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Subject: Louisa A. Messersmith wife of Nathaniel Hupp obit.
Date: 12 May 2005 22:32:47 -0600

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Heart Attack Fatal to Mrs. Louisa Hupp
Funeral Services held Wednesday at Methodist Church for Aged Atkinson Resident.
Suffering a heart attack shortly before noon on Thursday, March 9, Mrs. Louisa A. Hupp, aged resident of this city, failed to recover from its effects and passed away at 1:45 Monday afternoon, March 13. Mrs. Hupp was almost 74 years of age. She lived here with her son, Milo W. Hupp, who is employed as a shop mechanic at the Seger Bros. Ford garage. She had been in ill health for a number of years.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church by the pastor, Rev. C. E. McPherson. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery. Pallbearers were John Ballon, Chas. Spann, W. F. Werner, H. J. Heuton,
J. Newton and L.C. Genung, all members of Atkinson Lodge No. 111, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Obituary.
Louisa A. Messersmith was born June 2, 1859, in Putman county, Missouri; died at Atkinson, Ne. March 13, 1933, aged 73 years, 9 months and 11 days. When but a small girl she moved with her parents to Coon Rapids Ia., and at that place was married to Nathan D. Hupp on Jan. 25, 1879.
To this union were born four children, David J., Goldie, Charles E., and Milo W. Two of these died in infancy and Charles died April 6, 1910. The father passed away in 1916. Mrs. Hupp is survived by one son, Milo W., and one adopted son, Bernard Blackkmore, both of Atkinson. Also surviving her are two sisters, Mrs. Mary M. Dailey of Coon Rapids, Ia., and Mrs. Josie Osborne of Benkleman, Ne., and two brothers, William A Messersmith of Spalding and Coleman B. Messersmith of Scotia, Ne.
In 1894 the family moved from Iowa to Knox county, Nebraska, where they lived until 1914, moving at that time to Dustin, in Holt county. A year later they moved to Atkinson and Mrs. Hupp continued her residence here until death. She was a member of the Rebecca lodge and was raised in the Free Methodist faith, which she continued to observe until her death. She was known by those of her acquaintance to be a hard working, ever loyal and helpful mother.

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