The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-11
DEATH OF ROBERT TETLEY.
One Of farmington's Most Prominent
And Best Known Business Men
Passses Away.

Mr.. Robert Tetley, one OF our best,
most trusted and highly esteemed bus
mess men, died at his home in Farm !
inglon at IL: 80 a. M, Sunday, Janu-
airy 6, 1907, of diabetis, aged sixty-six
wears, nine months and eighteen days.
Since 1868 he had been 10 the jewelry
and matchmaking business in Farming
ton, had built up large and prosper
ous business, aud was closely Identified
with other interests aud enterprises OF
| the town and county. lie was man
Of iiue business judgment, public spirit
and strict integrity. His character was
beyond reproach, and he possessed an
approachable, genial aud inviting ma
,use that drew to him friends and held
them, for he was ever true and sincere
in biz friendships to others. No man,
perhaps, ever more fully enjoyed the
confidence, trust and warm respect of
his felowmen than Robert Tetley, and
few men were more deserving of them.
He was a member OF long standing
of both the Masonic and Odd Fellow
fraternities, and to him, perhaps,
more than any other member, St.
Francois Lodge No. IS |. O. o. +.
owes its success and financial solidity.
Since his initiation into the order in
1863, much of the intervening time
being financial secretary aud II proper
ty trustee of the lodge, he watched and
directed its interests as carefully aud
couscieutiously rs he did his own, and
his splendid business judgment and
counsel did much to enhance its pros
perity.
) His family relations we're ideal, and
to his affectionate devotion his now
bereavcd wife aud. sorrowing children
and grandchildren responded with a
; love that was tender and beautiful in
its intensity. He will be greatly missed
in the large circle of friendship and
business associations that knew him so
well, but who can measure the deep
sorrow in the hearts of his loved ones
and the loss that they feel, or what
words of human sympathy can assuage
their grief? Such consolation as human
sympathy affords is theirs in unslinted
measure.
Robert Telley wGs born in Derby,
England, March 10, 1870. He came
4 to America when boy in 1852, with
his parents, who located in Boston,
!: Mass. A couple of years later bis
: parents returned to England, bnt
: Robert remained in this country. H'
: worked for awhile in machine shol
: in Boston, and then learned the watch
making trade. After learning hi
: trade he travelled extensively over tn,
country, working at his trade, and il
: 1868 came to Pennington and en-
: gagged in the jewelry and wstchmakini
: business. On January 25th of tba
: year he married Mrs. Ann Heckleman
: daughter of the late W. T. Gay Q
: Pennington. To this union 81
: children were born, five sons and on
daughter Ali except one son VIII
= died in infancy are living and hav
reached the estate of manhood an
womanhood. At the time of thei
II marriage his wife had one son, job
N Henry. who at the request of Mir
!. Tetley took bis name, and betwee
O whom and his step-father there ha
"a ever existed the love and close re
"a lationship Of father and son. II
n leaves besides his bereaved wife, 81
m children, John Hecklemen Tetley
/ Samuel J. Tetley, George A. Tetley
William r. Tetley, Or. Clarence A
Tetley and Mrs. Lizzie Klein, wife {
70 J. L. Klein, and thirteen grand
" children; two brothers, Fred |. Tetle
!. of Bonne Terre and Albert Telley {
m Derby, England, and two sisters VIII
. live in Massachusetts.
a, The funeral took place from ii
m Presbyterian church Tuesday afte
m noon, the sermon being conducted b
III Rev. w. j. Hays, pastor of the Nj. !
nj Church, South, at Bonne Terre, an
n. by St. Francois Lodge No. As l. o.
3. +. at the grave in the Masonic GEM
a, terry with the funeral rites of that o
"a. der. The church was crowded wi
le friends Of the deceased, many perso
x. coming from adjoining towns al
as counties to pay the last sad tribute
nv respect to one whom they had learn,
be to know and esteem as one of nature