Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-30
OBITUARY RECORD.

Dung Stokes, one of the pioneer
residents of Henry county. died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. j. S.
Ellingsworth. near Colona ferry. Mon
day. Deceased was born ON Duck riv-
or, Tenn, Nov 3, 1910. He located in
Davenport in 1913 and became an eN-
tenSivc owner of land i'm Scott coun-
~. In 1852 he removed to Cleveland
and had resided there since He es-
tablished the Cleveland ferry and
built the Cleveland mills, which were
.afterward burned. lie leaves, besides
the daughter above named. two
daughters and one son. IL grandchil-
dren and Is grandchildren. The
funeral was held Tuesday at the Co
Iona Methodist church.
The funeral of the late c. II. Smith,
whose death took place in Sears yes
terday, WAS held at O'Clock this af-
ternoon from the late home in that
village, intermcnt being performed at
.Chippiannock cemetery Deceased
was IS years old and had been resi-
dent of the village for many years.
He served one term as village trus-
tee. He is survived by a wife and
four children, the youngest being /
years of age.
Funeral services over the remains
of the late James q. Blythe were held
at > o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the home. 1923 Fourth avenue, and
were in charge of Trio lodge, y. f. d
y. NJ. Rev. ID. l.. hcNary conducted
the services at the house, while the
Masons had charge at the grave in
Chippiannock cemetery. The pail
bearers were Henry Carse, j. Il. John
ston, DR.. DeGroot, NJ. NJ. Briggs, Capt.
J. NJ. Beardsley and Ezra Wilcher.
The funeral of Mrs. C. f. Taylor,
who died at her home on Second ave
nue. yesterday afternoon. as chroni-
cled in these columns yesterday, will
be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing from the First Baptist church, in
which deceased was a faithful worker
for number of years past. The fol-
lowing biographical sketch is given
by one who was near and dear to the
departed one, and is published by re-
quest:
Mrs. Taylor was born in Kenosha,
w Is, july 20. 1919, anu at 'HC liiIS
of her death was in her 5Sth year.
She was the daughter of Hon. Otis
Colwell and Annie Young Colwell (nee
Ketcham) Her parents were among
the pioneer settlers of the then terri
tory of Wisconsin, and her father was
prominent in the politics of the terri
tory. being a member of the cOnstitu
tional convention which framed the
original constitution of the state. Mrs.
Taylor's early life was spent in, Ke-
nosha, where she received her educa-
ton, and afterwards, in July of 1872,
married Rev. G. B.. Taylor, then pas
tor of the First Baptist church of
Normal. i'll. Six children were born
OF this union, four dying in infancy,
and two sons, Carlton q. and William
J., with an adopted daughter, Leila
G.. and the husband still surviving.
Mrs. Taylor came to Rock Island in
July of 1890, at which time DIR. Taylor
assumed the pastorate of the First
Baptist church of this city. For nine
years she was the faithful helpmeet
of her husband in his pastoral duties
here. and was constant in season and
out of season, part of the time lead
ing the choir, and always foremost
in the work of the church, visiting its
families, assisting in it's devotional
services and striving in every way to