The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-30
Obituary Notes.

Col Jacob Lyman Greene, president OF the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
and the foremost advocate Of straight life
insurance, died Of apopleIy yesterday at his
residence in Hartford He was born in
Waterford. Ne, IS years ago and received
his collegiate education In the University Of
Mic higan. Thereafter he began the study
OF law and the outbreak Of the civil war found
hm practising in Lampeer, Mich. In the
hr ~ year Of the conflict he enlisted as private
In In e Seventh Michigan Cavalry and served
th rouRhout the war, being discharged with
the Drevet rank Of Lieutenant olonel when
peace was declared. Most OF his army service
was und er Custer. on his return from the
field he became agent Tor the Berkshire Life
Insurance Company at Plttsheld. Mass Four
years later he was made assistant secretary
of the Connecticut Mutual. with which COM
pauv he remained To- the time Of his death.
His reputation ~ an insurance mau rests
principally upon his opposition to tontine
insurance aud speculative policies. lie up
held the souuduess u his position on num-
beress occasions Ia insurance journals.
The Rev. David Buck, the oldest member
of the New York Conference Of the Methodist
home OF ha daughter. Mrs. Alice j. Best.
4sU East Sixteenth street, Flatbush, In his
ninety-fourh year =, ne began ,S lbs minis
included New York city. NeN burgh, P0uRh-
Faails and Carthage Landing in addition
10 His daughter, he is survived by two sons
The funeral services viii be held At the house
Rural Cemetery, White Plains
Major curtis b. Hoppin. Fifteenth Cavalry.
died Yesterday az Fort Ethan Allen. Vermont
of pneumonia. complicated with Rbscess OF
the liver Major Hoppip was appointed
from the State Of New York rs a cadet at the
United states Military Academy sent /
assigned as an additional Second Lieutenant,
First Cavalry. re vas assigned as Second
1877. promoted 20 First Lieutenant sept 70,
1884. Captain June 10, 1895. and Major, FIJI
tenth Cavalry March %, 1908.
Isaac l.. ReQuB who for many years was
president of the Central Pacific Railroad and
a director OF other Huntington lines In the
lifetime Of the late c. p. Huntington, il dead
ago. and went 10 California in 1880. He en-
paged in mining with success, and al one
time was superintendent Of some OF the more
prominent mines on the Comstock lode. His
death Is attributed 10 nor ,ous c1llapfS
col Frederick DefuniaE, one Of the best
known railroad men and engineers in the
south died at his home In Louisville yester-
day Of heart trouble. He was for years
chief engineer Of the Louisville and Nash
Louisville and was we'll known in this city
where he spent many Of the later years Of his
We ne iu was rs, IN me lo4 eI NE re New York
Frederick VI. Campbell. for many wears
state Superintendent Of California schools
and recently private secretary 20 Secretary
Metcalf Of the Department Of Commerce and
labor. died suddenly at his homo In NASH
ington on Tuesday. in his siNty-eiRhth year
he was a native 81 this city, but went 10
California while a youth.
Sidney Turner, ST., the noted thorough
bred breeder ia dead az his home in Madison
county Kentucky lie bred the famous
Rem Dor and Ann Feif the dam of fremont
and Aurania. He left no children. but his
wife survives him
Mrs. Grace McCTeeTy. wife OF William J
MCtreery and Youngest daughter Of the
late Hosea h. Perkins, died Yesterday She
will be- buried from the Perkins homestead
A. Fort Washington on Friday.