Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-10-24
Consider Carefully Before You Hard Say One Go By
CALVIN ReepER DEAD.
Death Comes Suddenly To ona OF
Barton county's Pioneers.

oaTkett S09Nhl ENNNS~aNs
Calvin Reeder, another Of the sarlR-
day settlers Of Barton county, V0'
stricken with heart failure SATURDAY
afternoon while on his way from PNW
nee Rock to his home northwest q
that city, dying instantly.
Mr.. Reeder was a naave Of Penn
sylyania, being born In that state q
the 18th Of February. 1892, and Va2
III years, s months and 6 days of
age at the time Of his death. o.
June 22, 1854. he was united In mar
riage to Miss NJ. J. Cogad, and dur
ing the 7O's the family came 10 Bar>
ton county, settling on a farm IN
Pawnee Rock township where they
have since made their home. Mrs>
Reeder died about ten years as@
and since that time Mr.. Reeder hsa
made his home with his son, CharleA
the only child.
Mr.. Reeder has been in very poor
health for a number Of years. OK
had not been feeling worse than usual
lately, and Saturday when his sm
was hitching up a team to 60 "a
Pawnee Rock for the winter supply q
coal, the old gentleman insisted thst
another team be hitched up for him
so that he could bring out a load q
so and thus save another trip. He
was greatly devoted to his grand'
children and always wanted one q
them with him wherever he went, %
took his six year old grand daughter
with him for a ride.
After arriving in town and getting
his coal, he visited for some time
with a few Of his old friends, and
laughed and joked as was his won't
and seemed to be In better heaith
than usual. While on his way home
a slight shower came up and Mr.
Reeder stopped the team and e0
down from the wagon to put on his
oyercoat and while engaged In this
act was stricken and fell dead by
the roadside.
The team became frightened Gt
the storm and started TO run away,
but the little eirl. who was sione On
the wagon, with rare presence q
mind, managed to keep them straight
ahead in the road until they were
caught by Henry zimmer, who was
coming along the road behind them
and saw the plight of the little one.
The body Of Mr.. Reeder was TAX
en- to his home, and from there was
brought to this city, funeral servic-
es, under the auspices Of the Knights
Temphr being held IN the PresAy-
terian church Monday afternoon at
2:3O and interment being made N
the cemetery at this place.
Mr. Redder was a man whom Il
can betruly said was honored and eS
teemed by adj who knew him. It was.
the privilege of the writer TO be In
timately acquainted with the deceas-
ed for many years, and We always
found him to be a man whom II ives
good to know and to associate with.
He was a man who believed IN the
appliance of the Golden Rule in the
every day walks Of life, a man who
believed that the other fellow should
have equal rights with himself; who
believed that Christianity was for sv-
,ery-day use and not only for dress
parade; a man quick to applaud the
virtues and slow to condemn the
faults Of his feEow-men. He was a
man whose life was an inspiration
TO the nobler and better things, and
it can be well said that he has not
lived in vain, and while his death n
a sad blow to the family and many
friends, yet they are assured that
he has gone to that greater reward
which is promised to those who have
kept the faith and have not become
weary in we'll doing. Though. be "a
dead, yet the memory Of his manly,
upright Life will always live with
all who knew and loved him While
, here.