Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-15
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Rev Chas. w. Pitsor, father al =,
Auditor Pitssr, passed away Mouaav
Feb. 9th at bis home In Sac City, Iowa
Bright's disease was the rause OF deaf.
He was aged rs years ard leaves ! v;s,
two daughters aud three sons to mo,r,
his loss. Deceased was well known !,
this locality having been one OF the
original settlers Of Day County, takin,
a claim in York township In 1881 wheca
he resided until 1889, rem owing to Sac
Cily xhrr. he lived ever since.
w clip the following from the sac
tjounty (Ia.l Democrat.
I The funeral occurred from the chris,.
ian church, Wednesday afternoon, con.
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Nystrom, az.
sistaai by Rev. Grove of the Restitution
ist church and the Womans Auxiliarv
G rps. Burial took place at Oakland
cemetery under the auspices of W. r.
Sherman psf G. A. X. Of which tina
deceased was an honor-d member and
past commander. The floral decorations
which w.re beautifully fitting were
furni .hed by thu Masonic fraturnity az
a tribut- to the memory OF Il departed
brother.
Elder Pitsor was a man highly hbnor.
ed in the community. A man who never
made an Enemy, tn who every man was
friend. The world Is better for his hay
Ing lived In it, and lost much at his de.
parture.
Obituary,
Elder c W. Pi.sor was born in Rich.
mond, Madison county, Kentucky, Nay
II. 1924 While yet a young man he
left his native state going to Indiana.
In the year ls4S, he married Miss
Elizaisth J. Allison aud soon after
moved Ia " isconsin, wh-re his wi. D IRE
five children, three boys and two girls.
all of whom are now living and were In
~aIt.ndance at the funeral. Geo. NJ, Of
Ame~, Iowa, J. +. OF Webster, \. d.,
Mrs. Sadie Finch, OF Huron, :. ID, Mrs.
Emma B.-nnett and c. j.. Pitsor Of Sac
City.
Upon the dssth Of his wife which oc-
curr-d in the spring of 1862, tine Elder
and his Oldest son eniis ed in the 18th
Wi causin volunteers, but was 500
transferred TO the Seventeenth regunent.
II was at this period that he was made
frs. lieutenant OF company |, but shortly
afterwards became brevet capain, sefv-
Ing a such until the close of the rebe-
lion. .,s4t %s
lie wa- the hero Of many battles, tight
ing in iwenty eight generaiengagemesss
besides many skirmishes. was with
I, General Sls-rman on his famous march %
the sea- Both he and his son became
veterans aud WAS in the service until the
clo~e Of the war. Both w.-r. honorably
discharged and came out of the service
~ EN
unharmed. After the war he moved 90
This state settling ut Cascane, Dubuque
county. Whil-there, in 1885,, he marrisd
Mrs. Susan R;lckman who SURVIVES him,
o most 'estimable lady, the mother Of
James Buchanan, Mss. Mary T. Themar
OF Audubon, Iowa, Iowa. and Mrs. Ding
man and Mrs. Gibson, of Crntersilie,
south Dakota.
Elder Iftsor was { man OF fine iuapalses
and genrrou. na,ar- he carried SUNSHINE
with him wner-yer he went He espous.
ed the cause OF christianity al on early
age andwas "A member of the Christian
church at the time of his death.
He lived along laborous and useful f'
bowed with the weight of almost tonr
score years he sank into that Organizes
sleep called death when love kissed
down his eye lids in sweet repose, sur
founded by his wife and family.