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From the Oelwein Daily Register, March 1939.

MRS. GEORGE A. DAY OBITUARY

          Mrs. George A. Day, nee Allie Alzada Todd, the daughter of Andrew and Mary Vibber Todd, was the eldest of a family of seven children, and was born on a farm two miles west of Edgewood, Iowa, on June 3, 1859, and departed this life at Oelwein, on March 23, 1939, at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 20 days.
          Her girlhood days were spent at the farm home near Edgewood. In 1876 the family moved to Oelwein where she grew to womanhood. After finishing the common schools of that day, she taught school for a number of years in Grundy and Delaware counties.
          She was united in marriage to George A. Day at Oelwein, Iowa, on October 30, 1884. To this union two sons were born; Harry Andrew, and Donald Todd.
          After their marriage they immediately went to the farm home east of Oelwein where 51 years of faithful toil and beautiful devotion were spent. In October 1935 they came to Oelwein where they have lived since.
          Mrs. Day has been in failing health for several years, but she kept a keen interest in everything in the life of the church and community to the last. About two weeks ago she suffered a lapse in health and on last Thursday as it began to draw toward morning she quietly slept the sleep that wakens in the glorious morning of Eternal Light.
          She is survived by her husband, the devoted companion of more than 54 years of delightful home life, and by her two sons, Harry and Donald, both of Oelwein. She is also survived by her brother, Harry Todd of Tacoma, Washington, the last of her family and by two grandchildren.
          Mrs. Day was of sturdy pioneer stock, and possessed many of the stalwart qualities of that sturdy race who achieved so well the conquest of the wilderness.
          She was a loyal wife, and made he home rich in motherly devotion. She loved her home and cherished her friends. Although confined to a wheel-chair much of the time in the recent years, she still kept in touch with her friends by telephone, and when the weather permitted she maintained happy associations with all who passed her door. In a sense hers was a "house by the side of the road where the race of men went by, and as the poet expresses it, she felt a kindly and deep interest in all who passed her door.
          Mrs. Day was a member of the Pythian Sisters for many years and delighted in the fellowship of the order.
          Among the many interest that held her attention none equaled her devotion to her church. She, with her husband, was a charter member of Grace Methodist church, and to the last she never slackened in her interest. For 52 years she held that interest unabated. In the earlier days she served on the Board of Stewards, and was a forceful factor in organizing the Ladies' Aid Society. In 1898 she was president of that society and led that group of unsurpassed women in the building of the first parsonage.
          In later years she has rendered a distinctive service as historian of the church. She compiled a large scrap-book of historical events, which is a marvel for detail and intimate information.
          Mrs. Day was a forceful character, her loyalties were clear-cut, and strong, but her breadth of spirit gave her a generous appreciation of all. She was one of the heroic group who saw the future and dared hardship and labor for the cause they loved. We of today have entered into their labors and are the beneficiaries of their devotion.
          Services were held in Grace Methodist church March 26 at..........
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