Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-06-01
OBITUARY.
FARNSWoRTH.

FARNSWoRTH.
Milo R. Farnsworth was born in
Homer, N. Y, cortland county,, Aug.
2lst, 1922.
His youth and school days were spent
in his native place. He graduated
from the Homer academy before he
was 10 years old, taught school a
couple of years, and was married
March 18th, 1874, to Lucy S. Pardee
of Scott, N. Y.
In weeks time they started "out
west," by way of the lakes, and found
a destination in Illinois, Woodford
county, near Peoria. They remained
there four years when they decided to
follow the Star of Empire on its west
ward way and sought source of reve-
nue. in the soil of the Badger state
at Whitewater.
For twenty years Wisconsin made
them happy home, but again the
western fever seized them and only the
soil of Iowa would heal it. They took
possession of their cabin-home in Win
neshiek county, five miles southeast of
Cresco, the same day that General
Grant took possession of the White
House.
Ten children We're born to them, one
in Illinois and the rest in Wisconsin.
Six children survive, three boys and
three girls. The oldest son, B. W.,
lives in Whitewater, Wis.,, the rest in
Iowa, Mrs. w. ]. Norton in Decorah,
Frank and Clinton on farms near Cres-
CO, and Mesdames Cady and Vance in
Cresco. AS soon as the last child was
married Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworth left
the farm home and have lived in town
for about Is years.
Six years ago Elder E. E. Gardner,
a Seventh Day Adventist came to
Cresco as an evangelist. He, with his
wife and two boys, rented rooms of
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth and remain
ed couple of years. The ideal life of the
Gardner family strongly impressed Mr..
Farnsworth and demonstrated that
there was virtue and power in Chris
tianity he had never before conceived.
He felt it and it became vital prin.
ciple with him. The Bible was un-
sealed and he daily perused its pages.
He accepted the Advent doctrine anc
during the six months of his painful
illness his faith was the anchor of his
soul.
On the 18th of last March, the 65tl
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Farnsworth, all the children wer'
"home to dinner" Mr.. Farnsworth'
wheeled chair was rolled by the -tabl'
that it might be genuine famil!
reunion. 1t Was his last earthly jo.
and he realized that nothing happie
or holier would come to him again.
| He quietly fell asleep Wednesday
May 26th, at half-past five in the af
ternoon. A short service was held a
the residence on Friday at 800 o'clocl
p. M, conducted by Elder E. E. Dorcas
of Nevada, treasurer of the Seventh Da.
Adventist Conference of Iowa, as
sisted by Rev. H. j. Hinman of the loca
Congregational church. Mrs. M. M
Moon and Miss Edith Webster sum
two solos.
His remains were accompanied b
, his sons Frank and Clinton to White
water, Wis, where there are thre
daughters buried. The son Charles
buried in Nebraska.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our heartfe
thanks to our friends and neighbol
who showed to us their sympathy
every possible way during the sicknes
:. and death of our husband and father
also to Rev. Hinman for his presenc
and assistance at the funeral services
: to Mrs. Moon and Miss Edith Webstt
3 who sang so sweetly words of comfol
i and to Mrs. Booth for her kindly wri
ten and beautifully read tribute>to tt
d memory of the deceased.
v Mrs. M. R. Farnsworth and Famil