Traer Star Clipper, Friday, December 24th, 1943 – page 1
Mrs. Elizabeth Provan, oldest resident of the Traer community, who passed her 100th birthday in July, died at 11 o'clock Sunday night at her home, 1 ½ miles north of Traer. Death was due to the infirmities of her age. She had been ill but one day previous to her passing. Despite her more than a century of life, Mrs. Provan's health was excellent through her last years. She was about her home every day and took a keen interest in daily affairs.
The funeral service was held at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Provan home, conducted by the Rev. W. A. Thompson, pastor of the Traer United Presbyterian church. Miss Marjorie Henry sang, accompanied by Mrs. J. W. Dodd. Casket bearers were Lester Bicket, of Reinbeck; Robert J. Barr, J. W. Dodd, F. A. Barr, J. W. Townsend and Clayton Young, of Traer. Burial w as in Buckingham cemetery.
Mrs. Provan was born July 5, 1843, in Poundland, Ayrshire, Scotland. She came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Galt, and a brother and sister, in 1865. They landed at New York City on July 5, 1865 and came by rail to Iowa City. The family then traveled overland by team to their farm, west of Old Buckingham village, about two miles northwest of the present site of Traer. It w as eight years later that the town of Traer was platted, with the extension of the B. C. R. & N. railroad across north Tama county, now the Rock Island railroad. Mrs. Provan witnessed the growth and development of the Traer community from its beginnings to the present day. The decedent attended school in Scotland and in Old Buckingham village. She was a member of the pioneer Tranquillity church and was later an active member of the United Presbyterian church in Traer. She was a charter member of the Women's Buckingham Cemetery association, and was active in the W. C. T. U.
She was married on January 10, 1866, at the home of her parents to Robert Provan, also a native of Scotland, and the couple settled on their farm four miles northwest of Traer. In 1899, the Provan family moved to the present home, north of town, where Mrs. Provan had resided since. Mrs. Provan's high ideals, aspirations and unusually cheerful disposition were a constant inspiration to those who knew her best. Surviving are three children, John Provan and Miss May Provan, at home, and Mrs. F. A. Barr, residing on the Provan estate farm northwest of Traer; three grandchildren, Mrs. Marvin Brown, of Cedar Falls; Mrs. Don L. Ralston, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Robert J. Barr, of Traer; and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Provan was preceded in death by her husband in November, 1930 and many years before that by two children, James Lennox and Ethel G. Provan.
Mrs. Elizabeth Provan, oldest resident of the Traer community, who passed her 100th birthday in July, died at 11 o'clock Sunday night at her home, 1 ½ miles north of Traer. Death was due to the infirmities of her age. She had been ill but one day previous to her passing. Despite her more than a century of life, Mrs. Provan's health was excellent through her last years. She was about her home every day and took a keen interest in daily affairs.
The funeral service was held at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Provan home, conducted by the Rev. W. A. Thompson, pastor of the Traer United Presbyterian church. Miss Marjorie Henry sang, accompanied by Mrs. J. W. Dodd. Casket bearers were Lester Bicket, of Reinbeck; Robert J. Barr, J. W. Dodd, F. A. Barr, J. W. Townsend and Clayton Young, of Traer. Burial w as in Buckingham cemetery.
Mrs. Provan was born July 5, 1843, in Poundland, Ayrshire, Scotland. She came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Galt, and a brother and sister, in 1865. They landed at New York City on July 5, 1865 and came by rail to Iowa City. The family then traveled overland by team to their farm, west of Old Buckingham village, about two miles northwest of the present site of Traer. It w as eight years later that the town of Traer was platted, with the extension of the B. C. R. & N. railroad across north Tama county, now the Rock Island railroad. Mrs. Provan witnessed the growth and development of the Traer community from its beginnings to the present day. The decedent attended school in Scotland and in Old Buckingham village. She was a member of the pioneer Tranquillity church and was later an active member of the United Presbyterian church in Traer. She was a charter member of the Women's Buckingham Cemetery association, and was active in the W. C. T. U.
She was married on January 10, 1866, at the home of her parents to Robert Provan, also a native of Scotland, and the couple settled on their farm four miles northwest of Traer. In 1899, the Provan family moved to the present home, north of town, where Mrs. Provan had resided since. Mrs. Provan's high ideals, aspirations and unusually cheerful disposition were a constant inspiration to those who knew her best. Surviving are three children, John Provan and Miss May Provan, at home, and Mrs. F. A. Barr, residing on the Provan estate farm northwest of Traer; three grandchildren, Mrs. Marvin Brown, of Cedar Falls; Mrs. Don L. Ralston, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Robert J. Barr, of Traer; and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Provan was preceded in death by her husband in November, 1930 and many years before that by two children, James Lennox and Ethel G. Provan.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, December 24th, 1943 – page 1
Mrs. Elizabeth Provan, oldest resident of the Traer community, who passed her 100th birthday in July, died at 11 o'clock Sunday night at her home, 1 ½ miles north of Traer. Death was due to the infirmities of her age. She had been ill but one day previous to her passing. Despite her more than a century of life, Mrs. Provan's health was excellent through her last years. She was about her home every day and took a keen interest in daily affairs.
