Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-10
Death of DR.. ALVIN Herbnr.
BAKERvILLE, S. D., July G. 1897

'AhhLt - ~, JulD ", 1917.
EDITOR CHRONICLE:
Last Friday morning at II o'clock. DR..
Alvin Herbert, one of the most highly
respected citizen and postmaster ut
Baskerville, died after an illness of nearly
a year. His death resulted from a
paralytic stroke received about a year
ago. Prior to that time DR.. Herbert
was a hale and hearty man.
He was born in Ohio, October 2Sth.
1924. From Ohio he removed with his
parents to Illinois while yet a lad. AT
l6 years of age he began learning the
blacksmith trade, serving three years at
the m When he had learned the
trade he set up q shop. going in partner.
ship with his brothsr.in-law When 20
years of age he was married to Phebe
Murphy, four children were born to
them, three of whom survive him.
About 1854 he sold out and moved TO
Iowa, having run a shop in Illinois for
eleven years. He was again married in
1866, this time to Nancy L. Kirkpatrick,
daughter of the first licensed NJ. T..
minister in Iowa, six children were born
to them, four Of whom survive him.
He worked at his trade in Iowa, and
WAS said to have been the finest work.
man in the state. Almost immediately
after his second marriage he moved to
Minnesota, at which place he farmed
for twelve years, where all of his second
family we're born. While his home vas
in Minnesota, he attended a course of
medical lectures in Chicago to complete
his education in that profession, for he
had been studying medicine during the
time he WAS working at his trade. In
1866 he removed to Abba, Iowa, and
began the practice of medicine, which
profession he followed successfully for
nearly 80 years. In the autumn Of 1870
he removed to Arkansas. Three years
later ne moved from Arkansas 10 Lamar.
Mo, on account of the falling health OF
his wife. In 1877 he removed to Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. From Sioux Falls
he removed to Chautauqua Springs,
Kansas, in 1888, where his invalid wife
did. Again unsettled ne removed TO
Missouri in 1886. From Missouri he
went to western Kansas on q visit to his
sons, staying there but a short time
when he removed with them to the
Black Hills in 1888, where he was
living at the time OF bis death.
Ee joined the NJ. L. Church when
Is years old. A little later he was
licensed to preach the gospel. lie was
q member Of conference and has preach
ed offand On ever since. He is survived
by three children by his first wife, two
sons and one daughter, Frank, Lemuel
and Margaret. BY his second, three
sons and IN daughter, Kirk, Almon,
Benjamin, and Mrs. c. T. Stanhope. A
number Of grand children also survive
him. The remains were inferred at the
home of his son Almon, on Lane
Johnny, on the following day, Rev. o
". Butterield conducting the services.
Gone, hat not forgotten,
our Saviour called him home,
To dwell forever with hiin there,
With angels round the throne.
The old arm chair is vacant,
His voice we hear no more,
We know he's safe with Jesus,
Across on the evergreen shore.
We deeply feel the loss
or one we deeply love, d.
But he's happy now with loved ones
In that beautiful home above.
No sickness, pain, nor 7OfrOw,
No death can enter there,
To mar the happiness Of those
within the SephcrG's care.
Absent, but not forgotten,
The Lord hath called him home,
To dwell forever with HIM there,
With angels round the throne.
WILLIAM L. SAYARs.