Smedley, Mary – wife of E.G. Smedley formerly of Davenport, Iowa – died Friday at the residence of J. L. Smedley aged 24 years, 9 months.
She was the step-daughter of the late Wm. Little of Moline, Illinois. The funeral will be Saturday at the J. L. Smedley residence, 214 E. 6th Street in Davenport.(Rock Island Daily Argus of Saturday 24 February 1877) sub. by K. Torp - 2007
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The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinoois October 12, 1984 - Friday, pg A4
FRIEDA L. STURMS, 63, a resident of the Good Samaritan home, Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Harmon, died Friday, Oct. 5, 1984 at the home after an extended illness. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the Runge Chapel, Davenport, Iowa. Burial was at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Iowa.Frieda Sturms was born on March 10, 1916, the daughter of William and Stella Willis Whittington. She married Hilton Sturms in August of 1932 in Geneseo (Illinois) . He preceded her in death in 1973.Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Violet) Dietz, Walnut; two sons, Donald, Moline, and Jerry, Davenport, Iowa; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; four sisters, Loretta Neulib, and Pauline Bush, both of Geneseo, Hazel Toppert, Kewanee and Mary Ecklung, California; and two brothers, Farrell Whittington, Davenport, and Harley, Whittington, Morrison. (Contributed by Melva L. Taylor) submitted by Chris Walters -2008Back to Scott County, Iowa Genealogy Trails
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Robert Souder, 10 a.m. Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport
Quad-City Times, Sun., July 27, 2003 pg. A17 - [C.Horton 0409]Back to Scott County, Iowa Genealogy Trails
Yesterday occurred the funeral of Josph (sic) Scheggenbach, aged 2, from the family residence No. 1232 West 7th street.
The cause of death was diphtheric croup. The interment took place at St. Mary's cemetery.
Davenport Morning Tribune, Thursday, Dec. 22, 1887 pg. 3 [C. Horton -2009]