The Daily Nonpareil, October 11, 1935, Council Bluffs, Iowa "MRS. ELLA PINNEY DIES AT HER HOME "Pioneer Resident of City Remembered Visit of Lincoln "Funeral on Saturday "Mrs. Ella Pusey Pinney, 85, a member of one of the prominent pioneer fami- lies of Council Bluffs, died Thursday night at her home, 'Llewellyn farm,' near the city. "Mrs. Pinney was the wife of the late Charles H. Pinney, physician and surgeon, and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. M. Pusey. Their residence was in Council Bluffs on the site of the public library. "Mrs. Pinney was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., coming west at the age of 5. She received her education at Monticello seminary, Alton, Ill. She often re- lated the trips she made by Missouri river boats and the stagecoach trips across Iowa. Among the incidents she recalled of the pioneer days of Council Bluffs were those involving the life of Indians and Mormons and the interest Abraham Lincoln took in the children at her father's home during Lincoln's visit here. "Her parents were among the early founders of the First Presbyterian church of Council Bluffs of which she was a member. "Surviving are three children, H. H. Pinney, Mrs. Lucile P. Evans, and F. S. Pinney of Council Bluffs. She leaves also three grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Kate Pusey McGee of Council Bluffs. "Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. C. Carson Bransby Saturday at 11 a. m. at Walnut Hill cemetery. Cutler's funeral home is in charge. "Pallbearers will be Ward Folsom, Louis Squire, George Damon, Harvey Lewis, Edward Hess, and L. Drake. "The family has requested that no flowers be sent."