Mrs. Sarah Dunnick Died Sunday

The countless friends of Mrs. Sarah Dunnick, for many years a resident of Manning, were grieved to hear of her death Sunday evening.

Sarah Dunnick was born May 2, 1858 in Camron, Ill., in a log cabin where she spent her early life. In 1874, when she was 16 years of age , she came with her father to Iowa. Her mother had died when she was 14 months old.

They traveled in a covered wagon, crossing the Mississippi river at Gulfport Ill., on the ferry. Wiota, Iowa was their destination. Their trip was slow and tiresome. At that time Iowa was a rolling prairie with only a few sod houses and log cabins.

In 1878 she was united in marriage to William B. Bradford and they began housekeeping on a farm. To this union six children were born: Alyce, Mrs. Alyce Noel of Lincoln, Nebr.; Rhoda, Mrs. Rhoda Hudspeth of Audubon, Ia.; J. C. Bradford, Fontenelle, Ia.; Lois, Mrs. J. E. Perkins, Atlantic, Ia.; Jessie, Mrs. Jay Duff of Manning and Joseph Bradford who passed away in 1910.

The deceased was left a widow in 1896. For many years she struggled to raise her children and send them to school. She was a practical nurse.

When her children were grown and had homes of their own, she married Cornelius Dunnick of Manning. This was in March 1911. She lived in Manning until after the death of Mr. Dunnick, Dec. 23, 1932. She was a member of the Manning Relief Corps.

In Nov. 1934 she sold her household goods and went to the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown to live. She made her home there until August of this year when she was taken ill. Her son J. C. Bradford and her daughter Mrs. Perkins brought her to the Atlantic hospital for treatment. She gradually became worse and in Nov. she was moved to the Perkin's home where she remained until her death, Dec. 5th at 7:30 in the evening.

She leaves 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Services were held at the Funeral Home in Atlantic Tuesday with burial in the Atlantic cemetery. A Christian church minister officiated. She had always been a member of the Christian Church.

Her daughter, Mrs. Rhoda Hudspeth helped take care of her the last three weeks and was also with her at the time of her death. She had received the best care that loving hands could give her. At the end she went into a slumber from which she never awakened.

Sarah Fletcher - Bradford - Dunnick: May 2, 1858 - December 5, 1937

Mrs. Sarah Dunnick, 79, a former Manning resident, who came across the Iowa Prairies in 1874, died at the home of her daughter, Lois (Mrs. James E.) Perkins, in Atlantic Sunday evening, December 5, 1937.

Funeral services were hold at the Atlantic Funeral home Tuesday and burial was in Atlantic. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Duff of Manning attended the rites.

Mrs. Dunnick was born Sarah Persons Fletcher at Cameron, Illinois, May 2, 1858. When she was sixteen she came to Wiota, Iowa, in a covered wagon with her father. In 1878, she married William B. Bradford and to them were born six children. Mr. Bradford died in 1896 and she was left with the responsibility of her children's upbringing. She worked as a practical nurse until 1911 when she married Cornelius Dunnick of Manning.

She made her home in Manning until Mr. Dunnick's death in 1932, when she sold her property and went to the soldiers' home in Marshalltown. She lived there until August of this year when she was taken ill. Her son, Joseph E. Bradford, and her daughter, Lois Perkins, removed her to a hospital in Atlantic and last month took her to the Perkins' home where she remained until her death.

She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Alyce Noel of Lincoln, Nebraska, Mrs. Rhoda Hudspeth of Audubon, Joy C. Bradford of Fontanelle, Mrs. Lois Perkins of Atlantic, Jessie (Mrs. Jay) Duff of Manning, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A son, Joseph Bradford, died at Timberlake, South Dakota, in 1910.

At the time of Mr. Dunnick's death in 1932, he was one of Manning's oldest Civil War Veterans, only one living after his death.