The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-23
DEATH REAPS
LARGE HARVEST
Passing Of Several Of kcokuk's We'll
Known Residents During the
Week Just
Passed.
JAS. PATTERsoN's DEATH
Mrs. Anna Carmichael, Mrs. S.
Worley and Morris A. johnson
Have Passed
Beyond.

The angel of death has claimed a
number of highly respected keokuk
citizens during the week just passed,
the obituaries of these departed citi-
zens being recorded below:
Mrs. Carmachael.
Mrs Anna ]. Carmichael passed
away on last Thursday evening
last at seven o'clock after an illness
of almost two years. The cause OF
the passing of this respected woman
was dropsy, the deceased having been
affected with that ailment though not
/ in a severe form Death came quietly,
as if the elderly lady was passing into
a peaceful sleep.
Anna ]. Wilson was born in Albany,
4 New York, seventy-three ago. When
O young woman she was united in mar
riage to Henry Carmichael her hus'
band. who passed away twenty years
ago in this city. and was at one time
we'll known resident here.
4 Mrs. Carmichael had made Keokuk
her home for almost forty years, COM
ing here from Davenport. where the
family resided for q number of years
TIE deceased was an Episcopalian
, by faith, oveable, kindly woman,
, whose place in the home will be great
lv missed and her quiet deeds of good
Y ness will ever remain as sweet mem
4 ories to her name
o Those who survive to mourn are:
;. sons, George, William and Chas. Car
michael of this city and brother
and sister in Albany. n. Y. James
Wilson and Miss Mary Wilson.
Funeral services were conducted
l yesterday afternoon, services BEING
conducted at the late family residence
721 Carroll street, by the Rev r. G
McIlwain. Many of the friends oi
the family and deceased were present
to pay parting tribute to her memory
e Mrs. WorIey's Passing.
> Mrs S. T. Worley died on Frida,
k evening at I: 80 o'clock, at the famil,
J. home, 1925 Orleans street. after con
h tinued illness of eight months, thu
h greater part of which time the de
IS ceased had been confined to her bed
n Deceased was born in Portsmouth. o
st and later moved to Quincy, ILL.,. com
10 ing here with her husband and family
a. For moro than forty-fve years Mrs
ID Worley has been a resident of Keoku
le and her beautiful christian characte
was one which gathered to her coun
less friends during her long life j
Keokuk Mrs Worley was a faithft
= church woman. being a member c
y the Trinity NJ T.. church of this cit,
and the greater part of her years wer
r. spent in following the teachings {
her Cod
The funeral will he held this afte
noon at three o'clock from the famil
residence.
e Those who survive to mourn th
to loss of this good woman are her hu
es band, S. T Worley; children, Mr.
us Laura Chadler of Warsaw H.. Mr.
st Paul Richardson and Mrs. Ida Barn'
of Keokuk, W. H. Worley, Los A
re geles, Cal, DR. II. F. Worley Oaklan
'e- Cal. Mrs. Mamie Chattel of Patt
us Neb.
lie Death of James w. Patterson.
Many Keokuk residents have bee
saddened by the death of Jas. ". Pa
terson, who passed away from Tia
r. world to the better on Friday evenii
at the family home No. 1ll9 Frankli
at eight o'clock, aftc. long illne
az of two years, with Briehts diseas
For some time Mr.. Patterson has be-
retired from active business pursui
on account of his health, though
was not thought that he was serious
i'll his demise coming as sudden a.
'as sad shock to members of !his fam
,ah ard scores of friends who knew a
~ respected him.
James w Patterson was born
'sa Scotland. in 1919 When ''w
a.. a., snla' lad Of ten years he moved
Aon this country and located in Keok
',,t a with his parents. AT the time Of
'ne death Mr.. Patterson was sixty-t
years old.
'es Decedent was educated in the x
kuk public schools, and in the "
1875 was Joined in wediock to NJ
Emma Reichers of Ft Madison
her vocation Mr. Patterson was tray
mer ing salesman, having been engaged
=. road representative for several v
oab- known Chicago firms during his b.
ness career.
mer The deceased was member of
ably United Presbyterian church of K
kuk and had always taken an act