Pilot, July 25, 1928

MRS. TYSON PASSES OVER

DEATH CAME SATURDAY FORENOON AFTER MANY DAYS OF SUFFERING WITH A MALIGNANT AFFLICTION

Mrs. Ella Tyson passed away at 11 o'clock last Saturday forenoon at her home on west Grant street after an illness with what was thought to be cancer of the liver, from which she suffered greatly up to within a few days of her passing, when she became unconscious from weakness and the opiates necessary to relieve her of intense pain.

She was a member of Serepta Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, of Arlington, for many years.

Mary Ella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Beard, was born in Henry County, Iowa, August 5th, 1852, so was almost 76 years of age. The family came to Florence in 1862 and in 1865 they came to this county and settled on a homestead seven miles north of Blair, but Blair wasn't in existence until 1869, so they were real pioneers.

On February 27th, 1872, Miss Ella was united in marriage to Peter Tyson, a brother of the late Watson Tyson and of the late Marshall Tyson. To this union one child was born, Amasa F. Tyson, of Los Angeles, Calif. Her husband died December 4th, 1901.

They lived in the Rose Hill neighborhood for some years, moving to Arlington in 1881. She came to Blair to make her home in 1914. She was a great lover of flowers and she had them in great profusion in her yard and of almost infinite variety. She not only loved a neat and orderly place but she loved to keep it that way herself.

While the past few months of her life were ones of great suffering, she bore it patiently and planned her own funeral to the minutest detail. She was tenderly cared for by those who loved her and the end made as comfortable as was possible.

Besides the son she is survived by two brothers, W.H. and George Beard, who live north of Blair; and two sisters, Mrs. Lou Hungate and Miss Cora Beard, both of this city. Also many other near relatives and friends.