Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-26
FUNERALS HELD
AT FAIRFIELD
Mr.. AND MRS. BROWN AND TWO
CHILDREN LAID TO REST
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

Fairfield, March "a (Special).-.
One new grave In the Wright Gene
terry. south of Fairfield contains the
bodies Of four of the Green Noun
tain wreck. The funeral was held
yesterday of Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Brown and daughters, Leonora, age
twelve, and Eva, age six, formerly of
Ottumwa and Fairfield, but more re-
Gently of Waterloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and their
children were in Fairfield Saturday to
attend the funeral of a relative and
were going to their home when the
wreck occurred
The remains accompanied by the
two surviving daughters and Mr.. and
Mrs. David Keltner of Waterloo, and
ID. D. Keltner Of Ottumwa and Fl. d.
Keltner of this city, arrived at noon
over the Burlington and were taken
at once to Frazier's undertaking
rooms where they were kept until the
hour Of the funeral.
The funeral cars accompanied by
a long line of carriages met the re-
mains at the depot and the suneral
yesterday afternoon was one of the
largest and most solemn which has
ever taken place in Fairfield.
The funeral services were held in
the Christian church of Fairfield at
u o'clock conducted by Rev. g. W..
Burch, the pastor.
At the close of the service at the
church the remains wer taken to the
Wright cemetery south Of this city,
where the interment was made.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their chik.-
rem resided In Fairfield several years
ago, Mr.. Brown conducting restaur-
ant and candy storeY
Besides his two daughters, Mr..
Brown is survived by one brother,
John Brown of Kansas City. Mrs.
Brown leaves besides her parents, lar.
and Mrs. H. B. Keltner of Fairfield,
one sister, Mrs. Mollie Mckenzie of
Ottumwa, and six trothers, Clarence
Keltner Of Salt Lake City, Charles
Keltner OF Oklahoma CITY, David Kelt-
ner Of Waterloo, Delmar Keltner of
Ottumwa and Frank Keltner and VIII
liam Keltner. both of Fairfield
Surviving Daughters Given Sympathy.
Waterloo, March Yesterday
morning the remains of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. X. Brown and their two children,
Leonore and Eva, victims of the
wreck of the Rock Island train Mon
day morning, were sent to Fairfield,
Iowa, and funeral services were con-
Quoted in the city yesterday after
noon.
Tuesday afternoon H. B. Keltner,
Of Fairfield, father Of Mrs. Brown, and
D. d. Keltner, her brother of Ottum-
wa, arrived in Marshalltown and COM
pleted arrangements for the removal
of the four bodies David "A. Keltner,
who is employed at the Logan house
in Waterloo, went to Marshalltown
Monday evening and did all in his
power to relieve the burden Of grief
thrown upon the shoulders of the two
surviving daughters. Dora and Vera
Brown.
John Brown, brother of the deceas-
ed Mr.. Brown, arrived in MARSHALL
town from Kansas City Tuesday after
noon.
Prof. A. F. Gates, president Of the
Waterloo Business college, who went
to Marshalltown Monday evening on
account Of the reported deaths OF
Miss Hoffman and the Brown chill
dren, former students of the college,
remained with the two daughters I'M
til after the arrival of relatives and
his presence was Invaluable to the
two young ladies.
Time and again the young ladies ex-
pressed their unbounded thanks for
and appreciation OF the assistance
that had been given them by the peo-
pie from this city '1ho were present
and the people of Marshalltown with
urhnnn fhon cam in contact