Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
c. LAWRENCE DEAD.
Passes Away at His Home In Nor
avia Last Night.
WAS 4 PIONEER OF OITUaWA
Ono of the City,s First Business Men
Engaged in tho Mercantile Trade
Here for Many Y oars-Was Sew.
enty-seven Years Old

The death of Chas. Lawrence, one OF
the oldest residents of Wapello county,
occurred last night at the home of his
granddaughter, Mrs. l.. ID. Written, at
Moravia. Mr. Lawrence was II years
old and death resulted from the in
| firmities of age. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 400
o'clock from the First Methodist Epis-
conducted by DR.. +. f. Brush and Rev.
j. I. Simmons.
Chas. Lawrence was born in Crew
| llerne, England. January 90, 1922. He
came to America when he was 10 years
/! old and settled in Hillsboro, Ohio. COM
/ ing to Ottumwa in lS49. lie was for
several years engaged successfully in
| the dry goods business in the firm of
/ Lawrence & Garner. He WAS known as
one of the leading merchants OF the
city, and was connected with every en-
| terprise that was proposed for the COM
| munity, giving literally both his mon
| ey and time. He was one of the lead
] ing members of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, of this city, and con-
tributed generously TO the fund fer
building the edifice, at present occupied
by that organization. He was for fiji
teen years the superintendent OF the
! Sunday school of the church. He re-
! tired from business some years ago,
and has resided with his granddaugh-
/, ter, Mrs. L. D. Written, of Moravia, for
the past two wears.
I Upon first coming to Ottumwa, Mr..
Lawrence was a clerk for D. z. InSkeep
81
After some Yeas Mr.. Lawrence bought
out his employer and conducted the.
store alone. He next Went into the
| dry goods and grocery business in
partnership with Joseph Chambers.
| About 1864 this firm built the three
story building 1T the corner of Main
and Court streets, now known as the
Lawrence building. Mr.. Lawrence was
next interested with j. w. Garner in
the wholesale dry goods business, and
some years later entered the firm of
Manning. Cushing & Co., jobbers of
| boots and shoes.
| Coming to this city in an early day,
Mr.. Lawrence may be said to be one
OF the pioneer business men of this part
OF Iowa. He helped Ottumwa to grow
from a small village to progressive
and enterprising city. He was known
throughout this part of the state as Il
sterling, upright business man, and
was admired and respected by all his
colleagues. The name OF Charles Law
renee will always be an integral part
of the business history of Ottumwa.
Mrs. Lawrence preceded her husband
in death several years, and the only
lirinEr plil1 ie r ~
formerly resided here, but is now Il.
resident of Saltwater, MINI. Ella, de-
ceased, wife Of Edward LOOMS, was a
daughter of Chas. Lawrence. Three
;, other children died in infancy.
The pail bearers which have been Sc
lected for the funeral are rs follow: w.
b. Bonnitield, d. H. Emery, j. +. Hack
worth, George Haw, John S. Wolf, w.
! a. Work
i Death of Mrs. Mary L. gIcNIilIan.
! Mrs. Mary E. Mcmillan, wife of Rev.
j a. Mcmillan, formerly pastor OF the
East End Presbyterian church, died
at the residence of Il. d. Foster this
morning at o'clock. Rev. and Mrs.
Mcmillan formerly resided in this city,
Mr.. Mcmillan having occupied the pas
torate of the East End Presbyterian
church for six years. Their present
home is at Albion. Mrs. Mcmillan had
: been visiting at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. ID. Foster for several weeks,
and two weeks ago was taken i'll. The
funeral service will be conducted from
the East End Presby terrain church Ut
1880 tomorrow afternoon, and the in
ternent will be in the Ottumwa GENE
terry.
Lysander Marshall bend.
Last evening, ut about 1880 o'clock,
occurred the death of I.ysander Mar
shall, a well known colored man of the
city, at his home on Keota street
!, South Side. He has been a resident OF