Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-30
&c. WEHl|NC DIES
Old Resident of This County
Passes Away After Short
Illness.
HERE FOR HALF A CENTURY
Final Services Over Remains of Cap
tain Il. j. Buford Held This
Afternoon.

Frederick G. Webbing, 622 Ninth
avenue, died yesterday afternoon at
> 80 at his home, his death being due
m the infirmities of old age He mad
been confined to his bed but a week.
Sine the death of his son August. who
was found dead on Big island last
March. Mr.. Wehling's decline had
brtn steady. and his death, though
rather sudden, was not unexpected,
Nj Webbing was among the Oldest in
hsbtants of this county, and was born
! in Germany Nov IL, 1896. When he
was 81 years of age he came 10 this
country and settled in Coal Valley,
where he lived for two years before
coming to Rock Island He was en-
rOyed at the old Weyerhaeuser &
enkmann mill for a number of years
sfore retiring from active life 20
ears ago. He has been an active
member of the German Lutheran
Ilhurch during the time he lived here.
Mr.. Webbing is survived by his sol
Henry of Rock Island. and three
Mrs. r. Kannaka of Ster-
ling. H., Mrs. Frank Bleuer and Mrs.
John Fasserl of this city. The fu-
neral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon from the home at O'Clock
and ar $50 from the German Luth-
eran church. Rev. p. Wilhelm, pas
tor of the church, will conduct the
services Burial will take place at the
German Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. T.. :. Church.
Mrs. f. S, Church. pioneer of Ne
ponSet, ILL.,, who for a short time re
Gently made her home with her daugh-
ter, MIS-. H. p Custer. in this city,
died Saturday morning at the home oi
her daughter Mrs Henry Scott. at Ne.
ponset. She was 81 years of age an 4
a native of England. but had lived in
America since 1928 and since 1850 had
lived at Kewanee and Neponset Be,
she is survived by a son, John 2
Church of st. Louis. and another
Mrs. r. NJ. Moore of Chi
cage. The funeral was held this after
noon at kewanee.
Funeral of Captain T. J. Buford.
The funeral of Captain Thomas JET
ferson Buford was held this afternoon
at . O'Clock from the residence, 1915
Second avenue Rev. H. +. Musso1
rector of the Episcopal church of Mo
line. conducted the services in pla e
of Rev. G. H. Sherwood of Trinit;
Episcopal who is absent from the city
Burial took place at Chippiannoc y
cemetery The funeral services Were
private. The pallhearers were Adail
Peasants. L. H. Guyer, Hugh E. Cur
It's, Phil Mitchell, w. Fl. Gest. Jr.. am
Ben Gest.
All of the children with the excep
ton of Mrs E. A. Darlington
of Washington. d. c., arrived in Roe,
Island i'll time to attend the funera
of their father Those who came ar
j. Watson Buford of Missoula, Mont.
Mrs. j. Franklin Bell of Wash
ington, D. c.. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Franz
iiohicS vi hliiHtdpollS anu HOIlaS j
Buford. Jr.. of st. Paul.
Funeral of 4. VI. Rogers.
The funeral of Francis NJ. Roger
was held Saturday afternoon from
the family residence, 1411 Thirty
second street, with services at tn
South Park chapel at $50 o'clocb
The services. which were conducte
by Buford post, G.. A. r.. and wer
presided over by Rev. II. w. Rec
of the First Baptist church. Re,
w. G. Ogleyee assisted Dr. Reet
The pail bearers were J. H. Gardner
w II. Sugden, II. c. Harris, Andre
Bladel. NJ. T. Stafford and Josep
Garlock. Burial took place in Chi
piannock cemetery.
FassnacI,t Funeral.
The funeral of Dorothy Fassnach
the little daughter of Mr. and Mr.
| Anthony Fassnacht, 400 Invent
Ifourth-and-a-half street, was held We
lterday afternoon at o'clock from I'll
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