The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-30
. OLD RESIDENT
OF DENMARK
Death of Ebenezer 7. Leverett Brings
Sorrow to the Citizens of
the Lee County
Town.
WAS AN OLD SETTLER
Had Almost Reached the Eishtieth
Mile Stone in Life's Journey
and Was Greatly
Respected.
Especial to The Gate City.l

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DENMARK, Oct. so.-The last SER
vices of the late Eben Turner Leverett
We're conducted from the Congrega-
tional church at Denmark Saturday,
Oct. 81, at 8 p. m. Rev. H. NJ Lyman,
assisted by Rev. Fox, former pastor
of the church, and Prof. Hervie Hazen
each of whom spoke of Mr.. Leverett's
life as he had had connection with
him in business and social life.
The church was beautifully and ap-
propriately decorated. 1t is beautiful
to see life that has served long
wears for his fellow man, go out at
the falling of the leaves, and that what
Is left of what was once beautiful
life when it must be placed in the
resting place at the setting of the
sun. and we feel assured that that one
shall live again, that his sun has only
set here to rise again.
Rev. A. X. Fox, former pastor OF
the Denmark Congregational church.
spoke at the funeral of the late Eben
Turner Leverett in the following beau
tiful manner: We have come here to-
day. dear friends, to hold a service of
thankful remembrance for the life OF
one who has been called away He
was to many of us truest and dear
friend. For more than a score OF
years it was my privilege to meet and
l., o1v 0ef
daily, oftimes several times during the
day, until came to love him as per
sonal friend. During all this time
never knew him to do a thing OF
utter word unworthy of a christian
man. AS neighbor we came to re
gard him and his dear wife as the
best neighbors we ever had anywhere
For one thing he was one of the mos
tlnselfsh men | eve. knew. / have
never become acquainted with anyone
to whom it seemed to give so much
happiness to do good as he had oppor
tunity as Eben Turner Leverett, es
pecially where circumstances were
Gated. 1t was a great blessing to b'
associated with such man in life
DR.. Fox here likened tho life as live
by Mr.. Leverett to the picture of tn
Sistine Madonna at Dresden. TIL
more you looked at his life the NOR
beautiful 1T became as the more m
ternal love showed in the face of til
showed in his life. No roads We're t
muddy, no wind too cold if some or
was in need of what Mr.. Leverett cou
supply; was it church. academy I
private home, but Mr.. Leyerett's tea
was out to supply that need.
We thank God for the example
Brother Leverett, that tender To-
which showed itself in service. N
many years ago when Halloween w
likely to be unusually annoying at tt
academy and cchool house, he we
out unbeknown to anyone, dispers
the crowd, and alone watched t
buildings till past midnight a
the only report you cou
get from him the next day was: "Y
would be astonished to see who W
there, not small boys, but voters we
doing the work" Thus did our De
Brother go about from one thing
another doing good as he had oppC
tunity. 1t has often been remark
tina if Uncle Eben had been able
work our town pump would not ha
been in the condition it has for
past two years. Every commur
needs such an one to look after tho
things nobody else attends to, and t
earnest question is upon whose sho
ders is his mantle to fall? Who is
take up the work he can do no NOR
In Uncle Eben we have the life viii
proves, that it is the quiet every d
life lived in a christian manner tt
counts for more than all else and m
we not be fulfilling the noblest n
sion in the noblest way by doing qui