Death of Mrs. Swearingen
After a continued illness covering several years Mrs. Martin V. Swearingen passed peacefully away Tuesday morning. The end had been expected by her husband and near relatives for a long time but her time was spared until now. She has lived on the farm where she died for the past twenty-five years, about five miles northeast of town and is known to be a good kind wise and a loving mother and neighbor. Delila (Ramage) Swearingen was born in Holmes County Ohio, February 12, 1842, was married to Martin V. Swearingen at Wooster Ohio, January 8th, 1861. Eleven children have been born to this union of which nine are still living, John A., Laurens, Iowa; Mrs. Scheiber, Lake Benton, Minnesota; Sam M. and Elmer Homick, Mrs. Della Wilson, Marshalltown; T.A., Mrs. Pierson, Mrs. Hays, and Mrs. Adolph Grundmeier, Manning. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the M.E. Church in this city. Rev, J.N. McCurdy officiating, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Manning Cemetery south of town.

Card of Thanks
We sincerely thank our neighbors and friends for their kind assistance given to us during the long illness and death of our beloved wife and mother.
M.V. Swearingen and family.

Note tombstone records: Delila J. Sweargingen, died January 17, 1906; wife of M.V. Swearingen, 63 years, 11 months, 5 days.