The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-10
IlNPR SIVE
VICES AT
PEOPLES! (. TEMPLE
,stire City Feels
oss Of Honored
Citizen
Citizen

3 Long before two o'clock this after
the Methodist Protestant Temple
WAS Oiled. TO Overlooking with vast
eongregation Of people who had as.
semBled b pay last tribute OF re-
spect and love to the memory of Dr.
4 John 4. Cook, whose death occurred
on Monday morning Of this week.
At half after one O'Clock the re-
mains were taken from his late resi-.
aence on Fairmont avenue and con.
\ feyed to:the Temple where the ser
Vices were held.
Rev w. ]. Eddy, Of the First Bap.
tlst Church and pastor OF the deceased,
had charge of the services and no
made the opening invoeation. Rev.
w. a. Lawler, pastor Of the PaIattne
Baptlst Church, read the scripture
Lesson, which was followed by prayer
BY Rev. w. ]. Critics, Of tie NJ. E.
Church, South.
Rev. H. G. stoetzer, Rev, ]. c.
Btoomfield and Rev. @. D. Smith, OF
the Presbyterian, the y. p. and the
nf. 3. Churches, made brief addresses
q which they paid high tribute to
the memory Of the deceased, dwelling
upon the good he had done humanity
at large and of the great void which
mis- death had caused in the commun.
5ity
Ret. M. A. Barnes, Of Christ Eplsco.
bal Church. made the closing prayer.
9pronpuncing the benedlction.
during the service selected choi:
rendered the following hMnna: LEAD
Ellals Iaisiat - Jesus as Thou.
Witt and Come We Disconsolate. )"
at the conclusion Of the services
the Masonic Lodge took charge Of the
L remains and they we're conveyed to
WOODLAND Cemetery where they were
buried with an Masonic honcrs.
81 The funeral procession as It move /
from the church to the cemetery was
perhaps the longest and most Impos.
ing ever held in the city. The entire
Masonic lodge was out to attend the
services, and there were many visit.
ing Masons who were here for the
State Masonic meeting in line. The To-
cal lodge OF Elks, OF which the de-
ceased was member, attended the
services in body as DID the local
knights Of Pythias Lodge. The Ma
srlon County Medical Association at
tended the services forming an escort
for the family from the residence t.
the church. The active pail bearers
were chosen from among the medical
fraternity, all being close friends Of the
deceased. They were. Dr. e. W. and L.
d. Howard DELI. Durrett, Dr. .H.
Carr, DR.. ID. p Fitch. DIR. G. D. John.
con, DR.. Hal Hall, Drt J, p. Fitch. OF
1lorgantown; Dr. War1er and DR..
Mackin, of Grafton, and DR.. J. s. Ma.
ioy, OF Shinnston. The honorary pail
bearers were chosen from among TIE
brother Masons.
The floral tributes from the friends
81 DE. Cook were among the most mag.
ntfcant ever seen in the city. The
diRerent lodges sent magnificent
pieces, several churches. the medical
societies and associations besides
quantities of beautiful flowers from
I friends and relatives from all over the
B oily, the county, State and country.
q The handsome casket IN which the
remains lay, was almost hidden under
!, the profusion Of flowers.
"A pathetic feature of the funeral
cortege was the little black horse
which has served his master so faith.
fully for a long period of years draw.
Ing the empty buggy, 'rae sight
Brought tears TO many eyes