Anna Belle Drennan

Drennen, Anna Belle Pratt - Anna Belle Pratt, daughter of Delbert and Isabelle Pratt, was born at Gaesburg [sic, Galesburg], Ill., August 20, 1876 and died at St Joseph hospital in Omaha, Feb 1 at the age of 79 years, five months, 11 days. At the age of four, she came to Iowa with her parents, where they reared their family near New Market.

In 1910, she united with the Gilliad church, later moving her membership to the Methodist church in New Market, of which she was a member at the time of her death. She was also a member of the Rebekah lodge at New Market.

On July 3, 1894 she was married to Charles V. Drennen of New Market. To them two daughters and three sons were born: Mrs Beulah Hogg of Blockton, Mrs Mildred Kellogg of Vancouver, Wash., Claude Drennen and Guy Drennen of Omaha, Harvey Drennen of Elmo, Mo., all of whom survive. A grandson, Ray Drennen, was raised in the home until the death of his grandfather.

After the death of her husband in 1927, Mrs Drennen went to work at the Mental Health Institute in Clarinda, where she was employed a number of years. Later she went to a Fraternity House in Ames, where she worked until the age of 74. She spent the remaining years with her children.

Surviving with the children are three brothers, Ray, Ralph and Leslie Pratt of New Market; one sister, Mrs Florence Steeves of Bedford; 16 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Walker Funeral Home in Clarinda Feb 4 with Rev Lester Greenwood and the Rebekah lodge of New Market in charge. Burial in Memory cemetery at New Market.

Bedford Times-Press, Bedford, Iowa, Feb 23, 1956