Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-01

| Mennicke is also survived by two
brothers, Fritz and Gotfried, who live
at the old home in Germany.
officer of Conference.
Mr.. Mennicke was for many years
, chairman of the Central Illinois con-
ference of German Lutheran ministers
and he held an Office known among
the German churches as visitator,
(which required him to visit and in
spect all the churches of the confer
ence in the district. OF late years, his
lage compelled him to give up this
Office and turn the work over to a
! younger man. He was known all over
the state as well as in the Missouri
synod and his death will cause gen.
eral sorrow.
Funeral Wednesday.
The funeral will be held from the
church at Twentieth street and Fifth
avenue Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock The remains will lie in
state in the church in the morn
ing. Burial will take place at
the German Lutheran cemetery. The
parochial schools of the church have
| been dismissed until after the funeral,
and flags on the school buildings are
floating at half mast as a mark of re-
; spect for the venerable pastor.
Mrs. Sarah Underwood.
J Mrs. Sarah Underwood passed away
at her home in Drury township yes
of TX toe
/ ness Her maiden name was Sarah
Morris. She was born in Indiana Feb
81, 1926 and came with her parents
! to Illinois in her early childhood. She
married Jacob Underwood in Hender-
sA county, Illinois, April 4, 1916, and
/ then moved onto the farm on which
she resided until her death. There
were born to the couple four children
i William Henry, now of Elkhart,> Texas
Marilla Mills of near Eliza; Isaac
died in 1882; Sarah Eda Milne. who
resides on the home farm Mrs. I'm
derwood lived a beautiful, Christian
life. She united with the Providence
Baptist church in 1870, being a faith
full member, always attending services
when her health permitted. Her hus
band died in 1855. The funeral will
be held at the Baptist church tomor
row at II a. m. with interment a
the Reynolds cemetery.
David l.. Cunkle.
Word has been received of the dealt
of David l.. Cunkle, an early residen
of Rock Island. at the residence O
his niece, Miss Clara NJ. Cunkle. a
80 North Second street. Harrisburg
Pa. He passed away in his SIND yea
last Thursday Mr.. Cunkle left Rocl
Island in the COS, having since 1856
been a resident of Harrisburg.
Mrs. Mildred Bussey.
News was received yesterday aftel
noon by relatives in this city of tn
death of Mrs. Mildred Martin Bussey
woh died at her home in Des Moine
yesterday about noon, from tubercu
lesis. The remains will be brough
here for burial. and the funeral vii
be held from the home of her aunt
Mrs. E. G. Goepel, 104l Fourteenth
and-a-half street.
Royal G. Wilson.
i The funeral of Royal G. Wilson
whose remains were brought here thi
morning from his home in LaCross,
, Wis. where he died Friday :
: apopleXy, was held this afternoon .
O'Clock from the home of his siste
, Mrs. Frank Erne. 1888 Fourteent
street. Rev. Robert Henry of Moline COZ
y Quoted the services. Burial took plac
, at Chippiannock cemetery. Mr.. Wi
I son was born in Blue Grass, low;
p August -, 1877, and had made hi
home in Lacrosse for number {
, years. He is survived by his widor
and two step-children, his mathe
Mrs. Rebecca Wilson of this city, an
three sisters, Mrs. Frank Erne an
Mrs. John Funck of Rock Island an
9 Mrs. Elizabeth Ports of Oklahoma.
Funeral of w. $. SpauIing.
The funeral of William s. Spauldin
4 1105 Fifteenth street, was held we
G terday afternoon from the home, tt
;. services being in charge of Re
y George B. Simons of Burlington. Blu
, ial took place at Chippiannocli Gem
! terry.
HOlinSswOrth.
,fl The funeral of Alden Lee, the lnfa
> son of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Holine
4 worth, 2215 Fifth avenue, was he
&c yesterday afternoon from the hon
% of William McConochie, 2513 Seven
> avenue. Burial took place at Chi
: piannock cemetery. Rev. r. B. w
7 liams conducted the services.
Like Mule.
"A man wifi bad disposition" sa