Love Story' magazines. Shhhhhhhhh - I didn't tell. :) Obituary of Mrs. M. S. Needham Helen Overturf was born July 27, 1850 in Caledonia, Pennsylvania and went to her eternal rest at the home of her daughter in Huron, South Dakota after a long life that would have reached 92 years next July. She moved to Butler County Iowa with her Parents in 1858 and was married to Melville S. Needham Dec. 17th 1875. Three children blessed this union, one of which died in Childhood. While residing in Dumont Mrs. Needham was a very active worker in the Methodist Church, teaching a class in the Sunday School and singing in the choir along with many other duties that her willing hands found to do. In 1908 they moved to Huron, South Dakota where they have lived ever since. She retained her contact with the ------- though she has not been able to attend for some years because of poor health. She leaves to mourn her passing three daughters: Mrs. E. W. Bandy of Huron, Mrs. F. L. Miller of Rockwell, Iowa and an adopted daughter Mrs. S. T. Needham of Huron, South Dakota. Two brothers, O. I. Overturf of Dumont, Iowa, and Wm. Overturf of Herman, Minnesota; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She will also be missed by many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her son Louie D. who died at the age of 3 1/2 years and her companion of 48 years, who died in 1923. At end of love, at end of life, At end of hope, at end of strife, At end of all we cling to so, The sun is setting -- must we go? At dawn of love, at dawn of life, At dawn of peace that follows strife, At dawn of all we long for so, The sun is rising -- let us go. Louise Chandler Moulton.

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Helen Francina Overturf Needham's memorial is located at: Korumburra Cemetery, Korumburra, South Gippsland Shire, Australia.
When did Helen Francina Overturf Needham death?
Helen Francina Overturf Needham death on 30 Mar 1942 in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: -38.4303000
Longitude: 145.8482100

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel Arthur Overturf

(1812 - 1889)

Olivia L. Woodworth Overturf

(1821 - 1876)

Spouse

Melville Silas Needham

(1846 - 1923)

Siblings

Alonzo Hezekiah “Lon” Overturf

(1841 - 1921)

Rhoda Ann Overturf Early

(1844 - 1914)

Children

Olivia Lura “Ivia” Needham Bandy

(1879 - 1967)

Louie Delos Needham

(1880 - 1885)

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