The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-01-13
MR.. HOLDERS FUNERAL

The remains of the late Edward Hol-
der were laid TO rest yesterday aft
ernoon in Greenwood cemetery. The
funeral was one of the largest and
most impressive ever witnessed in
Ocala, while the wealth. beauty and
fragrance of the floral offerings laid
on the magnificent bronze coffin that
contained the remains surpassed any
thing known to this city. That our
people realized that friend had gone
out from among them, the notice dis
tributed by Mayor Robertson will at
test.
I'm his death Ocala loses one Of her
most useful. prominent and progress
sive citizens, and, as a mark of re-
spect to his memory. the banks, stores
and other business houses are request
ed to close their respective places Of
business during the hours named"
To which all the business firms and
the circuit court responded by closing
their doors and attending the funeral
services, which were presided over by
Father Bottolacio and impressively
read in Latin.
The remains laid in the west room
and the coffin was literally covered
with beautiful wreaths of flowers and
bouquets They came from his old as
sociates. neighbors and friends.
After the religious ceremony the
Elks Lodge of which Mr.. Holder was
la prominent member, took charge OF
the remains, headed by Past Exalted
Ruler William Anderson, who officiat-
ed in the stead of the exalted ruler
Mr.. E. f. Robinson, because of his
long and warm friendship with Mr.
Holder for many years. There were
fully $50 Elks in line, including the
members of that order who served "a
active and honorary pail bearers. They
preceded on foot the hearse to the
grave, where their beautiful burial
ceremony was eXemplified. The pro-
cession of carriages, a long one, fol-
lowed. a large automobile was i'm
pressed into service to transport the
wealth of floral offerings to the grave
Mr.. Vernie Roberts, of the undertak-
ing firm Of Smith & Roberts, was in
charge of the interment. which was
most creditably conducted He was
assisted by Mr. NJ r. Goodfng. who
came up on the $50 train yesterday
afternoon.
The grave was lined with Pennsyl-
vania slate, encased in concrete. The
ing more beautiful was ever seen out
side of the big cities of the state, The
magnificent hearse with it's roya
carvings and the gray horses with
their sombre trappings added solem-
nifty to a very sorrowful picture
The sidewalks for several blocks
| were lined with interested spectators
feature of the funeral procession
was the presence of a number of col
ored persons who had been in Mr.. Ho1-
der's employ and who thought the
world and all of him for his consid
crate kindness to them in cases of ae-
cident and sickness in providing fol
| their wants. 1t was a beautiful trib-
ute that a number of Mr.. Holders en-
| ployees paid to his memory yesterday
afternoon. They said that in all theil
| experience with employers they haC
never worked for a man so consider
ate, thoughtful and kind. That his
disposition was always the same anG
he greeted his workmen with the same
cordially and cheerfu1ness he did
man who wanted to buy cargo OF
phosphate and in this connection they
were equally expressive of the kind
ness and gent1eness of Mrs. Holder tt
those in her husbands employ.
Mr. and Mrs. Holder were an idea
couple in their domestic lives and tn,
beauty and loneliness of it was i'm
pressive that it was matter of com
mon comment and in this, her hour o
sorrow and grief, this gentle woman
bowed down with loneliness anC
sorrow, has the heartfelt sympathy o
the entire community, who instructive
ly pray that the inexpressible grie
that is hers may be assuaged by TIM
and He who doeth all things well.