Published in the Nashua Reporter (Nashua, Iowa) on December 5, 1907:

Charlotte A. Carey was born in Calhoun County, Michigan, November 22, 1845. At the age of eleven years she moved with her parents to Bradford, Iowa. September 26, 1861 she was married to John L. Cagley and spent most of her life near Nashua. Tothis union was born thirteen children - nine boys and four girls. One daughter, Ida, and four sons, Clyde, Calvin, Charley and Robert, preceded their mother to the better land. The husband, three daughters, Mrs. Henry Noble and Mrs. Levi Hunt, of Nashua, and Beatrice Hanson, of California, and five sons, William of Arkansas, George and Ervin, of Chickasaw, and Marshall and Leroy, of Nashua, are left to morn the loss of a loving wife and mother. In the year 1862 deceased united with the Lutheran church and remained faithful to her rreligion until death. About six months ago she was taken sick with cancer of the stomach and since then she has gradually failed. She was a patient sufferer until last Saturday morning, November 30, when she jpeacefully closed her eyes and passed to the other shore. All through her sickness she boreher suffering bravely, making no complaint. She had no fear of the conquorer and passed peacefully to her rest.

The funeral services were held at the Congregational church Monday at 11 o'clock, Rev. Sinden offeciating.



In Memory of Our Mother

She's at rest, our darling mohter.

Each day she's prayed to have it so

Though we knew 'twas better for her

It was so hard to see her go.

Where she's gone there is no sickness,

There's no sorrow or no pain,

From this world we've lost our mother.

Through our loss is but her gain.

See how peacefully she's sleeping.

In her casked draped in black.

Can we, looking on our loved one,

For one moment wish her back.

We will not think of her as lying

Underneath that mound of sod

For her spirit's gone to heaven

And she's safe at home with God.

Where she's gone to join her children.

Four besides her baby Clyde,

Charley, Calvin, Robert, Ida.

How she wept when each one died.

But now her weekpin all is ended

And she went without one fear.

Eight of us she's left with father,

I will try to name them here:

George, Beatrice, William, Melissa,

Mary, Ervin, Leroy, Marshall, so

We were all grown up and married

Before our mother had to go.

She was a kind and loving mother

A true and faithful wife:

Through allher joys and sorrows

She has led a Christian life.

Then let us follow mother's footsteps.

As she took them one by one.

And we will meet her up in heaven

When our work on earth is done

Written by one of her children