The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-08

lis pTiQe ana care, nave the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community in this
the darkest hour of their lives, in this
hour which robs them of the sustaining
care and loving counsel Of the considerate
husband and kind father.
And so another soul has gone forth to
/ the invisible, a soul that in loving much
suffered much. for his was a great soul.
whose strength and trust were the most
appreciated by those who were his more
intimate associates. Up until the last
I hour he retained fun consciousness. His
mentality never wavering for a moment
he better than others recognized the in
! eyitable. which was accepted in a phil
| osophical spirit and without protest. HI
was greatly attached to the benevolent
orders in several Of which he was h
member, and he desired that the brothers
OF these should administer the last rites.
He who had stood by so many at the
moment of the spirits final fight. who
had held the cold hands and soothed
the believed brows of so many as the
dark cloud of death yelled the light of
eye and face did not believe existence
ceases at the tomb. And. indeed, if i'm
mortality be not true then 1t matters
little if there be any truth. II this life
is all then life is greater tragedy
than death itself or than any conceiv-
able calamity. If this life is all. then
better that this world had been left ten
antiess, left barren sphere swinging
through silent space. its oceans frozen
TO its shores and its winds sweeping
leafess, wingiess desolation, with moth
ing of human struggles and heart-aches
no tears to fall on the faces of the dead,
or the despair of the now silent multi
tude of all the ages past. or the means
Of the millions yet to be.
But no. For dear Doctor Furley it is
but goodnight, not goodbye. a good
night with the dawn OF the beautiful
morn on the other side. and good
morrow greeting in all good time Love
VIII draw the bolt OF deaths door sooner
or later for all: for love in being stronger
than death viii triumph in life that
in being fadeless will reveal the mystery
of immortaIity-reveaI that God who
in not creating man in anger must have
created him in a love which in encom-
passing His own immortal life win in
clude all the beatiac joys of an eternal
existence.
So as we all grow weary of life's brief |
pageant and pain, We will in turn CONT |
to lie down With our friend. the doctor.
assured that the spirit, that the life
light which mantled HIS living face. that
pleads for recognition from the eyes he |
loved. will outlast the hills and rivers
and oceans that make up this earth. on
the stars that bestud its blue canopy.
DR.. c c. Furley was born in Hudson
county, n. J.. March Is, 1888. five miles
from New York City. At the age of /
twelve he emigrated to California. where
his father had preceded him. and here
he was educated
In 1850 he graduated from the medical
department Of the University of the Pa
cifc. now Cooper Medical College. and
soon after that entered the service Of the
nited States as assistant surgeon in the
Second California cavalry. After serv-
ing IN the army more than two years he
became surgeon for the Pacific Mail
Steamship company. and while in that
employ travelled nearly around the world
He remained with the steamship company
about one year. when he returned TO the
army. serving as assistant surgeon until
2 year after the close OF the war After
retiring from the army. Or. Furley spent
O year IN Wyoming. and in 1859 came to
Abilene. Kan. After living there two
years he removed TO Wichita where he
has since resided.
on July .. 1881. he married Miss Emma
G Russell. OF Leavenworth, who survives
lim. He also leaves two daughters. Miss
Lynette and Miss Charlaine Furley.
DR.. Furley made an honorable record in
The army. While in the service his eye
'.ght was greatly impaired. But the thing
ri his life in which he took the most
interest was his work IN the medical pro-
-ession. Hs was a member Of the Ameri
an Medical association. was twice presi-
ient of the Kansas Medical society. and
vas the organizer and first president or
he South Kansas Medical society. In
his organization he took pride and at
ended all Its meetings until the last one
vas held in this city last spring At ,
'anQuet given by the society year ago.
Dr. Furley was POSTMASTER. and he told
IFS brother physicians on that occasion
hat he feared he would never meet with
hem again.
He was a member Of Garfield Post. c.
= T.. and also Of the Leaveuworth Post ,
Il the Loyal Legion. an organization Of .
irmy officers. He was also an enthusl-
.stic member Of the Odd Fellows lodge,
10. IS. and in 1873 vas grand patriarch o:
he odd Fellows OF Kansas.
The funeral will be held AZ the residence.
oao North Lawrence avenue. this after
ioon AZ o'clock and viii be conducted
" the Odd Fellows. The sermon viii be
reached by Rev. y Z Harmon chap
ain OF the lodge The members Of the
,oard Of education OF which be has beea
reasurer since 1895 viii attend the funeral
& will also the members % A q. L. w
edge Nc. -. who viii meet al their hall
i > O'Clock
During the service Mrs, Catharine Rus
eli and AIRS 4. II. Gardner viii stng
Rock OF Ages and Mrs. Gardner viii