The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-24
OBITUARY OF
CORNELIUS E. WILEY

Al twenty minutes before ten
o clock on the evening of March 20,
1911. the death angel cut the brittle
thread that bound Cornlius f. Wiley
10 his loved ones here on earth: at
the age of 80 years. 5 months and Q
days
He was the son Of Martin and Eliza
beth Wiley. born in Bethel Ind. Octo-
Der IL, 1865; died in Richmond, Ind,
and leaves to mour his sudden de-
parture. his wife. Josie, three sons.
Charles, Russell and Earl and one
daughter. Mrs Amber Ireland of Beth
el. Indiana. four grandchildren. one
brother. A. l.. Wiley of Pittshurc.
Pennsylvania, and one sister. Mrs
Jacob Policy. OF Bethel. Indiana, and
hosts of other relatives and friends.
October Is. 1880 he was united In
| marriage to Josie Hunt of Franklin
township, and to this happy union
were born four sons and one daugh-
ter all of whom, except Francis NJ
who died July Is. 1885, are left to
share the sorrow of their grief strick-
en- mother
NoiOHei wiley, as ne was commonly
called, began life by clerking in his
fathers store in Bethel Ind. After his
| marriage he moved on farm near
Bethel and engaged in farming and
stock buying, and gradually extended
his lines of work to many fields of use
fulness in public life: having been
successfully elected Justice of the
peace. township trustee of Franklin
township, and county commissioner of
Wayne county, all Of which he filed
with deepest faith and highest integ-
rity to his constituency.
Early in life he united with the
| Christian church at Bethel and was
always one of its most active and
faithful members serving in various
official capacities in his church and
Sunday school and was one of the
| church's strongest pillars.
! Upon his moving to Richmond he
moved his church membership there
and Immediately became an active,
earnest and faithful worker being a
member of the official board of the
| First Christian church at the time of
his death.
He was a charter member Of the
Knights of Pythias lodge of HolIans-
burg, Ohio, and was one of the charter
members of the Loyal Order of Moose
No. 1877 of Richmond. being member
Of the first board of trustees in this
fraternity
Words are not necessary to write
the obituary of Colonel Wiley for his
: nf
words of cheerful encouragement: and
the beautiful integrity of his useful
life are too deeply planted in the
minds and hearts of the people of
Wayne county to require expression in
weak words.
AS a business man he was noted for
strict honesty and square dealing.
AS guardian of the peoples inter
ests he acquitted himself nobly and
faithfully.
AS a neighbor he was true, kind,
generous, sympathetic and obliging
AS a father he was devoted to his
wife and children and exemplfied be-
fore them such type of manhood as
they may always remember with love
and pride.
As a citizen he was loyal and public
spirited and never hesitated when du-
ty called him.
AS "A Christian he was a faithful and
conscientious follower of Him who
taught the brotherhood of man and
the fatherhood Of God.
Not only do those mourn today who
are bound TO him by ties of Hnship:
but also those almost innumerable
friends whose friendship for him has
been welded by the warmth of his
kind deeds, unselGsh life and gener-
Gus nature; and unbidden tears fall
because Colonel Wiley was called to
his reward while in the midst of such
a busy and useful life.
AS a cloud of the sunset, slow melt
ing in Heaven;
AS a star that is lost when daylight is
given:
AS a glad dream of slumber which
awakens in bliss;
He has passed to the World of the