Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07
A GOOD MAN CALLED HENCE
A. J. Story A Former Resident Of
Audubon Buried Here Saturday


AS stated in The Republican of last
week Mr.. A. j. Story died at his home
near Jacksonville, Missouri, on Monday
of last week, and at first it was thought
his remains would be buried there but
later it was decided to bring them here
for interment. So ON Friday evening the
sorrowing widow and other members of
the family arrived with the body and it
was taken to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. M. Wickham, here in Audubon
The Worshipful Master, A. II. Edwards,
announced to the members of Veritas
Lodge No. 1872, Blue Lodge Masons, at
Audubon, Iowa. that the deceased was
q Master Mason and that he desired
them to assemble and assist him in Civ
ing the brother body a Masonic burial
Accordingly at ten of the clock Saturday
morning they met at the lodge room,
marched to the Wickham residence
where Rev. A. b. Miller, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Audubon,
was i'm waiting, and Immediately upon
their arrival there six of his brethren,
Messrs. Charles Van Gorder, Ed B.
Cousins, l.. A. McGinnis, Charles l..
Tramp, w. Burnside E. A. Bates,
lifted the casket, bore it to the funeral
car in waiting and, the Masons acting
as an escort, the cortege moved to the
Presbyterian church where Rev. Miller
preached a sermon from the text to be
found in ST. John, Fourteenth Chapter,
and First Verse: Let not your heart
be troubled; we believe in God, believe
also in me-" He was assisted in the
service by quartet composed of Miss
Susie Musson, Soprano; Miss Vera Harris,
Alto; Superintendent Harry p. Smith,
Tenor; Rev. A. b. Miller, Basso and
with Miss Martha Dunn presiding at
the Pipe Organ they sang Nearer Still
Nearer, Come Unto Me, " Nearer
My God To Thee" When the services
at the church were over the Masons
again formed in line and marched away
to Maple Grove Cemetery at Audubon,
Iowa, where Worshipful Master A. H.
Edwards took charge of the ceremonies
and, with the assistance of the brethren,
the body of the departed brother was
buried with Masonic honors.
OBITUARY OF MIR. A. J. STORY.
On Monday, March %, 1910, Mr.. A.
J. Story died at his home in Jacksonville,
Missouri, after a protracted illness. The
deceased was born at Elba, Genesee
county, New York State, on January |.
1910, AT an early age his parents removed
to Oregon, Wisconsin, where he resided
continuously until 1880 when he left
there and went to Kansas for his health,
remaining there three years. He then
came to Iowa and remained in the
vicinity of Audubon. Audubon county.
for twenty four years, when his health
again failed him and he went out to the
State of Oregon but did not find the
relief he hoped for, remaining only two
years when he removed to Jacksonville,
Missouri, to reside.
In 1865, and on March Fourteen, Mr..
A. j. Story was married to Miss Frances
McKeeby to which union were born
three daughters and six sons, namely:
Mr.. Everett Story, at Valley, out in
Washington State; Mrs. Frances Owen,
of Audubon, Iowa; Jean p. Story, at
Cairo, Missouri; Mrs. Anna SwitZer, OF
Warner, Alberta, Canada; Omer Gordon
Story, of Hamlin, Iowa; Fred G.. Story,
of Macon, Missouri; Mabel Story, Mark
Story, Worth Story, who still remain
at home in Jacksonville, Missouri, to
help comfort the bereaved wife and
mother in the sore affection. They all
mourn the loss of long cherished hus-
band, an over indulgent father, and to
his many grandchildren he was some
thing better than father Our hearts
are over full at our loss. He had many
friends who, once made, always remem-
bered him and during his last illness he
often spoke of the esteem in which he
was held by the people of Jacksonville,
and of the many kindnesses to himself
and family during their sickness the
past winter.
While the deceased was never CON
nected with the church we, his family,
believe he lived as consistent life as
many who did, always attending church
when health would permit, and we feel
willing to leave him in the hands of a
just God, the Righteous Judge w.