Laura French

Mrs. Anna Godey of this city has received word that her daughter, Mrs. C.R. French, of Hillside, Arizona, passed away at that place on Monday morning at 8 o'clock. Mrs. French had been failing for a long time, but was able to be up and around attending to her household duties. She was preparing breakfast on Monday morning, when she was suddenly taken very ill and died shortly afterwards.
The funeral services will take place in Paxton. The remains will arrive some time on Friday, and ther funeral will be held at the home of Mrs. Godey on West Orleans Street Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Burial will take place at the Farmersville Cemetery.
She leaves her husband and mother to mourn her loss.

--Paxton Record.  25 July 1918.

The funeral services of Mrs. Laura Godey French of Hillside, Arizona, were held last Sat. afternoon. The services were held at the home of the deceased's mother, Mrs. Anna Godey, on West Orleans Street, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Edna Larson, accompanied on the piano by Miss Beda Skog, sang sympathetically a beautiful hymn. Rev. A. P. Westerberg read portions of 1 Thess. and 1 Cor. and preached in English, using for his text Acts 21:14, "The will of the Lord be done." His theme was "Patient Submission to the Will of God."
Mrs. Laura Godey French was born in Chicago, Ill., July 19, 1872. About twenty-four years ago her health broke down from a severe cold and ever since she was forced to live in the west and southwest. On the 28th day of June, 1909, she was married to Clarence French at Alburquerque, New Mexico. For five years Mr. and Mrs. French resided at Phoenix, Arizona. Four years ago they removed to Hillside, Arizona. The several changes of residence were made on account of Mrs. French's poor health. She passed away suddenly Monday morning, July 22, at the age of 46 years and 3 days, leaving her husband, Clarence French, of Hillside, Arizona, her mother, Mrs. Anna Godey, of Paxton, one brother, William Godey of Chicago, and numerous other near kin and relatives.
The service at the house closed with another solo by Miss Edna Larson.
Interment took place in the Farmersville Cemetery, nine miles southeast of the City, where a brief funeral rite was conducted. At these services Miss Dahl and Mrs. Victor Swanson, both of the Farmersville settlement, rendered an appropriate hymn.

--Paxton Record. 1 August 1918.