The funeral service was held at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Provan home, conducted by the Rev. W. A. Thompson, pastor of the Traer United Presbyterian church. Miss Marjorie Henry sang, accompanied by Mrs. J. W. Dodd. Casket bearers were Lester Bicket, of Reinbeck; Robert J. Barr, J. W. Dodd, F. A. Barr, J. W. Townsend and Clayton Young, of Traer. Burial w as in Buckingham cemetery.
Mrs. Provan was born July 5, 1843, in Poundland, Ayrshire, Scotland. She came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Galt, and a brother and sister, in 1865. They landed at New York City on July 5, 1865 and came by rail to Iowa City. The family then traveled overland by team to their farm, west of Old Buckingham village, about two miles northwest of the present site of Traer. It w as eight years later that the town of Traer was platted, with the extension of the B. C. R. & N. railroad across north Tama county, now the Rock Island railroad. Mrs. Provan witnessed the growth and development of the Traer community from its beginnings to the present day. The decedent attended school in Scotland and in Old Buckingham village. She was a member of the pioneer Tranquillity church and was later an active member of the United Presbyterian church in Traer. She was a charter member of the Women's Buckingham Cemetery association, and was active in the W. C. T. U.
She was married on January 10, 1866, at the home of her parents to Robert Provan, also a native of Scotland, and the couple settled on their farm four miles northwest of Traer. In 1899, the Provan family moved to the present home, north of town, where Mrs. Provan had resided since. Mrs. Provan's high ideals, aspirations and unusually cheerful disposition were a constant inspiration to those who knew her best. Surviving are three children, John Provan and Miss May Provan, at home, and Mrs. F. A. Barr, residing on the Provan estate farm northwest of Traer; three grandchildren, Mrs. Marvin Brown, of Cedar Falls; Mrs. Don L. Ralston, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Robert J. Barr, of Traer; and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Provan was preceded in death by her husband in November, 1930 and many years before that by two children, James Lennox and Ethel G. Provan.
Mrs. Elizabeth Provan, oldest resident of the Traer community, who passed her 100th birthday in July, died at 11 o'clock Sunday night at her home, 1 ½ miles north of Traer. Death was due to the infirmities of her age. She had been ill but one day previous to her passing. Despite her more than a century of life, Mrs. Provan's health was excellent through her last years. She was about her home every day and took a keen interest in daily affairs.
The funeral service was held at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Provan home, conducted by the Rev. W. A. Thompson, pastor of the Traer United Presbyterian church. Miss Marjorie Henry sang, accompanied by Mrs. J. W. Dodd. Casket bearers were Lester Bicket, of Reinbeck; Robert J. Barr, J. W. Dodd, F. A. Barr, J. W. Townsend and Clayton Young, of Traer. Burial w as in Buckingham cemetery.
Mrs. Provan was born July 5, 1843, in Poundland, Ayrshire, Scotland. She came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Galt, and a brother and sister, in 1865. They landed at New York City on July 5, 1865 and came by rail to Iowa City. The family then traveled overland by team to their farm, west of Old Buckingham village, about two miles northwest of the present site of Traer. It w as eight years later that the town of Traer was platted, with the extension of the B. C. R. & N. railroad across north Tama county, now the Rock Island railroad. Mrs. Provan witnessed the growth and development of the Traer community from its beginnings to the present day. The decedent attended school in Scotland and in Old Buckingham village. She was a member of the pioneer Tranquillity church and was later an active member of the United Presbyterian church in Traer. She was a charter member of the Women's Buckingham Cemetery association, and was active in the W. C. T. U.
She was married on January 10, 1866, at the home of her parents to Robert Provan, also a native of Scotland, and the couple settled on their farm four miles northwest of Traer. In 1899, the Provan family moved to the present home, north of town, where Mrs. Provan had resided since. Mrs. Provan's high ideals, aspirations and unusually cheerful disposition were a constant inspiration to those who knew her best. Surviving are three children, John Provan and Miss May Provan, at home, and Mrs. F. A. Barr, residing on the Provan estate farm northwest of Traer; three grandchildren, Mrs. Marvin Brown, of Cedar Falls; Mrs. Don L. Ralston, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Robert J. Barr, of Traer; and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Provan was preceded in death by her husband in November, 1930 and many years before that by two children, James Lennox and Ethel G. Provan.
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