Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-13
MANY SUMMONED
By DEATH ANGEL
Three Well-Known Marshall.
town People Die Here and
Elsewhere Sunday
W. F. EVEREST DIES SUDDENLY
Edward w. vanDerveer Dies in Salt
Lake City Of Fneumonia-Mrs. Will
M. Hodges Passes Away After Long
Illness With Liver Trouble-other
Deaths of Those Known Here.

Deaths of Those Known Here.
Death brought sadness to number
of homes I'M this city Sunday by the
passing away of loved ones, who died
either here or away from home. OF
those who died in this city the death
Of w. F. Everist, of ALL South First
street, was the, most sudden. Mr..
Everist died in bed Sunday morning
at o'clock, after being stricken with
heart disease brought on by asthma.
Members of the family heard his stir
ring and went to his room, where they
found him gasping for breath. A ply
stefan was summoned, but before he
reached the house Mr.. Everist was
dead.
For the past twenty years Mr.. Eyer
list had been an employee in the Iowa
Central car shops, but for the past
month he had not been working, owing
to his failing health. Saturday even
ing he complained of not feeling we'll
when he went to bed.
William Finley Everist was born
April 4, 1929 in Maryland. He was
married in Ohio to Mrs. Everist, who
survives him, and in 1861 came to
Iowa, where he settled in Minerva
township. Iii 1882 he came to this
city, which had since been his home.
A. c. Evenst, of this city, and L! G.
Everist, Of Toledo o.; and two
daughters, Mrs. James Calkins, living
here, and Mrs. G. r. Green, of Burr
Oak. Kas. The funeral will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
residence, Rev. G. L. Gould officiating.
The interment will be in Riverside.
Death Of Mrs. Hodges.
Another sudden death, and one that
shocked innumerable friends turnout
the city, was that of Mrs. Ida WATSON
Hodges, which occurred at her home,
2O3 North Fourth street, at 5:45 o'clock
Sunday evening. Mrs. Hodges death
was due to heart failure, following a
long period of illness from chronic liv-
er trouble. Since last July Mrs. Hodg-
es has been sufferer from. cholan-
gifts, catarrhal Inflammation of the
bile ducts, with usual accompanying
symptoms of jaundice and enlarged
liver. Recently these symptoms had
improved, and for several weeks the
patient had been up and about the
house a portion Of each day, and dur
ing the past few days had been feeling
better than usual. However, her long
battle with the disease had resulted in
weakening; of the heart muscle,
which eliminated in sudden failure.
Mrs. Hodges had been up and about
the house Sunday, and was lying on
the couch when the end came. Her
husband had brought her a glass of
water, which she has asked for, and
upon going to another room heard the
glass drop. He ran to his wife's side,
and found her dead.
Mrs. Hodges was well known in the
city, especially in musical way, she
having been identified with the musi-
cal circles of Marshalltown for many
years. She has conducted classes in
piano forte, and aside from being an
artist on the piano, was an adept with
the organ. For the past nine years
she had played the pipe organ at the
Presbyterian church, appearing for the
last time in her accustomed place on
Christmas day.
Mrs. Hodges was member of one Of
the best known and earliest families
in the city, and was the daughter Of
John and Margaret hmsen WATSON,
who came to this city in 1855. Their
daughter Ida was born here Jan. ID
1859, and has always resided in the
city. Mr.. WATSON, her father, died in
March, 1884, and the mother passed
away on May IL, 1902. The deceased
was united in marriage to Mr.. William
NJ. Hodges in this city on June &c,
1902. Aside from the husband there
survive the deceased three brothers,
Messrs. T. 1. and w. A. WATSON, of this
city, and Mr.. Herbert G. Wassons OF
Washington, D. G.
The funeral arrangements have not
as yet been made, owing to word that
is awaited from relatives of Mr..
Hodges, also from Mrs. Hodges broth
er in Washington.
Ed Van Derveer Dies in Salt Lake.
Edward w. Van Derveer, a we'll
known travelling salesman, who for
merly lived in tn CITY, the only SON of
w. J. Van Derv. of 406 East Main
street, died Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock OF pneumonia IN a hospital in
Salt Lake City. The news reached the
father in a telegram received Sunday.
A message received earlier in the day
said he was dangerously sick. x He had
been i'll only week. Mr.. In Der
veer was 80 years of age ind was
very we'll known here thru his con-
nection for years with Let's Fletcher
Company and as retail tobacco deal
err He then went on the road and dur
ing recent years has been in the west,
where he was representing Jacques &
Co., of Chicago, manufacturers of bak-
ing powder. When a boy Mr. Van Der
veer entered the employ of Let's,
Fletcher Company, and worked up to
a position on the road. He left the
firm and for time was in the retail
cigar business with both Mr.. S. w.
LaShelle and S. w. Grifhths. On
Dec. 4, 1894 he married Miss Mary K.
Hotchkis.s, who with her two children
survive him. He also leaves his father
and two sisters. The latter are Miss
Harriet Van Derveer, of Seattle,
Wash; and Miss Eva Van Derveer. of
Chicago. Mr.. Van Derveer was a
member of Cosmopolitan Lodge, No IS,
Knights of Pytd1ias, and Marshall Tent,
No. %, knights Of the Maccabees The
body is expected to arrive here some
time Wednesday.
Former Resident of County Dead.
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