Mrs. S. E. Daggett, well-known and highly esteemed pioneer mother of the community, died at 12:10 a.m. August 19th, at her home north of town, her death being due to cancer of the stomach and complications. Her illness covered several months duration. 

Funeral services were held from the Methodist church of this city Saturday at 2:30, conducted by Rev. Witzigman, of Iowa Falls, former pastor here, assisted by Rev. Sheer, of Union, and Rev. Stubbs, present pastor of the local church. The pall bearers were six grandchildren: Orville, Harvey, Sylvia and Myrtle Daggett, Mrs. Rosetta, Alfred and Naomi Stubbs. Interment was made in the family lot in the Conrad cemetery. 

Sylvia A Lenfest was born at Washington, Maine, on March 3rd, 1839 and passed away at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 16 days.
On December 22, 1863 she was married to Simon E. Daggett at Washington, ME. The new home was made at Aplington, Maine, during the four years following. In 1867 they came to Iowa first settling at Wilton and then in March 1869 they removed to the present home place.
Eight children came to bless this home and to reveal the fortitude and noble motherliness of this gracious little woman. Twice she was called to lay the little ones away, but there have remained to comfort her later years three sons and three daughters. They are Linneaus Augustus, of Eldora, Willis and James, Mrs. Stella Wheelock, Mrs. Mae Stubbs and Miss Minnie, all of Conrad.

There remain to mourn her loss and emulate her beautiful character the husband—her life comrade of 51 years, three sons, three daughters, two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Clark, of Kansas and Mrs. Helen Northrup, of Nebraska, one brother, Augustus Lenfest, of Malden, Mass., 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren together with a host of friends.

The Grundy Republican, 09/02/1915, pg.3