Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-11
Obituary..
p. n. Stuber.

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The funeral of P. H. :. was at
tended by large CONGO, & sorrow
ing friends, and Intern. , was made
in the family lot in Highland cemetery,
the services at the grave being m
charge Of John Wilcox post G.. A. r., OF
which the deceased was an old men,
Der. The following six members OF the
Post were the pail bearers: F. M. Ep-
person, B. F. Gordon, Amos Gray, Geo.
Myers, John Foster and Peter Seville.
Philip H. Stuber, son of Peter and
Catherine Stuber was born in Pike
county, Ohio on September Z, 1S43. In
1916 when he was about three years of
age he came to Iowa with his parents
and settled on a farm about midway
between Dudley and Chillicothe in
Cass township.
After the breaking out of the civil
war he enlisted at Eddyville on Aug
ust 9, 1862, being member OF co. II,
36th Iowa Infantry. Some time later ne
was taken sick with typhoid fever anu
was discharged, but still later he re-
enlisted and served to the close of the
war. He had a narrow escape from be-
ing taken prisoner, his company beng
captured while he was in the rear
guarding some prisoners He received
his final discharge August "a, 1865, so
he had the unusual distinction OF twice
enlisting and twice being discharged.
He was married to Rohanna Terrell,
sister Of L. V.fTerrell, on February 25,
1869. and to this union was born four
children: Frank M, farmer living
near Blakesburg: William Miles, form
crly in business in Eddyville but now
engaged in business at Belllngham,
Washington; Charles Newton, who Is
in business at Waterloo; and daugh-
ter who died in early infancy.
hat vri orc
Stuber went to housekeeping on what
was known as the, Terrell farm west Of
Chillicothe in Columbia township.
Later they bought the farm on the
county line south of town known as the
Jane Roberts farm and built themselves
residence on the place. Nineteen years
ago, in the autumn of 1894, they re-
tired from farm life and moved to Ed
dyville. Mrs. Stuber died at this place
during January 1899.
Mr. Stuber himself was a member Of
family of seven children, of whom
but one, Abe Stuber, of Eddyville, the
oldest Of the seven, is now the only
survivor This makes three Of the
brothers and sisters who have gone
over a year. William Stuber died in
O4tumwa on January 10, 1912; Lottie,
wife of G. w. Stevens, died at this
place on October o. 1912, and now we
chronicle the death of the last Of the
trio to pass away, leaving A. Stuber
the sole survivor.
Mr.. Stuber after the death of his
wife lived alone for a time. Later he
made his home with his sister. Mrs.
Stevens. After her death he was in
duced t. go to the home Of his son Will
in Washington, leaving Eddyville be-
fore the holidays. He stood the journey
to the far west fairly well although he
had been ailing for year past. A cou-
pie of weeks after his arrival at Bell
insham he was forced to take his bed,
suffering from dropsy and complica-
tons, and messages from the west to
Eddyville relatives and friends indicat
ed that he could not long survive. The
end came at o'clock Monday evening
February 10, 1913, he having attained
the age Of 50 years, 5 months and
DAYS. On the following Thursday the
remains were shipped to Eddyville.
Besides the brother and three sons
he is survived by eight grandchildren
(four grandsons and four granddaugh-
ltersl. as well as many other relatives