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GALBREATH, Inez Viola Fox (7 NOV 1864 - 18 JAN 1938) |
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Marianne Walker |
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Tigrbug@AOL.com |
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GALBREATH HIGGINS FOX FEUTZ |
----Source: Neillsville Press, January 20, 1938
Mrs. Robert
Galbreath passed away at the home of her daughter Mrs. Isaac
Higgins, at Granton Tuesday morning at 5:30.
Inez Viola FOX was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Nov 7, 1863,
to Mr. and Mrs. Israel Fox.
When a small child her parents moved to Richland Center, where she
grew to womanhood. Here she attended high school and prepared
herself for the teaching profession, but due to the fact that she
was an only child, she remained at home with her parents. At the
age of 21 in January, 1885, she was married to Robert Galbreath,
who preceded her in death.
Five children were born to this union, 2 boys dying in infancy. The
surviving children are Mrs. Isaac Higgins of Granton, Mrs. Chris
Feutz of Cannonville and Ross Galbreath of Lac La Bische, Alberta,
Canada. She also leaves 10 grandchildren and 1
great-grandchild.
Mr. and Mrs. Galbreath moved to Clark County in 1899 and purchased
a farm in the town of Washburn, and here the family lived until his
death in August 1913, when Mrs. Galbreath returned to Richland
Center to care for her aged father until he passed away about 3
years ago. At that time she returned to Clark County to live with
her daughters.
Deceased was a member of the Christian church all her life, loyal
to it's needs and true to it's teachings. She loved people, made
friends readily and was always popular socially. Since coming to
this community and even at the advanced age of 75 she enjoyed
working in the Ladies' Aid.
Funeral services will be held at the Congregational Church in
Neillsville at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. G. W. Longenecker
officiating. The remains will be laid to rest in the Neillsville
cemetery beside her husband.
The pallbearers will be Ole P. Larson, Ezra Sharratt, Art Williams,
James Short, Ed Short and Edward Schroeder.
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