The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12

HuunclHS the ueatn At harrington OF
II. W. Hughes, a son of the late Rev.
X. w. Hughes, a former pastor of the
city, and brother of Mrs. Lillian
Hughes-Davis. Funeral Tuesday at
Grinnell. Deceased was chief clerk
in the United States mail service with
headquarters at Burlington and
man we'll known in the state and the
postal service.
MAPES.--Died, Monday morning,
June g. 1913, al 100 o'clock at the
home of her sister, Airs. Irving Burr,
No. 1l04 G avenue east, after an ex-
tended period OF suffering with heart
trouble, Sarah Adeline Mapes, aged
SO years. The body will be taken to
Middletown, New York for funeral
and interment Deceased has been
a resident of Oskaloosa about four
years. The family has the sympathy
lof friends and neighbors.
Funeral from the late home at $3.50
o'clock p, M, Wednesday, June II,
1913. a. re #1fn
EV,ANS.-The funeral services of
the late Amos Evans were held at the
family residence, 1922 High avenue
East, Saturday afternoon at one
O'clock. Rev. ]. NJ. McClelland, OF
Central M. e. church, had charge of
the obsequies and prayer was offered
by Rev. Chas. II. Walters. of the Epis.
copal church. The body was taken
ito New Sharon on the 2:55 train and
interment made in the Baldwin Gene
terry. A large number of friends at
tended the funeral, and the family
has the sympathy of all in its be-
lreavement.
'HILL.-Oskaloosa friends received
word to-day of the death of Mrs. A.
| II. Hill, a former resident of Oska-
loosa, Tuesday, June 3, at the home
| of her daughter, Mrs. James Hobbs,
at Glenco, Illinois, where she was Wis
| iting. The body was cremeated and
the ashes sent to the home in San
Francisco where deceased has been
living a number of years. Mrs. Hill
was a former resident of Oskaloosa
and was quite well known here a num-
Der of years ago. She was in Oska-
loosa a few months ago and visited
at the home of Chas. c. Pike and with
other acquaintance.
CAPEL.-Word was received in the
city this morning of the death of
Charles A. Capel, formerly of Oska-
loosa. Mr. Capel died at a. M,
Monday, June 9, 1913, at Fargo, N.
d. Death was caused by pneumonia.
The body will arrive over the NJ. &
st. l.. Wednesday morning at 500
a. m, and the funeral will be held
from the Methodist church at 2:30
Ip. m. Mr.. Capel has been a resident
of Fargo for the past year. Previous
to that time he D., lived in Oskaloosa
He was employed in the Doll restar.
rant and also steward of the Elks
Lodge. His many friends in the city
will regret to hear of his death.
STUBER.-Mrs. A. Stuber passed
away at her home in Eddyyille Thurs
day, June 5, at $3.50 a. M, after an
illness of nearly three months, dur
alton, due to complication of dis
leases. The deceased was born in
Jackson county, Mo-, Jan. Sth, 1885,
making her Is years, months and
~ days of age at the time OF her
death. She moved from Missouri to
Wapello county with her parents in
early childhood and continued to be
a resident of this county since eleven
years OF age. On April Z, 1853 she
was united in marriage to A. Stuber
and this couple enjoyed the blessing
of celebrating their Goth anniversary
April 7th, 1913. She was a woman
of strength of character and noble
ness of purpose. which made her an
example of worthiness for all whom
she came in contact. She was gen.
tie and kind, unassuming and loved
by all who knew here. For forty
years residing on a farm south OF
Eddyville and six years a resident of
Eddyville, she endeared herself to all
who knew her, and her beautiful
Christian character, which began ear.
ly in life, grew in strength from year
to year, having united with the Bap-
fist church with her companion in
their early married life. When weak
ened in physical strength she worked
constantly for those around her. Her
last sickness, although of long dura-
ton, was borne with much patience,
never murmuring or complaining, al.
ways trusting Ill Her odVlOuS IOT
strength. She leaves to mourn their
loss, besides the aged companion, five
Amanda L. Roberts, of Ed
dyville; C. Fl. Stuber, of Eddyville;
G. p. Stuber, of Belleville, Kansas;
Laura Dible, of Eddyville, and Ella
Johnson, of Eddyville, grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren Two
Abraham and Emma pre-
coded the mother in death. The
funeral was held Saturday p. m. at
one o'clock from the Baptist church.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Good, of Ollie, assisted by Rev. Koch,
pastor of the NJ. e. church at Eddy.
vile. Interment was made in Colum.
bia cemetery