Obit: Withee, Letitia (1880 - 1923)

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Surnames: WITHEE SHAW

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner 6/7/1923

OBITUARY FOR MRS. THEO. WITHEE

After weeks of illness following a severe attack of the flu, Mrs. Theodore Withee, age 43, passed away at the hospital at Eau Claire, Monday night, May 28, 1923. Although her condition had been serious for a number of days and specialists from Rochester were called, who gave the family encouragement, it was hoped until the end that her life might be spared to her family and friends a few years longer.

Letitia Shaw was born in Maine forty three years ago and at the age of nine years came to Medford, Wis., where she attended school, finishing her course in the east.

Twenty one years ago she was married at Medford to Mr. Theodore Withee of La Crosse, which was an important social event. Since her marriage she has made her home in La Crosse and at the large Withee farm at Hemlock.

Mrs. Withee was an unusually beautiful woman, always affable and agreeable and held a prominent place in society. She was loyal to her friends and her untimely death leaves many hearts saddened that time only can efface.

Services were held at Eau Claire, Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock and short services were again held at La Crosse on Thursday, where she was laid to rest.

Sleep on, thou loved one and in some fairer clime awake to greet with angel song the coming of those thou loved on earth and left but for a little while. Sleep our beloved.

There are left to mourn her loss, her husband and two daughters, Eleanor and Theodora, and her mother, Mrs. Thaxter Shaw, whose home was with her daughter.