[clipping from an unnamed and undated newspaper, probably soon after 16 Apr 1942] Emma Maria Hull, daughter of Henry H. and Caroline Brewster Hull, was born in the town of Buffalo, Marquette county, Wis., July 4, 1858. She received her early education in the rural school and later attended Portage high school and the state normal school at Oshkosh, Wis. As a rural teacher in the surrounding counties, she was very successful for several years. On December 15, 1886, she was married to James Scholes of Moundville, Wis. They immediately settled on the Scholes homestead where they rounded out full lives for fifty years. Her husband passed away Dec. 29, 1936. To this union were born two children: a son, Robert Henry, deceased in 1934; and a daughter, Ruth, now Mrs. Leo Robleske. Mrs. Scholes united with the Presbyterian church in Buffalo, Wis., at an early age. After her marriage she transferred her membership to the Moundville Methodist church where she always took an active interest in its activities. Upon the organization of the Ladies' Aid society she became a charter member, holding various offices. She was also zealous for the missionary cause. She passed away following a brief illness at her home in Moundville, April 13, 1942. The unselfish devotion of Mrs. Scholes to her family and friends was a marked characteristic. She loved companionship and her hospitable home was ever open to others. Left to mourn her loss are her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Robleske; two grandchildren, Mrs. Arthur Pedersen, Madison, Wis., and Norman Scholes, who had made his home with his grandmother for nearly five years; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Pearl Schulenberg, also of Madison; one sister, Mrs. Mary Merritt, Yakima, Wash.; and two brothers, Charles C. Hull, Waynoka, Okla., and Walter B. Hull, Buffalo, Wis.; besides several nieces andnephews. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Thursday, April 16, 1942, from the Moundville church, the Rev. L. L. Litchfield officiating. Ladies in charge of the flowers were Mrs. Max Wade, Mrs. Wm. Audiss, Mrs. Willard Jones and Mrs. Gust Peterson. Mrs. Blanche Powell and Mrs. Pearl Hollerup, accompanied by Mrs. Essie Frederick, sang beautifully "Near the Cross" and "No Night There." Those who acted as pallbearers were Wm. Hume, George Hume, Frederick Turner, Ray Sherwin, Elmer Scholes and Edward Heames. Those attending the funeral from a distance were Mrs. Pearl Schulenburg, Mrs. Arthur Pedersen, Mr. Thomas Edwards, Mrs. Floyd Bentley and son Kendall, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scholes, Brandon; Robt. Smith and daughter Nona, Beloit; Mrs. Clifford La Mar and son Dean, Baraboo; Wm. Sherwin, Ray Sherwin and Mrs. Harry Rhodes, Sparta; Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Clark of Kimberly.
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