The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-07-04
DEATH FROM PARALYSIS.
Johnathan Myers succOmbs to second
Stroke OF ParaIysis-Tife Insane,
Children FOrsaI1e Him.

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dueed by paralytie stroke since last
October, suffered a second shock Satur.
day evening from which he died at
o'clock Monday afternoon. The funeral
Of the deceased was held at the house OF
j. W. Seely,= where he vas being cared
for, and at the Methodist church at ?
p. n. Tuesday. Intermeut was made in
the GOOdland cemetery. He was p
years Of age.
Last October Mr. Myers suffered a
stroke Of paralysis of the left side,
which rendered him helpless and con
fined him to his bed. He was a very
great care to his aged wife, but she was
50 devoted in her service for his relief
and comfort, that her nervous organiza-
ton gave way and her mind tottered
from its throne OF reason. In April she
was taken to the insane asylum at To
peka where she is still an inmate.
Ivan, the younger son. was then living
with his parents. Chesterfield, the elder
son, and Stella, their daughter, both Of
whom were teaching IN Colorado, came
home when Mrs. Myers mind broke
down, and she was taken to the insane
asylum. The father was placed in the
care Of Mr.. and Mrs. Seely, and all the
children left for Colorado. Since that
time Mr. Myers has apparently been
abandoned by his children. Never since
leaving did they write to their PROSTATE
father to cheer his miserable lot or to
tell him they loved him.
The old man bore all this patiently,
while the kind ministraiion of Mrs. See
ly both TO his physical and spiritual
needs kept his life from dark despair.
he would call Mrs. Seely TO
him and tell her that be was sad, that
no one seemed to care for him, helpless,
and victim of fiIial disregard. For his
she would read from the
bible and the old gentleman would with
his feeble strength clap his hands with
EXPLANATIONS Of faith and trust in the
good God who would befrieDd him unto
the end.
Time hung heavily upon him until
last Saturday when another stroke of
paralysis rendered him unconscious and
peacefully he passed into the great IN
known.
Rev. Miller preached the funeral ser
mon at the Methodist church. The ser
vice was well attended and a respectable
cOrtege accompanied the body to the
grave.
No relatives, wife nor children were
present, but cared for by neighbors he
was carried by strangers to his long
home. 1t was a sad closing of an cd
mans life.
The services at the church were brief
but impressive. The choir sang abide
With Me- in opening aud Rev. Miller
read from job and took his text from
Genesis Few and evil have the DAYS of
the years of my life been" Mr.. Miller
said in part; Time past in human ex-
perience seems short, but the future
seems long. In the retrospect, how
short is life-a span, a handbreadth, a
cloud floating across the sky andis gone.
The future Is long, and, as we believe,
takes In eternity. How few in cOntem-
plating life take in the future. But in
life's review how short the story.
He iOurneYed from Pennsylvania to
Ohio, from Ohio to Nebraska, from Ne
braska to western Kansas, where his so
journey ing ended. Once he was a child
pressed to the bosom Of loving mother
Could that mother know whittier those
little feet would wanders No. But each
step taken led him to this place and to
this inevitable event, the inevitable end
for all"
Jonathan Myers was born 10 Pennsyl-
vania in 1880. In youngmanhood be re-
moved to Akron, o., where he was mar
ried. Later he removed to Lincoln, Neb..
and about ten years ago moved to Good
land, having exchanged Nebraska prop
erty for the Commercial hotel which he
managed for a number of years. Some
three or four years ago, on account Of
failing health, he retired from business
and rented the hotel property.
At one time he was in good eircum-
stances financially, and gave his children
good school advantages, but at the time
Of his death his only earthly possession
was the Commercial hotel from which
he received the rental.
Mr.. Myers was maDSof abstemious
habits deliberate Of speech and temper
ate in action. He rendered to every one
his due and lived above the contention
that comes from making enemies. he
vas conte.nti IN leadinga quiet and peace
ful life, sequestersd from the noise Of a
busy world He was a Christian the
path Of whom IS as a shiuipg Hghs-that
shineth mRre aud more unto the perfect