, 1881-06-18
OBITUARY.
Death, After a Painful illness, Of
George F. Runsey, Of Rumsey,
Bro, & Co.
Funeral Services 0Fer Lilo Late Rev. F..
]. 0oo'1spcetf, Former Pastor Of tho
Second Baptist Church..
Death Of Persons Of More or Less Promi-
nence In Different Parts Of the
Country.
GEfl1if,E T. I,lfa1s11r.

GEORGE r. NEAfE1:S.
Str. GeOrgH f. ftMlnscy, a widely.know,
clttzci md merchant, anil. tilrougl hts ct,1,.
,,ccti0tl with the trim Of llnnnsry. l}ro. L. Tn,
prominently identified with the business III
tcrests of C1cngs,, ,lEetl nj Ills nftt: II, tllts
city, corner Ut hush alnl iluron streets. ycs-
tsnlay 'norfling ut o 0'ci,h:l; Fur tic past six
months lie flstl l'ce, sufferer frnn IsrEgt's
'lisease. III October last Ito mas cn,silne,l
to his house. nlul only after ten
y, weeks auain of ia,fni t,,, Illness Was he ! ab!s
affairs. ii tic cnI Of a. few weeks ii, was
ntcn n,nre prostrAtp!. 1f,. then sought tliu
sra.alr ot Atla,ltie City, where bis cnnlIlton
three weeks .!p,,, nrni, rc:nile Mi earthly aIl,
gradually fatlGd II IlsAlsll ,tnill yesterday
i'; nS;rn''E '1cath relieved l'Im ii nj farther
alr IL, ,!,u'nssy @ WIS born It rray. y. y, IRE
sss'v:4 ss't 's III i'goSsi!on hS! lala terca- s IT,
tile, ltfe, ly association will n iIrtn
one .yuar, md tllait calle to Chicago, nrriv-
Ing l'et4 IN tile III, Of June. le:H-1tst for
ty-tlvu yeHrs ngo Inst Tuesday. 1le. itlncttf-
a!ely entered The employment Of his tllcfe,
firm 'f Newberry 4 I)9le, 1T tI,at tune tie
lnrgest nt,l tst Influential lirnt im tlta S.ntu
nf !lllnols. lie continued to occupy Il cIer-
ieai position untlt lstT, wlsn. afr. Ntwberry
JulIanS. K!llnscy, WIS takett illD l,arfDrrsiIit,
l,nster the Iirn iiatltt. Of DDe, Iitntscy L. Ci,.
Aftera, year or two Mr., Doll. retired, !sayinE
the business In the itatlds nf Ru'nsey, l,ru. Il
70, which firm ,'anle Inns from lt'at tne to
the present held foremost nlage III the list
of Western, merchants. lii }l,lstness llc WIS
upright; ntll !IYnorahle, sfrewd mid SUGGEST
flll: LIS u untiring energies Mefe Invariably
lived, and in WHOSE permanent wei
fnre he took gtnt pri,lr allt Interest.
M project caculutci -tn udya1ice t.o
c1ne5eiql 3a,|p |n'pr4'es 1 Of ts placs Of his
efleStlye sttpiWrt. liz never souEIlt nnr
tic Treasurer q thu l,oar.l Of Trade, nlnl,
from lts orlglna:!on, was 4 very prominent
Treasurer Of thy prptcstnnt Half. Orphan
Asylum, and, ut tile time Of bin death, Wns
prominent member Of the Historical SUclcty,
-a's =. orgnutzatloll which owes " :reat Mrt
tion to his indiyhluul Efforts. lii
lis work alltl progress llu manifested thu live
lfest interest ind took T. most active part, Ills
o!'ice oi President Of Tie steisiy, sid M
| Of tie "Gllpin Fund" liz wns also identified
with the Chfcngo Academy Of Sciences, allai,
M rsssarclSS 1ana nae r.t Gy thnt ors".ztIt1
| microscopy. Iii his religious leltef,
| Mr.. JlulnsaY adhered to the cree.l uf
| the Episcopal Church, and for many years
wns Il member Of the congregation 0f st.
,1a,nes' Church, IL the support Of wlfc, he
In 1878 10 Miss Emily Z. Slioitn1l, the sister
| Of Mr. Edwin 4. Sheldon. Of ths city, aild
| by tint union haA Ole daughter, now tho
0f Jewett & Norton. ~"
| The funeral services will ba l!eld to-,nor-
row afternoon at 0'clOrk at St, James
Church, corner Ut Cass aud Huron streets.
THE REV. +. i. GOoDsrEED.
| Ihe l"neta' SERVICES oser - w le'hn''s u
! llo 'hte r.. u doousEceas ~ ~, were l'elA