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Isabella Maryana Wherry Paul
May 15, 1853 – February 20, 1930 |
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| MRS. JOHN PAUL TAKEN BY DEATH
Lady Was Jones County Pioneer This community was grieved to learn last Thursday that death had taken Mrs: John T. Paul, highly respected Anamosa lady and pioneer of Jones county. In brief we chronicled her passing, but below we are now printing the full obituary as read at her funeral services last Saturday afternoon.Isabella. Maryana Wherry, was born in Fairview, Guernsey County, Ohio, on May 15, 1853, the youngest of eleven children, ten of whom reached maturity, born to David Wherry and Mary Bratton Wherry, his wife, both natives of Ohio.When three years of age she came with her family by covered wagon to Iowa, first to Clinton County, and in a very brief time to Jones County, where the father bought from the original entryman, the Wherry homestead in Oxford Township, now owned by John T. Wherry, the sole survivor of the original family. The "Wherrys," "Moores" and "Brattons," all related and all pioneers, had come from Oxford Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, and hence when the new township was organized it was given that name.Six years after coming to Iowa, David Wherry died and his widow carried on as best she could. "Belle" received the meager education of the country school and at the age of 16, became a teacher at a monthly wage of $17.00, and she taught in the neighborhood schools of "Pence," "Shaffer" and "Schwab" until her marriage to a fellow teacher, John T. Paul, September 25, 1876.Her home was always around or in Wyoming, until in 1919, she came to Anamosa with her husband to make a home for her eldest son. At Anamosa, she joined the Congregational church. Previous to that she had been from early childhood a faithful member of the United Presbyterian Church, and to her there was no twilight zone between right and wrong. The seventh day was "the Sabbath" to be kept holy with calvanistic strictness. Yet withall she was liberal toward others in her religious thought and charitable to all human weaknesses.Her life had many trials and vicissitudes, but her way was made bright by the lantern of love she held in her hand. For the last twenty years of her life she was in feeble health and during this-time she had the ministrations of a devoted daughter and the constant solicitation and affection of her husband, whom she survived only seven weeks. She met this loss with the fortitude with which she met every issue of life. She passed away on Thursday morning, February 20th, from the shock incident to a fall three days previous in which she suffered the fracture of her hip.To her marriage were born four children: Clifford B. Paul, Dr. John Dale Paul, and Mary E. Paul, all of Anamosa, and Harold W. Paul of Ft. Madison, all of whom were with her at her passing. She is also survived by seven grandchildren. Her one objective in life was the training and education of these children and no sacrifice was too great to attain such end. She felt her just reward had come when all had graduated from high school and college, and had entered honorable professions Any small measure of success which came to them she regarded as her own.She had a bright active mind, and a calm clear judgment, which kept her life on an even keel. Her wit was nimble, and her sense of humor saved many a situation. She had a remarkable personality, and an unusual capacity to make and keep friends. She is gone but her memory is cherished by those she loved, and who loved her, and is a blessed benediction.Burial was at Riverside from the Congregational church at 2:30 p. m. Saturday afternoon, her pastor, Rev. David M. Beggs officiating assisted by Rev. P. O. Worcester of the Methodist church. The pall bearers were Geo. C. Lawrence, M. C. Crispin, C. W. McMahan, Henry Dorgeloh, F. W. Jones, and John Goodman.
Submitted by: Richard Harrison
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