Harriett Louise Tollett

MORTON, Harriet Louisa TOLLETT – Death of Mrs. Harriet Louisa Morton – Mrs. Harriet Louisa Morton, widow of the late James A. Morton, died at the home of her son, R.M. Morton, on Willow Spring farm Sunday morning, November 27 at 8:30 o’clock, after an illness of about two weeks of pneumonia. She was 71 years of age, the date of her birth being September 25th, 1833. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 9 o’clock and her body laid to rest in the Walnut Grove cemetery.

Mrs. Morton was the youngest daughter of Henry and Eliza Tollett and was born in the home in which she died. On July 12, 1850, she was married to James A. Morton, whose death occurred 19 years ago.

Early in life when a mere girl she was converted and joined the Protestant Methodist church and lived an exemplary life which was one of Christian beauty and simple faith. She was devotedly attached to her home and after the death of her husband the comfort and happiness of the children occupied the chief place in her thought and life. She was thoughtful and kind-hearted and affectionate and her death is mourned by a wide circle of friends and relatives.

Mrs. Morton is survived by her three sons, Mr. R.M. Morton and Mr. J.E. Morton of Walnut Grove and Mr. W.H. Morton of Fayetteville. One brother also survives her, Mr. Carroll Tollett, who was present at the funeral.

A large concourse of friends and relatives attended the funeral and many floral tributes were placed upon her newly made grave. [Prairie Grove Herald 12/1/1904]