Obituary

"Smooth the locks of silver hair,
On our mother's brow with tender care,
Gather the robes in that fold
Around the form so still and cold;
Lay on her bosom, pure as snow,
The fairest, greenest flowers that grow,
Kiss her and leave her our heart's delight;
Her pain is over, she sleeps tonight."

  Mrs. Hannah Meehan was born in Karregahalt, County Clare, Ireland, in 1837, came to this country with her parents in early childhood and settled at Davenport, Iowa. Was married in 1861 to Mr. Michael Meehan, residing in Rock Island county, Illinois, for twenty years. In March, 1881, they came to Crawford county, Iowa, where she has since resided. She was the mother of eight children, Mrs. P. J. Hanrahan of Hunter, N. Dakota, Mr. Thomas Meehan of Friend, Neb., Mary, dying in infancy; Anna, died in 1915; and Mrs. T. A. Hickey in 1908; Mrs. C. C. Houlihan of Denison, Iowa; Mrs. P. J. Lally and Mr. John Meehan of Manilla.
  After a long, busy and useful life, she died as she had lived, honored trusted and loved. She reared her own monument while she lived in the hearts of all who knew her. Her life was completed, if work all done and well done constitutes completion. She was a member of the Catholic church and her Christian life was beautiful from its beginning to its close, and through all the vicissitudes and sorrows that she met in the way, when husband two of their loved children preceded her to the grave, her faith in God never wavered. But she has left us and today cold clay covers a grave that hides from our sight all that is mortal of a true and noble woman.
  During the past few years she had suffered several serious illnesses and from her loved ones and friends of this fair town that she loved so well day after day went up the silent prayer:
  "Not here, Oh Death, not here," But alas, "Death loves a shining mark" and so it came.
  On Wednesday morning, March 8, she went to her eternal reward after a residence here of forty-one years.
Our little city and community and its hospitable people over held a warm corner in her heart. It was here the best days of her life were spent and when her last hour came, and the God of eternity called her to her everlasting rest, It was her desire that beneath the shady trees of our silent city, close to her home and her church on its sloping hillsides, surrounded by the beauty, happiness and contentment of our people, where the flowers to her were sweetest and the birds warble their most melodious songs, should be the eternal abiding place of all that was mortal of her.
  Funeral services were held Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart church, Rev. Father Parle officiating and was attended by a large number of people throughout the country. The remains were laid to rest in Mt. Olivet cemetery, a bower of beautiful flowers, tokens from relatives and friends covered the silent grave of the departed.
  The Times joins the many friends of the bereaved in expressing sympathy to them in their great sorrow.
  Relatives and friends from a distance who came to be present at the obsequies were:
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hanrahan, Hunter, N. Dakota; Mr. Thomas Meehan, Friend, Nebr.; Sister Mary Vincent, Davenport, Ia.; Miss Elizabeth Ayers, Taylor Ridge; Mr. Patrick J. Conway, Mrs. Thomas Conway and Mr. Jas. Meehan from Aledo, Ill.; Mrs. Margaret Anthony, Bigelow, Mo.; Mr. Richard Ayers, Knowlton, Ia.; Mr. George Talty and Maurice, Leo and Francis Hickey from Adair, Ia.; Mr. Thos. Talty from Atlantic, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Talty and Mrs. Martha Talty from Neola, Ia.; Tom Meehan and family from Vail, Ia.; and John Meehan of Denison; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Champion, Denison; Mr. Edward O'Brien, and Miss Katherine O'Brien from Ute, Ia.; and Mrs. Chas Allen from Omaha, Neb.; Mr. D. P. O'Brien of Sioux City, Ia.; Mrs. John Hefferman and daughter, Hannah, of Dow City, Ia.; Mrs. Thos. Sexton, Danbury, Ia.; Mrs. John Costello and John Kinney of Vail, besides many other relatives and friends from Denison, Vail and Buck Grove. - Manilla Times
(The Denison Review, Wednesday, March 29, 1922, Sect. 2, p. 4)