Hinton Progress
Tuesday, January 30, 1936

WAS EARLY PIONEER IN THIS COUNTY

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Woolworth, 91 years of age, was held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Westcott-Doughty-Chandler funeral chapel at Sioux
City, with Rev. J. E. Feller, officiating and burial was made in Floyd
Cemetery. Eight grandsons served as pallbearers.

Mrs. Woolworth, who had resided in Leeds for 31 years, died Sunday night in
her home at 4430 Springfield street, after a brief illness.

The deceased was born October 28, 1844, in Wales. Mrs. Woolworth came to
the United States with her parents when she was two years old. She united
in marriage to Harvey Woolworth on March 9, 1864, at Arena, Wis., where they
lived until 1873, when they moved to Plymouth county and located on land
near James, Iowa, where they lived for many years before moving to Leeds.
Mr. Woolworth died about 20 years ago.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Katherine Luce, Mrs. Nellie
Montgomery and Mrs. Charles Savage, all of Sioux City, and Mrs. Evelyn
Wilson of San Diego, Calif.; three sons, Sam Woolworth of Sioux City, Frank
Woolworth of Los Angeles, Calif., and Robert Woolworth of James; 26
grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.