The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-07
MORTUARY.
GEORGE B. KEsHIEAR

GEORGE b. KESHLEAR
was born in Pink flill, jackson county,
Mo-, June Goth, 1856, where he lived
with his parents until at the age of Is
years, when he came to Decatur county,
Iowa, with VIM. Davis, who, after a
short time, built a store which was the
nucleus of what is now Davis City;
Buck was employed as, clerk, where, by
close application, integrity, honesty and
business ingenuity, he gained the conf
dence of all who knew him. A short
time after commencing in the store,
VIM. Bowman was taken into co.part.
nelship witch MIR. Davis, the firm name
being Davis 4 Bowman, with Buck rs
salesman; and after one or two more
changes in the firm name and; within
about the same number Of years the
firm heading changed to Bowman Il
keshlear, and then to q. b. Keshlear a
short time afterwards, and continuing
in successful business until the spring
of ~ when he sold his merchandise
interests and moved to Des Moines with
his family, where he had purchased an.
other stock of goods, which not proving
lucrative enough, he again sold and
purchased stock in Jefferson, Ia, and
having an opportunity for trading a
part Of same at a good profit, moved
with the remainder of his goods to this
place last April, in the meantime buy.
ing out A. ii. Graves, dealer in hard
ware and groceries, which business he
has conducted successfully until his
death Friday morning at 5:45 o'clock,
Dec. lst, 1899, after an illness of only a
few hours with cerebral hemorrhage.
He had eaten heartily at the supper
table the evening before, afterwards
going into the sitting room, sat down
and began conversing with the family,
and then taking a paper began to read,
bi. dlL not read but Iiiiie until he
complained Of severe pain in his head;
SO intense was the suffering that he ex.
cused himself and retired for the eve
ming. About midnight he vomited, and
again shortly afterwar ds, but with con.
siderable effort and retchine, from which
ne never regained consciousness, passing
quietly away as if asleep until 5:45
Medical aid, loving. hands and dutiful
their power to bring about change for
the better, but to no avail; the death
angel claimed all that was immortal.
Sunday morning large concourse of
friends snd relatives followed the re-.
mains in funeral procession to Davis
City where the funeral services were
conducted by Rey. Geo. II. Mitchell, a
former pastor, after which the remains
were in charge of the Masonic Fraterni-
ty, of which order he was an ardent
member, having attained the high de.
gree of Templarian; and with their beau.
tiful ceremonies repaired to the cemetery
with the body and deposited it in mother
earth to return to dust as it was.
In 1891 he united with the M. b.
church at Davis City, and until few
years later when he moved away, was q
consistent member, giving freely to his
pastor and for all charitable purposes
and tried to lead a life which would be
acceptable to his Maker. AS we knew
him he was kind, genial, charitable, low.
ing and courteous to all, never INDUCING
in any talk or deeds which did not have
tendency to morality.
He was united in marriage in 1881, at
Davis City, to Miss Gertrude Bowman,
VINO on the 18th Of February, 1888, fell
asleep that knows no awakening here
and whose remains are resting in the
cemetery at Davis City. To this union
were born a girl, Cozy, now is years of
age. Again on the 18th of November,
1892, he was united in marriage to Miss
Lucy Barr, the accomplished daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Barr, of Spring
Valley. By this union two sons were
born, Barr and Joe, five aud two wears
of age, respectively, who, with their
mother and Cozy, survive their father.
The deceased leaves, besides those men.
toned, an aged mother, three brothers,
w. G. and Joe, of Kansas City, and
James Keshlear, of Davis City, and a
sister at Pink Hill, Mo. Ali but the
sister were present when the last sad
rites were paid to the body. Thus ends
the career while in the prime of life of
man of usefulness enterprise and bust.
ness abilities. He will be missed in the
family circle, business and social circles,
and also behind his counters. Mother,
brothers, sister, wife, children and
friends, mourn not this loss for it is his
gain. Enter into the preparation of
your souls to dwell in Heaven, for you,
too, in few short years at the best,
may be called upon as quickly to pay
the same debt and then the same spirit
will return to God who gave it, to await
the resurrection morn when all at the
trumpet sound. shall assemble around
the great white throne to stand before
our King. Peace to his ashes.
%cARD OF THANKS.
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