The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-13
Passing of One Of keokuk's Oldest
and Best Known Citizens Comes
as Shock to Friends Of
sorrowing Family.
HE WAS BORN IN INDIANA
came to keoku's Almost Quarter Of a
Century Ago and was a Pro-
sressive Business
Man.

r.. G. Horne, one of Keokuk's best
known and highly respected citizens,
died this morning at nine O'Clock in
Graham hospital, where for the past
three weeks he has Teen confined on
account of serious illness. Death was
due to complication of diseases from
which the deceased has suffered pa
tiently during the time of his illness.
To the members of his family and
many friends in Keokuk and else
where, the news of the passing of this
prominent business man and resident,
vii, come as a shock, as last week
hopes for Mr.. Horne's return to health
seemed bright and his recovery was
looked for by those who were with
him during the time he was indispos-
ed Everything possible that could be,
was done by the members of loving
family. whose every care was for him,
and his passing today is extremely
sad.
Came Here in 1888.
Robert Grey Horne was born March
30, 184S, on a farm in Switzerland
county, Indiana. There he grew to
young manhood and later attended
and graduated from Monmouth col
| lege at Monmouth, ILL.,, in 1868. AT
! Monmouth he spent several years in
! business and later returned to Indian
apolis, Ind, for period of three and
one-half years.
On January 20, 1875, he was united
| In marriage to Martha Sarah Hamill
daughter of the late Smith Hamill, his
/ beloved wife, who survives him. Sia
years were spent in Monmouth after
1 removing from Indiana, and in 1888
Mr. and Mrs. Horne moved to Keokul
/ to make their residence.
| For the past several years Mr.
Horne, who at the time of his dealt
was president Of the Mosley-Horn,
Starch company of this city, had beer
travelling representative of that firm
/! His splendid success in obtaining
business results is well known and il
/ progressiveness, the deceased wa!
I O1G vi tnC pl illSlpcl ldSIOio III tlC op
building of Keokuk concern which
ranks among the foremost in its vari
/ GUS details.
4 The deceased was member of thu
Westminster Presbyterian church TO
many years, a christian gentleman
whose good deeds and blameless char
! acter will ever remain monument t.
his name and the exemplary life b.
had lived He was of the alumnu
and member of the Monmouth col
lege fraternity, and took much inter
est in that school
I Born of that sturdy Scotch parent
age and descended from long ant
representative ancestry OF that ma
tionality the deceased ever displaye'
the traits of his fathers in every da,
life. A man of meaning, purpose AM
Accomplishment, he had ever striyel
to make the world about him bette
by his presence here.
The bereayed relatives of this, on
Of Keokuk's foremost citizens, beside
his wife. Mrs. Martha Hamill Horne
). are his son, DR.. Smith Hamill Horne
of Philadelphia, daughters, Mrs. Der
iamin H. Charles, of st. Louis, Mo
and Miss Marie Horne Of KeokulI
two brothers, DR.. William Horne an
John Horne of Mount Ayr, Iowa, an
sisters, Mrs. D. w. Gowdy, of Nor
mouth, H.. Mrs. I. j. McCrory, Q
Pittsburg. Pa, Mrs. f. B. Turnbull. O
Philadelphia. Mrs. A. b. Anderson Q
Pawnee, Neb, and grandson, Eenjs
min H. Charles. ILL.,, of ST. Louis.
Funeral services for the late eober
Grey Horne will be held on Wednes
day, announcement being made else
where in this issue.