Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-07
John G. Ruddock.

| was received here that John C. Rud-
dock, of Oreana. was dead. To those
who had seen the old gentleman walk
ing the streets only the day before with
the sprightliness of a man of half his
years, it seemed impossible. For was
it not only few hours before that we
saw him laughing and joking in his
usual good-natured way. Surely the
| rider of the white horse is no respector
OF persons and you know not how soon
he may come. To converse with a man
to-day who is seemingly in the best of
health and as jovial as can be, and
| then learn that he is cold in death the
next morning should remind one of
how uncertain this life is and how near
the Angel of Death hovers over us.
John G. Ruddock was born in North
Hampton, Mass, August l, 1915. and
died in Oreana, Ills, May 26, 1894.
The deceased with his parents moved
to this state when he was five years of
age and settled in St. Clair county
where his boyhood days were spent.
He was married to Miss Annie Earsley
in Belleville Nov. -, 1888, and in 1868
they moved to Macon county where
they have since lived except ten years
spent IN Missouri. The deceased
leaves a wife and five children to
mourn his loss. The children are
William Ruddock, of Be,leview, Mo. :;
Mrs. Richard Kirby, Argenta; L. C.
Ruddock, Argenta; Hugh Ruddock,
Hammond. Ills. land Mrs. Isaac Kirby,
Litchfeld, Ill. All of whom were
present at the funeral.
| The funeral services were held at the
Union church two miles south of Or
cana on Monday morning at 1890
o'clock, Rev. Jordan officiating. The
concourse of friends assembled to pay
their respect to the deceased was the
largest ever seen on like occasion in
Whitmore township. The funeral dis
course was an eloquent one and the
minister paid many tributes to the no.
BILE traits that characterized the life of
the deceased. The remains were laid
to rest in the Union cemetery.
John c. Ruddock lived a long, USE
full and noble life. He has raised
family that any man might justly feel
proud of and he lived long enough to
see them grow up into useful manhood
and womanhood. He was kind and
loving husband and during a married
life of nearly fifty-s.x years his affec-
ton for his wife never faltered, but
On the other hand he gave her more at
tention as they advanced in years.
He seldom saw a sick day in his life
and often said that he would like to re-
tain all his senses until the final sum-
kIo<
long protracted illness. His wishes
wore complied with and he died with
out an hours pain.
Mr.. Ruddock was in Argenta Friday
and took some furniture home with
him. The next morning he seemed in
his usual good health and was getting
ready to go to his daughters, Mrs. Kir-
by's, after milk, when he was suddenly
taken sick. Medical aid was summon
ed and all done which was possible,
but it did no good and he died within
thirty minutes. The cause of his death
was neuralgia of the heart.
Thus ends the life of good man.
The world is better by his having lived
in it. His death is mourned by the en-
tire community in which he lived and
we join the many friends of the be-
reaved family in extending sympathy
to them in their dark hour of sorrow.
To live life so noble, grand aud faith
full is not for naught, tor our Heavenly
Father says "Well done. thou good and
faithful servant; thou has been faith
full over few things, l will make thee
ruler over many; enter thou into the
joy of the Lord. n-Argenta (IHs.,
Hustler.