Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-14
PIONEER is CALLED
Mrs. Sarah Hess Passes Away
At Age of SO
Years.
GAME TO AMERICA IN 1926
Leaves Many Grand and Great Grand
ChiIdren-Other
Obituary.
AME TO AMERICA IN 1926

Mrs. Sarah Hess, one of the
oldest and most respected residents
of Rock Island county, passed away
at 7:45 this morning at the home of
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary y.
Hess, of S29 Seventeenth street, with
whom she had made her residence
for the past eight years, after an ill
ness of only three days duration. De-
| ceased had not been in robust health
FOR over year, and Monday, her
birthday anniversary, was seized with
chill which developed into pneumO-
MIA and which proved fatal.
Deceased was born Aug. 10, 1915, in
Kilkenny county, ireland. and came
to Quebec, Canada, in 1926; removed
To WatertoWn, y. y, in 1856. thence
to Elmwood, ILL.,, in 1864, afterwards
taking up her residence in Rural
township, in this county. in 1869 Her
maiden name was Sarah Payne.
She was united i'm marriage to
Thomas Hess March 81, 1883, at St
Andrew, Canada. Her husband pre-
coded her in death April %, 1888. Five
children were born to them, two sons.
Jacob Hess, of this city, and William
Hess, who died in 1901: and three
daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson,
of Bedford, Iowa, Mrs. Sarah Weiss.
of Jackson. Mimi. and Mrs. Mary
Coulter, the latter having died i'll 1878.
Thirteen grandchildren. James p.
Coulter, of Rural; Alexander Coulter,
of Taylor Ridge; Mrs. NJ Cheney, of
Rural; Leslie ii. Wilkinson and Justie
w. Wilkinson, of Bedford, Iowa;
George p. Wilkinson, of Washington.
and f. and IL. Wilkinson and John A.
Weiss, of Jackson. Mimi. and w. J..
q. +. and Elizabeth, of this city, and
10 great-grandchildren also survive.
Deceased was lifelong member of
the Episcopal church, having been
confirmed in that faith at the age of
If years. The funeral will he held
| from the home Sunday afternoon at
| , o'clock.
Mrs. Fred w. GOuIder.
Mrs. Florence Il. Goulder, wife of
Fred W. Goulder. foreman of the Lew
is Roofing company. died at the home
of her cousin, Mrs. Il. G.. Summers.
14l6 Sixth avenue, at o'clock this
morning, death being due to cousump-
ton, with which deceased became af-
flicted last fail. She was born in
Rock Island in October. 1869, later re-
moving to Cedar Rapids. Iowa, where
she resided until six years ago, when
she returned To this city Besides her
husband two cousins and an aunt.
Mrs. George Schafer, Mrs. II.
G.. Summers and Mrs. +. c. Huntlcy,
all of this city. survive. Deceased was
member of the Royal Neighbors, and
they will have charge of the funeral,
which will be held Sunday afternoon
from st. Joseph's church. Intcrment
will be made at Davenport.
George y. McGee.
The death of George S. McGee took
place at 2:30 yesterday afternoon at
the family home, 512 Fifteenth street.
\ cancer that had its beginning about
six years ago was the cause. Decedent
was &c years of age. He was born at
Providence, Il. L., and came here when
a youth. He at one time was mcssen-
ger for the Adams Express company,
with Il run between Rock Island and
Chicago, and later was shipping clerk
for the Rock Island PIow company.
He was twice married, the second
union taking place II years ago to
Miss Mary +. Sharp. who survives
with one son, George. There are also
two step-children. ID. O. Rocks and
Mrs. r. c. Reeves. and an adopted
daughter, Miss Clara Bell. y brother,
John Melee. lives in Davenport. The
funeral will be held privately from the
home at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Funeral of David EInfeldt.
The funeral of David Einfeldt will
be held at > o'clock tomorrow after
noon from the homo. 14OS Thirt Y-first