Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-18
OBITUARY.
James Crawford Sellers.

James CTaWIOTu SelleTS was JUL
in Kentucky near Danville, January
IA, 1928, and died in Ottumwa May
10, 1912. aged 81 years, three months
and twenty-six days. Mr.. Sellers re-
moved with his parents when q child
to Greencastle, Ind He came to Iowa
in 1851, and settled in Abba. He
taught the first school in Lucas coun'
ty, a Charlton
He married Miss Ably Ann Read
December 20, 1853, and to this union
were born seven children, two dying
In infancy. Carrie Sue Sellers Com
stock preceded her father in death
October 21, 1903. The other children
are, E. Dell Sellers Brown of Nebraska
City. Neb., who attended the funeral
of her father, Alice Sellers Spilman.
wife of DR.. S. A. Spilman Of this city,
Mary Eva Sellers Bowling Of Los
Angeles and James c., the only son
who resides in London, England. The
last two could not be present.
Mr.. Sellers left Abba in 1873 for
Oskaloosa, where the family followed
in 1874. For over twenty-eight years
their home was in that town. In his
teens when he was about IA years
old he came into the church, and for
seventy years or more was a soldier
of the cross. At the funeral service
held Monday afternoon, his pastor,
Rev. A. M. Haggard paid loving trib.
ute to his memory, and told of the
good life and true that he led. and the
influence for things beautiful his
neighbors and friends found in his
every day life.-Contributed. T. -
Sylvester Long.
Seymour-Sylvester Long was born
in Morgan county, ILL.,, March 20, 1869,
and died at his home west Of Seymour
May /. 1912. aged 43 years. 1 month and
2 days. He came to Seymour about fiji
teen years Of age. On December
"a, 1905 he was united in marriage to
him a wife. father, mother and one
sister and three brothers. All the rela-
tives except his wife and brother re-
side at Jacksonville. ILL., The brother.
Rev. Arthur Long, resides at Des
Moines. Deceased united with the
Christian church at Concord, ILL.,, at the
age Of twenty. When ne came to Sey-
mour he united with the Christian
church Of this place and worshipped
testify that he is a consistent Christian,
faithful in reading Gods word and in
his obligations to his fellow men. He
was q good husband and neighbor.
Funeral services were conducted from
the late home on Friday May at IL
o'clock. A large number Of friends and
neighbors gathered to pay their last
respects and express sympathy. Milton
Long, his father, was present at the
funeral services. Interment in South
lawn.-Contributed.
F. j. Goodin.
F. J. Goodin was born in Appanoose
county Iowa, November Is. 1852 near
Livingston and died at his home in
Fayetteville. Ark. May 2, 1912 aged 80
years, months and II days. Mr.. Good
in grew to manhood and lived all his
life, until about six weeks ago, near
Seymour when he moved to Fayette-
vile, Ark. He was married to Miss Mag
gle Condra January H.. 1903. He leaves
besides the wife three children, Ellis.
ONCE and Bertha. and one brother and
sister. He had been a member Of the
M. E. church for a number Of years
The funeral services were conducted at
the NJ. e. church in Seymour by Rev.
c. R. Bair. assisted by Rev. A. E.
Clemens, on Monday May s. 1912 at 10
o'clock a. m. Interment was made in
Southlawn cemetery.-Contribut