Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-04
EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, Feb. 2.-The funeral Of G.
B. Fisher, who died at 1880 o'clock.
Saturday evening, January %, was
held Tuesday forenoon from his home
on North First street, and burial was
made in the Davis cemetery on Bluff
creek. Rev. W. R. Yard, till recently
pastor Of the Baptist church here, but
now of Big Rock, Illinois, was sum.
moned to conduct the funeral. There
were short services at the residence,
after which the procession wendell it's
way to the Bluff Creek Union Chapel,
where the regular services were held.
At the close Of the services the body
was consigned to its last resting place
In the Davis cemetery. where a mum.
Der of the family are buried. Cooper
Boyd Fisher was born February 1, 1892
in Hartford county, Maryland. He
went from Maryland to Kentucky with
his parents when he vas ten years old,
living there thirteen years. While
there he was married to Phoebe Ann
Slime in July, 1856. She died the next
December. He then came to Iowa.
landing in Eddyville in April, 1857.
He was then married to Mary B.
Hayes January S, 1850. To them were
born ten children. Six children and
four grandchildren preceded him to
the other shore. There are left 70
mourn his death, his wife, four chill.
dren, seven grandchildren and one
sister. The children are: Charles A.,
at home; Asa E., on the old home.
stead; Ida L., wife Of H. e. Keene, Of
Ottumwa, and Ella, wife of A. w.
Keene, west Of Eddyville, who was at
his bedside through his illness. Mr..
Fisher purchased a farm seven miles
west Of Eddyville, in 1865, where he
lived until February IL, 1903, when
he moved to Eddyville, where he lived
until his death. Mr.. Fisher Joined the
Baptist church at Bluff Creek the win.
ter Of 1857, and was a faithful Chris.
tian until death. He was very patient
during his last illness, which extended
over several months. He had reached
the advanced age Of IL years. II
months and % days. His sister. Mrs.
Sarah Shipley, Of Clio, raj too feeble
to attend the funeral. Thus ends the
life Of n of the prominent and highly
esteemed settlers Of this locality.
Those from afar who visited him dur
ing his last Illness we're: Mr.. and
Mrs. M. S. Palmer and son, and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Conlee and daughter,
from Ft. Madison; Mrs. Sarah Shipley
and daughter. Mrs. Eta Owen. Of
Wayne county; Henry and James
Hayes. of Oskaloosa, and Anna Ram,
pey, of Abba. Mr.. Fisher also gave a
home to a grandson, Oscar S. Palmer.
and also for several years to an or
phan child, Miss Blanche Edgar.
Born, Tuesday, January 81. to Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Torrey, Of Mill street
a son..
Mrs. M. O'Conner, wife of the Rock
Island section foreman, was taken sick
Monday with the grip and rheumatism
Rev. J.. G. Caughlan. of Moravia, for,
merly Of this place, was here Monday
On a business trip.
Mrs. Samuel Lennon was quite bad.
ly burned about the face and head Sat.
urday while starting a fire with coal
oil.
The subjects of Rev. Hempstead's
sermons at the Congregational church
Levels Of Life;" evening, "The Rise
duu TtOSTSSS VI Tic SuuICu.
Bert Guys child at Lakonta has
been sick. threatened with pneumonia.
The child Is about two and one-half
years old.
Clyde Riggs departed Monday morn.
ing for Minneapolis, Minnesota, to at.
tend the Northwestern Lumbermen's
convention. He will be away most
Of the week.
Mrs. G. s.. Smith, of South Fourth
street, has been on the sick list for q
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Koett, of OF
tumwa, we're in town Tuesday. Mrs
Koett was a guest Of Mrs. Berde
Butcher, while here.
Mildred, the little 3-year-old daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hartman, has
been Ill with congestion Of the lungs
Rev. Rights subject Of the meeting
at the Methodist Episcopal church
Monday night was "Herod's Excuses
The meetings are progressing nicely
A number Of persons held up theil
hands for prayers Monday night.
Mrs.L.P. Breeder was called to Let's
Saturday by the serious illness Of 9
Miss Aggie Lucas was on the sicl
list Sunday.
Miss Manita Harper departed Tues
day for st. Louis on a business trip.
Mrs. Emmett Nixon has been mum
bered with the sick.
Mrs. George White, Of White City