The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-04

evening, and the body was taken via
The Iowa Central at $3.50 To Lamont,
Iowa. for funeral and inteflnent Mon.
day afternoon.
Mr.. DAVIS has been suffering with
a complication of troubles extending
over the greater part OF year. He
made a brave and determined fight
against death and was about his
work for months. with a persistence
and discrimination that merited bet
ter reward Bgaglltss disease devel-
oped ss,ye ral fnpnt ases and the pa.
tent vas confined To MIS- home from
time % time. He has been growing
steadily worse from week to week.
and death was not unexpected. The,
immediate cause OF death was apo-s
piexy, which developed Friday night,
and the end came the following
evening"
A. Dwight Davis came to OskaIoosa
from Lamont to accept position
with the "a. A. Hamilton Hardware
Company. He was a stove salesman
with reputation and he Immediately
became popular with Oskaloosa PEG
pie. He was with the Hamilton place
something over year and then en-
tered business for himself, purchas.
ing the insurance agency formerly
owned and operated by Duboc &
Brown. This business took him into
all parts Of the city and he became
well known. The deceased leaves a
family, a widow, Mrs. Frances Davis,
a daughter, Miss Maude Davis, who is
in New Mexico, and three sons who
We're with the parents In Oskaloosa,
Walker, Dwight and Gerald Davis.
The sympathy of host of friends
and acquaintances goes out to the be.
reayed family in their bereavement
and sorrow. '% 40
| The pail bearers were Charles and
VIM. Howar, A. A. and Frank Hamil-
ton, James Porter and C. L. Dean.
Richard Elliott accompanied Mrs. Da.
Wis and her children to Abba, where
transfer was made to the Burling-
ton, and also to Charlton, Where an
other change was made for Lamont.
KlMLER.-Mrs. Jos. Boyd and sis
ter, Catherine Higgins, were called to
Russell, Iowa, on account of the Sc
rious illness and death of their sister,
Mrs. Charles Kimler, who died on
Monday, July rs, 1910. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Hig-
gins and was born in Highland coun.
ty, Ohio. She came to Iowa in the
fall OF 1890, and was married to Char
| les Kimler, of Russell, Ia, on Feb. 7,
1894. She united with the Presby-
terrain church in Hillsboro, Ohio, in
early life and remained a consistent
/ member until death. Her last illness
| was of short duration, but her suffer
ing was intense, yet she looked
through her intense suffering to
Christ as the foundation of her hope,
and trusting in Him she felt that it
was well with her soul Her sister,
Mrs. Jos. Boyd, was at her bedside
during her last illness and all was
done that loving hands, good nursing
and medical skill could do, but with
out avail, and she died quietly and
happy Monday at 11:45 a. IN. She
leaves a devoted husband, an aged
father and three sisters, Mrs. Jos.
Boyd and Catherine Higgins, of Os-
kaloosa, Ia, and Mrs. J. w. Howard,
of Elkhart, Ind, besides a host of
relatives and friends to mourn her
loss. The aged father and one sister,
Mrs. J. w. Howard, were unable to
| be present at the funeral. The SER
vices were held in the Presbyterian
church in Russell, the minister select
ing his text from Job, 14-14, IF man
die, shall he live again." The ser
mon was solemn and impressive,
Her remains were followed to the Rus
sell cemetery by a large concourse of
sorrowing relatives and friends. There
she was laid to rest to await the re-
surrection of the just.
Weep not, that her tolls are over,
Weep not, that her race is run; (
God grant we may rest as calmly
When our work, like hers, is done.
Till then we yield with gladness
Our loved one to Hin to keep,
And rejoice in the sweet assurance
"He giveth His loved one sleep"
A Loved One.