Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-10
WAS FRIEND Of
ALL YOUNG men
DEATH OF JOHN ALBERT SCOTT
REMOVED ONE WHO AIDED
YOUTH.

John Albert Scott, whose death oc-
Cured Wednesday,, was buried this
afternoon and many friends attended
the services to pay their last earthly
tribute to his memory. The follow
ing appreciation, written by one OF
Mr.. Scott's friends, makes mention OF
his labors in behalf of the young man:
John Albert Scott residing at 22O
South Ransom street, OttumWa, dled
June 7, 1911, aged AZ years, six months
and twenty-eight days. He was born
in Upton. Cedar county, Iowa, the
youngest Of seven children born to
Rev. George M. and Hadassah j. Scott.
His father died in July, 1908, and his
mother last January. Mr.. Scott gradu-
ated from the Oskaloosa high school,
spent three years in the mercantile
business and then seeing his way clear
to attain his cherished deslre-a
college education, he attended Penn
college for year and took his sopho-
more year in Adrian college, Mich.
Then seige of typhoid fever left him
with bad lung.
In seeking to regain his health he
travelled quite extensively, residing Tor
seven years in Colorado and one or
more years in each Minnesota, Arlz-
ona, North Carolina and Texas.
His was bright mind and he stor-
ed it by traved, observation and wide
reading, in which he took great de-
light.
His illness was not of nature TO
confine him to his bed, but 1t was so
serious as to hinder and greatly EN-.
barrass him in his ambitious desires
to do what his vigorous mind was cap
able of accomplishing.
Twenty years ago certain doctors
said he was rapidly failing with con.
sumption, which was pronounced by
other physicians to be liver trouble.
Complications set in and his death
was the immediate result of arterlal
aemorrhage. The first attack, a
light one, occurred May 81. When
the second came at four o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon of this week,
he called his sister Blanche to his
side. After the first flow Of blood
which nearly choked him, realizing
It's serious nature and looking up he
laid Good bye, sister," and laid back.
A few moments later the heroic soul
was with his God.
While yet lad he was one Of the
charter members of the Y. M. Q. A. at
which he served faithfully
n its social meetings for few years
Is it's pianist.
In college he was an active Y. M. G.
A. worker. Later in Canon City, Col,
having largely regained his health, he
helped to organize Y. M. G. A.
He was always active in church and
Sunday school work. The welfare
If young men always commanded his
interest.
His care and devotion to his father
md mother during their last years OF
Illness characterized his noble Christ
an manhood.
He is survived by two brothers and
wo sisters, Miss M. Blanche Scott,
md Mrs. Flora D. Townsend OF this
;ity, c. M. Scott of Council Bluffs and
}. G. Scott Of Chicago, all of whom
we're in attendance at the funeral
which was held this afternoon from
he home. Burial was beside his par
nts insthe family lot in Ottumwa GEN.
tery.
Rev. w. D. Spiker of the Plymouth
church, assisted by
rev. D. G. Smith. conducted the fun
raj services. Mr. and Mrs. King and
dr. and Mrs. Manro rendered most
appropriate musical selections. The
'all bearers were, M. F. Chisman,
Warren Townsend, Charles Peck, Dale
Valley, Herman Bryson and B. A.
Hand.