The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-06-16

W. BalIinger was held yesterday at
III a. M, from the church at Lacey,
and interment was made in Forest
cemetery.
A son and mis- wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ballinger. of Emerson, Nebr.,
and grandson, Fred Ballinger. Of
Burlington, were in attendance.
STANLEY. - The funeral of the
late Chas. Stanley was held at the
Central Methodist church Thursday
afternoon and was largely attended.
The G. A. r., U. ". u. and Woman's
Relief Corps attended as organiza-
lions, and assisted in the conduct or
service. A detail of Company F gave
military escort to the body to the
grave. The funeral sermon was
preached by the Rev. ]. w. Somer-
ville The pail bearers were from
the G. A. r. and U. v. U. membership
as follows: G. A. r., William HI. Shaw,
]. r Gentry, j. o. Grant and Ben Cru
zen; from the U. " u, Jerel Carver,
John Swaddling, Colonel Parker and
Robert Downs.
HEDDEN.--The funeral Of Reison
B. Hedden was held Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock from the Christian church
with sermon by Rev. Mr.. Zendt.
The burial was under the auspices
of the G.. A. r. Post of which he was
member and the Woman's RELIEF
Corps also attended in body. Beau
tiful floral tributes were everywhere
in evidence. The banu boys, G.. A. R..
and w. r. c. sent remembrances, be-
sides those from Cedar Falls and pri-
vate individuals. The children were
all present. There was large at
tendance of friends and relatives.
The pail bearers were members Of
the Post,-W. r. Cowan Capt. Wood
ruff, Ben Cruzen, VIM. Airy, VIM.
Shaw and F. Hyde.
HEDDEN.-Died, of paralysis and
, heart trouble, of three years standing,
at the hospital in Mt. Pleasant, at s
o'clock Friday evening, June 10,1904,
Reison B. Hedden, aged &c years, 2
months and 9 days. Funeral from
the Christian church at 5 o'clock pm,
Sunday, June II, and interment in
Forest cemetery.
r. B. Hedden was born in Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, March 81, 1888.
He came to Clinton county, Ohio,w with
his parents when II years of age, and
there grew to manhood. He heard
I,;e 1s,fyo ~,
First Iowa Cavalry, Company B, at
Lyons, Clinton county, May Is, 1861,
and served throughout the war, being
discharged from the service February
1886. He was a member of the To-
cal G. A. r. Post and the burial SER
vice will be under the Post auspices.
The deceased was married to Matilda
S. Chew, in Oskaloosa, Oct IL, 1872.
Five children came to the union. Iva
l.. and Mabel A. preceded the father
to the other shore In infancy; son,
Ray, of Cedar Falls, and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Dolly Hill. Of Earlham. and
Miss Lulu are left to comfort the be-
reaved mother. Many friends extend
~. sSe r ioiis the sinccrest of sympathy.
= HADLEY.-The funeral of the late
William B. Hadley was held from the
family residence on First avenue east,
near Seventh street Saturday after
noon at two-thirty o'clock.
A large number of the friends and
acquaintances, those who had known
the deceased during his life, those
who had worked along beside him
year after year ana those who have
been associated with him in one way
or another in business or in church
work during the past years. Many
were present from the business and
professional houses and Offices of the
city, the Central Methodist church
and the local organization of Carpen
tiers and Joiners attended in a body
and acted as escort of honor. Rev.
]. w. Somervile conducted the SER
vice at the house. The residence was
far too small for the accommodation
of all seeking entrance to pay re-
spect to Che departed. Many chairs
were placed on the lawn to the west
of the house and the speaker stood in
the house so that his voice was audi
BILE to those without. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. ]. c. w. Coke. Rev.
Somerville spoke in very touching
manner of the deceased and his life
and paid tribute to his worth as a
man and worker in the church, and
to his usefulness and capabilities as
business man and a citizen. The
deceased for years mas been an Off
cial in the Methodist church of the
city and he was one Of the strongest
advocates of the union of the two
branches of the church a number of
years ago and the erection of the new
house Of worship. Since that time he
has been one of the official board of
the organization. He was also a
member of the directory of the Oska-
loosa Savings Bank. Rev. Somer-
vile spoke of his relations with the
man in his church work. He told of
his personality and characteristics in