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Note: OBITUARY: MRS. ASA MCCONNELL SERVICES HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON Last rites were held Saturday Afternoon, August 26, at 2:00 o'clock at the
Morfoot-Dixon Funeral Home for Mrs. Asa McConnell, Rev. Hugh C. Guy pastor
of the Christian Church officiating. The church was overflowing with many
beautiful flowers, in respect of Mrs. McConnell. Max McConnell was soloist,
singing "In The Garden" in "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," Mrs. A. L. Hale was
organist. Acting as pallbearers were Laurence Toms, Frank Purk, Kenneth
Kinsey, Bernard Severide, Roy Bonine and Cal Voogd. The following life sketch
was read: Anna Inez Faidley, daugther of John and Abigail Faidley, was born
at Holton, KS on December 12, 1872, Holton, KS and died at her home in Nevada
at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, August 24, 1950, being 77 years,8 months, and 12 days
old. This was a rich and well rounded period of life. As a young girl she
moved with her family to Maxwell, where she grew to young womanhood. On July
19, 1894, she was united in marriage to Asa McConnell at Maxwell. To this
union eight children were born. Those now living are: Mrs. Mabel Lee of
Algona, Glen and Fred of Nevada, Mrs. Helen Parrish of Elmhurst, IL, Maurice
in the Hawaiian Islands and Betty of Woodward. One son died in infancy. The
husband Asa McConnell, passed away August 6, 1947, and a daughter, Ruth, Mrs.
Mrs. Earl Kirkendall, passed away just a year ago on August 23. Besides the
six children, Mrs. McConnell leaves two sisters, Mrs. Molly Alverson of
Maxwell, and Mrs. Nell White of Kansas City, MO., and two brothers Charles
Faidley of Maxwell and Douglas Faidley of Topeka, KS., besides these she
leaves 15 grandchildren, and 15 greatgrandchildren, and a host of more
distant relatives and many friends. Mrs. McConnell, known to many through
the years as "Aunt Ann" was a member of the Christian Church since girlhood
days, having been a member of the Nevada Christian Church for 35 years and a
member of the Maxwell church before that. She lived a long and useful life
and made her full contribution to her community and her country. She was the
type of person you loved to see, for she was always cheerful. She was witty
and full of energy, had a good memory and wonderful endurance for one of her
build. She was an interesting conversationist; her eyes would sparkle as
she was telling something of wit and humor. Mrs. McConnell had not been in
the best of health for several years, and she was confined to her bed for
five weeks. During this time Mrs. Eva McKee, along with the help at times
from the loved ones, cared for her faithfully. Mrs. McKee says she was a
wonderful patient. The pastor observed that she was brave and courageous and
most unselfish in spirit.
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