The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
DEATH OF OTTO GESSING.
st. Francis County Loses Another Honored and Respected
 Citizen,

anu tutADt0Itu tdhlllk away Sunday night, April 9, of MT. otto Gessing at his home. Lakeside. about twelve miles below Madison, on the St. Francis river. removed anoth. er landmark of that section, and a man who was widely known and uni Nersally loved and esteemed. MT. tossing had not been i'll at all, and beyond the fact of complaining of be- Ing unusually tired Saturday night. had not complained. He retired as usual Saturday night, when the store was closed, and left word that he was not to be disturbed, during the day. sunday, and as 1t was his habit to spend Sunday in his room. not even waking for breakfast or dinner. he was not disturbed until after supper. when the family with whom he was taking his meals thought 1t best .c ascertain the cause of him not com Ing 10 supper He was found in his room unconscious, having suffered an attack of heart failure, and in spite of all that could be done to revive him never regained consciousness and passed peacefully away shortly after II o'clock.
 MT. Gessing was in his fifty.sixth year, and was a native of Obernhan, saxony, Germany, where he has a brother, Attorney Carl Gessing, and a sister, whose name we were not able to learn, living. These and some nephews and neices living in Cobra do, are the only known relatives.
 He came to this country about twen- ty-five years ago, and settled in Madi- lson, where, until four years ago, he was employed with Mir Ed Berry Four years ago he entered into part. nership with MT. H. w. Robinson in the mercantile business, at Lakeside.
 MT. A. L. Stevens went down to Lakeside Monday and prepared the body for shipment, bringing them up to Madison, where on Wednesday morning funeral services were held under the auspices of Memphis Lodge No. 26 B. F. o. E., of which he was a member. A delegation of Memphis Elks, consisting of Messrs. J. D. Celia, A. Rather, J. DeMerhein, c. Fried man, Nat Edwards, R. F. Barnard, F. l.. Monteverde. Marks Rubin, II. F. Randall and J. R. Fitzpatrick, coming out on the morning train "Wednesday to conduct the beautiful and,impres- sive burial services of their order, and delegation of members from Forrest City Lodge No. l2l9, consist ing of Messrs. Max Yoflie, A. J. Vac caro, Robt Benson, L.. Hurley, Rolfe Eldridge, Will Merwin, II. A. Knight and w. M. Seaborn, going over to as- sist and to mingle their tears with those of his other friends who gather ed at the Methodist church, where the services were held, Acting Exalted Ruler Friedman, of Memphis Lodge, officiating
 After the services at Madison, the remains were brought to this city, where they lay in the undertaking parlOr until the arrival of the evening northbound Iron Mountain train, when they were shipped to St. Louis, there to be cremated, and the ashes shipped to his brother and sister in the Fatherland, according to an oft ex- pressed desire of the deceased. Mir. Stevens accompanied tho remains and saw to the carrying out of this desire
 Mr. Gessing was what could truly be called that noblest work of the Greater, an honest man. He was a whole souled, loyal friend, generous enemy, (if he had any), and an honest, conscientious business man. His part ner, Mir. Robinson, who was besides. his most intimate friend, feels his loss keenly, and as he expresses it, has lost a friend, who was as close and dear as brother. MT. Gessing had often ex- pressed during his life a desire that when his life's work was finished, and when the final summons came 10 end all, that he might peacefully fall asleep to wake i'll the land from which no traveller returns. His loss will be felt keenly by all those who knew him and, though he had no relatives here to mourn him, there was as much sincere grief shown at the news of his death, and at the funeral services, as if he had been native of the community and had died surrounded by relatives and a family,and words that we might write can do but little to appease or assure the grief of those to whom he was so dear, and to whom his death brings feeling of irretrievable loss, but we can and do offer our sincerest sympthy and condolence in this hour of grief. May he rest in peace.
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