The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-03-10

| ATwATER.--The body of the lat
Ellen B. Atwater arrived this morn
ing from st. Louis and was taken t
Forest cemetery, where short grav'
service was held and interment made
/ ATWATER.-Buri services for Ell
lien B. Atwater win be held at For
est cemetery on Tuesday, March 8
at Has a. m. Miss Atwater died in
ist. Louis on Saturday The body will
arrive via the c., n. & Q. at 11:45 and
will be taken at once to cemetery. x
COLEMAN Friends were panied
today to learn of the sudden and I'M
timely death of Katherine, the nine
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Winson C. Coleman. No. $40 B ave-
nue. west. The child was a victim OF
appendicitis. She was at school a
week ago today. Funeral Wednesday,
March 8, at 300 o'clock p. M, at the
A. M. E. church. Interment in For
est cemetery.
COOK.-The funeral OF the late J..
H. Cook was held at the family resi-
dence Friday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. The house was filed with
the friends and acquaintances of the
deceased and the family. The ser.
vice was conducted by Rev. Eugene
Allen of the Central M. E. church, as
sisted by Rev. Ellison r. Purdy OF the
Friends church and DIR. Edwards OF
Penn college. The pail bearers were
A. ]. Augustine, William Kirkpatrick,
Marion ]. Cruzen, William Reed, Geo.
Harris and John H. Anderson. ~
JONES. - Alonzo Edelbert Jones,
born May IA, 1888. died Feb. 25, 1910,
at 2:55 a m, at the age OF 26 years,
9 months and 10 days. His last words
were that he had the vision of the
angels and the golden streets before
him and that he was prepared to meet
death. and he hoped to meet his
friends of earth in Heaven at the last
great day. Alonzo Edelbert Jones
was married Dec. 20, 1906, to Bertha
Jane Dunaway. To this union were
born two girls, Esther May and Delo-
ras Verela, the eldest aged years,
the youngest two months. They are
left with the mother, relatives and
friends to mourn the loss of a loved
one gone to the world beyond where
the sun never sets and the leaves
never fade, where the righteous for
ever win shine like the stars in that
beautiful city of gold. Lonnie, as he
was called by all who knew him, was
baptized by Ezra Temple, of the Bap-
fist faith, in the spring OF the year
1905, at which time he united with
the Lower Grove Baptist church..
DILLON. - Fort Myers (Florida)
Press: Mr.. T. w. Dillon, who passed
away at his home in East Fort Myers
on Saturday, January %. was born in
Illinois on April "a. 1923. His parents
dying when ne was a small child, he
was taken TO Iowa and reared by an
older brother AT the age OF % years
he made an overland trip to Califor.
MIA at the time OF the gold rush in
the early fifties, spending a few years
there. He later returned to Iowa,
where he was married to Miss Eliza
beth Binus, going with her to Texas
Here he spent few years where his
wife died, leaving him with two small
daughters; both are now Hving,-Mrs.
r. @. Adair OF Rose Hill, Iowa, and
Mrs. G. A. Holton OF Kfmball, Nebr
After the death of his wife he return
ed to Iowa with his children. In the
year of 1858 he was married to Miss
Sarah j. Luddington, of Iowa, where
he was successful farmer until 1887,
when ne moved with his family to
Kimball, Nebr., his wife dying Jan.
Z, 1900. To this union thirteen chill.
dren were born, Ave OF those are still
hving,--J. n. Dillon Of Palisades, Col;
E. j. Dillon, e. w. Dillon, C. T. Dill
Ion and Mrs. Ida Sheahan, all OF Kim
ball, Nebr After the death of his
wife he went TO Columbus, Ohio, where
ne met with Mrs. Rebecca ]. Chat.
field, an estimable lady, to whom he
was married August s, 1900. Return
ing to Kimball, Nebr., where they re-
sided until January, 1903, when he
decided to try a warmer climate and
came to Fort Myers where they en-
joyed the sunny climate until April,
1908, when he was stricken with pa
ralysis and has been almost helpless
ever since, and of late has failed rap.
idly. Mrs. Diilon's eldest daughter,
Mrs. John Mcclure, and husband, OF
Columbus, Ohio, and Mr.. Dillon's ED
est son, 4. ]. Dillon, wife and little
daughter, OF Kimball, Nebr., were at
his bedside when he passed away, ar.
irving only a few days before his
death. In his death we lose loving
husband, kind aud affectionate faith.
er. but we bow TO the will OF the
great MASTER
MARTIN The funeral services Of
the late Captain John n. Martin oe-