The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-17
HONORED PIONEER
PASSES away
Death Comes Swiftly to Rock
ley Barber of Manila.

Account of His Noble and Well Spent
Life as Published in the Manila
Times.
Rockley Barber for nearly thirty
years one of the most prominent and
respected farmers of Crawford county
died at his home in Nishnabotny town
ship last Saturday. Before we quote
the we'll written and richly deserved
eulogy pronounced upon his life and
deeds by the Manila Times we wish to
add our own tribute to his memory,
For many years Rockley Barber has
stood as an example of the best type
of American farmer. Honest. upright
enlightened, sturdy in his manhood,
rue to every tie of home and society
and state. His loving sons and daugh.
sers are living monuments to his worth
md to the purity of his character.
We feel sense of personal loss in
The death of this good man, it is the
dissolution OF another of those links OF
pioneer manhood that bind Crawford
county to its past and make US giao
and content that our lot is cast with
such people.
We extend our heartfelt sympathy to
the bereaved ones but know that the
memory of his ever honorable life mus,
be their richest consolation The fol
lowing is from the Manila Times:
1t is with feeling ofsadness that We
chronicle the passing away from earth
If one of Nishnabotny townships old
est and certainly one of its most re
spected and beloved residents. RockleS
Barber. who died at his beautiful
country home Saturday evening Jan.
10, 1903 at 10 o'clock, aged 7S'years 5
months and II days. He was apparent.
~ in the usual health and was about to
retire when he was attacked with Sc
we're pain in the stomach. He dressed
again and returned to the parlor ano
though every remedy at the command
loving hands was tried for his relief
all was to no avail and he expired after
un illness of about an hour. Four years
ago Father Barber suffered stroke OF
paralysis, from which he never fully
recovered to which the infirmities of
advanced years were added and rest in
death came as a happy release.
Rockley Barber was born in England
July IA, 1924 came with his parents to
America in 1922 He resided in east
ern Pennsylvania until 1854 in which
year he was married to Sarah A. Tom
linson. In the same year he removed
TO Deerfeld. Ohio, at which place he
lived with the exception of one year in
Pennsylvania, until 1871 at which time
be came to eastern Iowa, residing there
three years, thence to his farm north
of town where he first located and
where, up to the time of his demise he
has resided.
To this union were born seven child
rem. five of whom with his loving wife
weep today for fathers death. They
are: Edward Barber, of Omaha; Gree
ley E. Barber, OF Rawlings. Wyo.; AL
len A. Barber, Mrs. Isaac Hird and
Mrs. Frank Brown of Manila, who to-
gether with niece Miss Anna Cooper
of chicago and friends are deeply over
Swallowed with sorrows cloud.
He was one of our pioneers being q
resident of this community for twenty
nine years residing all this time on the
farm upon which he first located. Any
noble minded man exerts great intlu-
ence over community outside of the
home circle. He was one of the fore
most of his day and there we're none
who have enjoyed higher degree of
respect and esteem among their ac-
qualntances than did Father Barber,
That his life was pure and noble one.
no further testimonial need be asked
than the splendid family of sons and
daughters he leaves to bear his hon.
ored name, and though friends will
miss his kindly ways, In the home,
which for so many years he presided
over with tender care and devotion as
husband and father, will his loss be
keenly felt though they have the con-
ISOLATION that he met the cares of this
life untlinchingly and now has the tri-
umph of his christian faith.
Funeral services over the remains
were held Wednesday as the home at
noon and at the Presbyterian church,
of which he was member at O'Clock
conducted by Rev. T. Walter Malcom,
10th services being largely attended.
The remains were laid to rest in the
Manila cemetery.
Those from other points who came
to pay their last sad rites to the dead
were j. w, Mills and wife, Robt. Hird,
of Denison, Anna cooper, of Chicago
and Mrs. E w. Barber of Omaha.
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