Nellie Marie Garner ~ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Garner
Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, February 20, l896
NELLIE MARIE GARNER died in Eden Township, Feb. l2, l896, of typhoid fever and whooping cough, little NELLIE MARIE, daughter of MR. and MRS. JOHN GARNER, aged 2 years and 4 months.
Why Nellie was called we do not know,
For life to her was bright and sweet;
Perhaps the angels saw some woe
In waiting for her tender feet
And snatched her quickly e're she trod
The thorns life's pathway has for each.
But we know this, she is with God
Forever far from Sorrow's reach.
So though we wove around our dove
Affections silken fetter,
And thought to keep her by our love
The angels loved her better.
Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
"With permission from the Leon Journal Reporter"
November 3, 2002