Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-25
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Jan. 22.--After a severe
illness OF only a few days durations
Job Marlnon died Friday evening al
$50 o'clock at the home OF his son,
city. short funeral service was held
at the G. l. Marmon home Saturday
morning at $3.50 o'clock, conducted by
DR.. G. !. Stafford, pastor OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church. The remains
We're taken to Mr.. Marmon,s forme.
services We're held Sunday at II a. ms
at the Pleasant Fill church,
conducted by Rev. A. B. Elliott. OF
Ames. Mr.. Marmon was born
In Ohio In 1928, and moved with
his parents to Cash county, Mich,
to Iowa in 1867. He was married to
Louisa Beggs in 1854. and to this
union were born four children, two
OF whom survive him, E. B. Marmon,
OF Canyon City, Colo. and g. L. Mar
mon, Of this city. His daughter. Alicd
coded him to the better world sorne-
thing like three and one-half years
ago. His wife died in 1859 and in 1870
| he married Barbara A. Athey, who
died six years ago. Since that tima
he has made his home with his chill
dren. His early religious training was
in the Friends church, to which de-
nomination he always belonged.
his brother In law, ]. b. Pat
rick. of Jefferson, accompanied the
body Of Mr.. Marmon's father Saturday
4 to Jefferson, where the funeral wasl
held on Sunday.
daughter, Sadie, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. G. A. Spencer, Of Cloud
Chief, Okla, left Saturday for Lan-i
caster, Mo-, to attend a reunion Of thes
Spencer families
Frank Painter Is very sick withl
rheumatism and~lung trouble
Prof. Will Downing spent Saturday
/ in Moulton.
Mrs. John Dodge returned Friday
4 to the bedside OF her sbrother, It. B.
4 Owens, who is very i'll with quick
j consunJN ION
Or. and Mrs. viii raFcrce. Of OF
tumwa, accompanied by Mrs. La
Forces sister, Miss Marie <Bosquet
spent Sunday IN the city as guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Steckel.
| Mrs Frank Graham, of Mapleton,
MO, spent Saturday with her mother
in-law, Mrs. John Graham, who is re-
covering from a severe illness.
Mrs. Mary Rankin entertained g.,
dozen neighbours Friday at a good old
fashioned quilting bee. Mrs. MollieI
Willet. of Centerville, who is visiting
at the Burchett home, was an out of I
town guest, whose presence wasie
greatly enjoyed. An excellent three
course dinner was served.
Joe Lepper, Of Floris, spent Friday
night at the A. Rankin home while inl
the city on business. /
On Friday evening, Miss Maud
Curry entertained her teacher Miss
Abbie Brown, and also the pupils of
room No 9, OF the public school,
Games and music furnished pleasant
entertainment during the evening. y,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Morrow after
| spending month with Mrs. Mary
Morrow, have returned to their homo
in Chicago.
Miss Ruth Collins very pleasantly
entertained a number of young frienda
4 at the Collins home two miles south
of the city on Friday night. The|
young people were conveyed to the
Collins home In a bob sled and the
| pleasure Of the ride was added to the
social entertainment and hospitality OH
the home which was very acceptable.
The young son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
\ Chas. Rominger, Of Stuben. Is very.
| sick with typhoid fever.
Z! On Saturday morning b. K. HERR
received a dispatch stating that his
sister, Miss Letitia Herr had passed
away. He left Saturday evening for
Quarryville, Pa, where the funeral,
services were held today.
The sixtieth birthday anniversarN
of Mrs Dave Davies was held on SUM
day. when relatives and friends werd
entertained at q four course, dinner |
served at the Davies home at noon.
Miss Gertrude Holmes, OF Kirksvillay
Mo-, is visiting Miss Myrtle STANLEY
and other friends enroute home from
| Ottumwa, where she has been spend}
J Ing month with friends.
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