The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-31
LONG LIFE ENDED
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A large audience paid their respects
to Grandma Jones and followed her
to Greenwood cemetery where she
was laid beside her husband. There
was short appropriate service at the
grave.
FUNERAL OF VIM. LEWIS
Funeral services overthe remains of
William Lewis, whose death was an
nounced in last weeks. issue, were
held from the home 2:30 p. m. Thurs
day, October "a, the pastor of the
| Methodist church, Rev. r. w. Duel,
officiating. A large number Of friends
and acquaintance atten led. The
pail bearers were c. NJ. Sprague, A.
E. Erwin, VIM. Pangburn, d. Cleve-
land, A. NJ. Stiles and Abner Lamb.
Mr.. Lewis death came suddenly.
He was working in the field in the
afternoon of Monday, October, 81. A
stroke of apoplexy came and Mr.. Lew
is fell to the ground where he was
found shortly after and carried into
the house. II e never regained con-
sciousness and passed away the follow
ing day.
William Lewis was born in Mon
treal, Canada, May "a, 1888, on Queen
Victorias birthday. He come to the
United States in the late fifties and
settled in Illinois. 1t was there that
he met Emma Parker and on March
6, 1861, was married to her. A little
! later Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis moved on to
farm near Red Wing Mimi. Mr..
Lewis served in the civil war one
year, enlisting in the 5Sth. Illinois
Volunteers He went to Chicago to
enter the service. In the fall of 1856
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis removed to Stearns
county, settling on the farm near
Sank Centre where they both died.
Mr.. Lewis was buried year from the
day on which his wife died.
Mr.. Lewis was well and widely
known j n this vicinity. He was a
man of sterling character and made
hi smark in the community, being
successful in his business ventures
He was member of the order of Odd
Fellows, belonging to the local lodge.
There are three surviving children,
Harry Lewis and Mrs. c. O. Van Dyke
of Long Prairie and Miss Marion Lew.
is of Sank Centre. Miss Lewis was
living at home and was present at the
at the time of her fathers death.
Harry Lewis and Mrs. Van Dyke at
tended the funeral. Two sisters, Mrs.
M. A. Keegan of Chicago and Mrs.
Jos. Britton of Brainerd, Mimi, were
at the funeral, as was also Mrs. Irv-
ing 'Beebe of Fergus Falls, niece of
the late Mrs. William Lewis.
LOUISE ZERFUss DOYING
Mrs. Douise Zerfuss Doying died at
her home in Alexandria at I. a. M.
Friday, October %. The remains
were brought to Sank Centre Saturday
and inferred in Greenwood cemetery
on Sunday, funeral services being con-
Quoted by Rev. r. w. Duel, pastor Of
the Methodist church. Deceased was
born October Is, 1892 and was married
here last spring to Salem Doying.
She spent most of her life in Sank
Centre. Mrs. r. c. Pickett of Spring
Valley, Mimi, and Mrs. II. MCGEE of
Sank Centre are sisters of the deceas-
ed, and Herman Zerfuss of Minneapo-
lis is a brother. Mr.. and ..Mrs. S. L.
Doying of Alexandria and Mrs. Ray
Stewart of Winnipeg were here to at
tend the funeral.
DONALD HERBERT
Donald Herbert, the twelve year
old son of Mrs. j. Herbert, formerly
Miss Laura Kinnamon, died at Rock
well City, Iowa, October %, of typhoid
fever. The remains were brought here
! for burial in Greenwood cemetery on
Friday, October Is. AL. Kinnamon,
Mrs. Herbergt's father, accompanied
the remains to Sank Centre. Mr..
Kinnamon resided here for some years
and has wide acquaintance.
| JOHN TRACY
John Tracy, twenty years of age, the