Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-11
TIE FINAL SUMMONS
ROBERT N. M'ELRoY DIES AT
1859 SUNDAY MORNING..
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN OF CITY
Funeral Held at Family Residence, 3os
Chester Avenue This Afternoon at
$3.50 go'clock-Death Due to Chronic
Bright's Disease.

Robert N. McElroy aged SO years,
one of the prominent and best known
business men of the city, died Sun
day morning at 1895 o'clock at the
family residence, 3O6 Chester avenue
of chronic Bright's disease Mr.. Nc
Elroy has been sufferer from
Bright's disease since about Christmas
time of last year and since then has
had three paralytic strokes. Saturday
evening while sitting in the restaurant
of McElroy & McCabe of which he
was the founder and one of the pro-
prietors he was stricken down. He
regained consciousness and was re.
moved to his home where he passed
away shortly after midnight
lnterment in Ottumwa Cemetery.
The funeral was held at the resi-
dence this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
The services were conducted by DR.. f..
F. Stoltz pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church. The interment took
place in the Ottumwa cemetery. The
remains were followed to the grave by
a large number of the sorrowing rela.
were, Misses Bessie Boude, Daisy
Grail, Lora Warren and Blanche Trot-
ter. The pail bearers were, DR.. l.. j..
Baker, j. F. McCabe, Charles Boude,
]. w. Neasham, S. P. Grips and John
Wormhoudt.
Born in Ohio.
Robert N. McElroy was born in Fay
cite county, Ohio, October 2, 1850. His
father, Thomas G. McElroy was a far
mer and stock raiser. Robert N.
was one Of six children, four brothers
and one sister, all of whom survive.
him. He received his early education
in the country schools and later at
tended the academy at South Salem,
Ohio.
He was married at Greenfield, Ohio,
December 23, 1874 to Miss Almena
Clementine Mead For fourteen years
he engaged in the grocery business at
Greenfield and then moved to Ottum-
wa where he has since continued to
reside. Upon his arrival here he was en-
gagged as agent for the Mccormick
Harvesting Machine Co., and continu-
ed with that concern for two years. He
was then interested in the real estate
business for about one and one-half
years and for the past fourteen years
he has been in the restaurant business.
For the past three years
Mr.. McElroy's business has
been in it's present location at 1O9-
Ill South Market street About one
year ago he entered into partnership
with John McCabe and the business
has since been conducted under the
firm name of McElroy & McCabe.
Stricken at Christmas Time.
On December 81 of last year Mr.
McElroy was taken sick with Brights
disease and has not at any time been
able to be about freely since On Feb.
ruary IL of the present year he suffer.
ed severe stroke OF paralysis A sec.
ond stroke followed on February o.
Saturday evening about $40 O'Clock
while sitting in the restaurant he had a
third stroke Of paralysis. He was
taken to his home in the anfbulnce
and later regained consciousness and
talked with the members of the fam.
lilly. Death came at 1895 a. m.
Many Near Relatives Survive.
Mr.. McElroy is survived by his moth
er, Mrs. Esther Kerr McElroy of this
city; four brothers: e. e. McElroy, J.
M. McBlroy and Fl. H. MeElroy of OF
tumwa, and J. F. McElroy of Albany
New York, and sister, Mrs. Mary
Duncan of Springfield, Ohio; his wife
his son, George, and daughter, Miss
Bertha Elizabeth.
At the time of his death he was a