Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12
OBITUARY.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;

Th funeral services of the late Mrs
G. w. Schwartz, whose death occurred
Friday morning, were held yesterday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock. at the fam
lily residence, just outside the city linn
its. Rev. D. F. Sellards, pastor OF
the Davis street Christian church of
which Mrs. Schwartz was an active
member, conducted the services, and
the remains were laid away in the
Shaul cemetery.
Rev. Sellard's remarks were based
on the following quotation, Indicative
of the trust and sincere confidence
the deceased always gave her Great
or: For | know whom have believ-
ed, and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which l have committed
unto Him against that day" Rev. j.
r. Beard, pastor of the Second Con
gregational church. offered the open
ing prayer. The pail bearers were
Misses Eva Randall Eva Ketcham, Eff
fie Eikenberry, Hattie Archibald, Nellie
Ralston and Mabel Burkhalter, all OF
whom are members of the choir of
the Davis street Christian church, to
which Mrs. Schwartz belonged.
The floral offerings were many and
very beautiful, among them being the
following:
Anchor, by the Woodmen of the
World: Tyre, from the ladies of the
Second Congregational church
wreath, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Dale, of
Des Moines; cross, with the word
Mamma from the family; roses, Mr..
and Mrs. George Brown; Gala lilies,
Davis street Christian church Chris.
tian Endeavor society; roses and car
nations, W. w. Pollard, Messrs. and
Mesdames H. o. Rogers, w. o. Hand,
o. P. Higdon, John Wormhoudt, S. P.
Grips, w. c. Martin, Edward Lowen-
berg.
Lillian May Mcclure Schwartz was
born at Mt. Etna, Ia, July 81, 1878
After she became a girl of twelve
years of age she entered the high
school at Corning near her home and
lived with her sister, Mrs. Horatio F
Dale. She continued in school sever
al years. During her residence al
Corning she was an active member OF
a choir of thirty voices in the Metho
dist Episcopal church. At the early
age of Is she confessed her faith in
Jesus and united with the Methodist
Episcopal church, continuing with
that church and choir at Corning un
| til she came to visit with her sister
Mrs Charles e. Johnson, in Ottumwa
during October, 1891. The husband
of the deceased met her for the first
time during March, 1892, and on July
4, 1892, she gave her heart and hand
1 in marriage to G. w. Schwartz ant
since that time her lifes history is
we'll known to the many neighbors
and friends in the city of Ottumwa.
1 None need be told she was most low
ing wife and mother, and it seems ex
ceeding sad that she was called in the
bloom of womanhood at the early age
of % which would have been her age
had she lived to her next birthday
July 81. She leaves a husband anc
two children, Helen, aged Z, and Her
bert, aged S years.
The death of Paul Bigger occurred
at DeKalb, H., Feb. 90 be being kill
ed while braking on an east bount
Chicago & Northwestern freight
The deceased was assisting his
1 fellow members of the train crew il
switching in the east yards. He step
ped to the side of the train to loob
back at the rear cars, and in doing SC
stepped onto one of the main tracks
of the Northwestern system. He
neither say or heard the O'clock pas
senger train which was approaching