The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-15
A NOTABLE
FUNERAL
HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF THEIR FRIEND.
Funeral Of 0. G. McAhren One Of the
Largest Ever Held in
DenisOn.


DenisOn.
On Sunday afternoon our people
turned out en-masse TO pay their last
tribute of respect and affection to the
memory of o. G. McAhren. The pull
pit of the First Methodist church,
where the public ceremony was held,
was a mass OF flowers. the floral trib.
utes being the most beautiful and
costly ever seen in our city. The pri-
vate ceremony was held at the home
and the Knights of Pythias lodge at
tended in a body. The funeral party
arrived at the already overcrowded
church at 2:30 and Rev. e. NJ, Holmes
read words of comfort and of hope
from the Scriptures.
A quartette composed OF Messrs.
Sibbert, Cassaday, Jackson and Gibson
sang the beautiful hymns, 'Rock of
Ages, "Nearer My God to Thee" and
u solemn funeral chant. Rev. A, G..
Martyr delivered most impressive
ana eloquent prayer.
The funeral sermon was preached by
Rev. e. M. Holmes. He spoke of the
impressiveness of the Lords coming
and said there might be no fear for
God was an all-merciful as we'll as an
all-just God and'that His Judgment of
every mortal life was the right one.
He spoke tender words OF consolation
to the hearts bereaved, and told of the
anxiety of the last fatal hours and the
hope and faith that Orin had expressed
in the Christian religion
| To the music of the solemn funeral
march the. saddened congregation
slowly filed by for last look at the
face of one whom they had loved. The
4 face showed the marks Of wasting dis
ease and the desperate struggle for
life before the calmness and peace of
/ Death had come. 1t was mournfu1
procession as rich and poor and old and
young marched past the bier and each
one thought of some deed of kindness
land affection of theNone who had gone
forever. To the young men, to those
who had been his companions in life it
was one of the saddest and most inn
pressive scenes of life and the grief
was the most real and genuine we have
ever witnessed on the part of so many
people.
IA ha l-at wa MO-.
, ceeded by the knights to the grave
where a triangle was formed. The
grave had been beautifully lined and
decorated with flowers by members of
, the Pythian order. A most impress
sive prayer was offered by Rev. e. M.
Holmes and each Knight deposited a
bouquet of flowers upon the casket and
gave last fond look at the place
where the departed brother was to
rest and the procession returned to
the city.
The following is almost complete
list of friends and relatives who pre-
sented flowers:
Friends from Vail cross.
, Mrs N Smith, Nettie and Florence from AL
bion Nebr., cut flowers
I E G Petersen. bouquet.
J. Mrs Geo Naeve. cut flowers.
Clerks OF Depison stores, broken wheel.
Teachers of Public Schools wreath.
Y Mrs Conner, cut flowers.
|. Mr. and Mrs Mccarthy Tyre.
Herman Harthun wreath.
Young gentlemen friends, harp
y Mr. Lautenstein of Chicago cut flowers.
w Terry of Mapleton, cut flowers.
Mrs Gum and daughters of Oskaloosa, Gu
e flowers.
n j P Miller s. Co., bouquet.
e Mrs Neil Stocser, cut flowers.
a lone and Junia Romans, bouquet.
Mr. and Mrs Chas Ilemming cut flowers.
= E Tucker, bouquet.
;. WI SERVER. bouquet.
4 Miss Mabe McAhren's pupils, bouquet.
Lady friends, wreath on standard.
s kenilworth Lodge No. 100, Carroll, lows
q white triangle.
u Dowdall Lodge No. 80, triangle.
W Mr. and Mrs w j McAhren, cut flowers.
:, Mr. and Mrs Hunter, cut flowers.
- Miss Maude Hunter, cut flowers.
W Miss Maude Hunter and Mr. and Mrs Tamn
1T pillow
, Miss Maude Hunter and Mr. and Mrs Tam
anchor.
ID Potted Plants-Mrs Tamm, Mrs p Come
70 Mrs E Gulick. Miss Grace Meyers, Mrs Chi
Kemming, Mrs T j Kelly and Mrs A R,
10 mans.