The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-16
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

J: E. Price, Oskaloosa. ..........22
Lena A. Dewitt, Oskaloosa. ..... 30
DAVEY. The funeral services of
the late Mrs Grace Wesley Davey,
who died Saturday morning, will be
held Tuesday, July ID, at 2:30 o'clock
at the Beacon Methodist church. In
terment in Beacon cemetery.
FUNK.-About thirty members of
DePayens Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, went to Sigourney in cars Sun.
day to be in attendance at the funeral
of the late l.. A. Funk, of that place.
The deceased was a member of De-
Payens Commandery of Oskaloosa and
the members acted as escort"
The funeral service was under BLUE
Lodge auspices. Mr.. Funk was also
an Odd Fellow and this order was
largely represented. The funeral was
one of the largest seen in Keokuk
county in some time.
KINKADE. - Secrest Kinkade was
born Oct. 90, 1928, in Morrow county,
| Ohio; died July 7, 1914, at $3.50 a. m.
at the home of his son, Oscar, "a of
mile west of Rose Hill, Iowa, aged
IS years, s months and 8 days. Faith
er Kinkade was the son of David and
Rebecca Meadows Kinkade, of Ohio.
He was married to Elizabeth Spillman
of MiddletoWn, Indiana, December "a,
| 1893. To this union were born nine
children, four sons and five daugh-
ters, namely Henry Kinkade, who died
Aug Is, 1886, at the age of 81 years
| 9 months and l day; Catherine Site
kle, of Marlboro, Ohio; Amelia Den
ney, of Rose Hill; infant son, born
April H. 1861, died when five days
old; Beatrice Arnold, of Edna, kans.;
Mabel Mitchell, of Rose Hill; Will
! lam Kinkade, of Indianapolis, Iowa;
Oscar o. Kinkade, living about mile
west of Rose Hill, and Myrtle Hol-
| lingsworth, living two and One-halt
miles north of Rose Hill. His faith
full wife and all the children who are
living were with him at times during
his sickness, which has been of long
| duration, except Mrs. Sickle, who
was not able to be acre, and Mrs. Ar
mold. who arrived in time to attend
the funeral Father Kinkade had liV,
ed in Iowa twenty years and in Ma
haska county sixteen years. He has
always been an honorable man, very
industrious and one who the neigh
bCrs will miss in many ways. When
his health first began to fail him he
bought property in Rose Hill, Where
he lived retired. When his health
was fast failing his faithful son Oscar
moved him to his home, where he
could give him more of his attention
Oscar and his wife deserve great cred
it for their kind treatment of their
aged father.
HELM. - John Oliver Helm was
born on the farm on which he was
living when killed, May 6, 1882, and
died July 7, 1914, aged 80 years,
months and l day. He was the sor
of Oliver and Amanda Helm, who
reside on a farm near Fremont, la
ION April ID, 1901, Mr.. Helm was mar
ried to Miss Garnet Mckinney ant
TO this union one child was born
oliver Clinton Helm. Mr.. Helm il
also survived by one brother, Davl(
A Helm, of Fremont, and four SIS
tiers. Mrs. Susan Hetty Anderson, o
Black Foot, Idaho; Mrs. Bertha Ra
ichel Wallace, of near HedricK
Mrs. Maude l.. Gordon, OF near He'd
rick, and Verla NJ Helm, who resides
at home with her father and mother
Father, mother, wife, son, brothe
and sisters, with a host of friend
are left to mourn. Mr.. Helm was on
of the most loved and respected cit
:, zens of the community and being
progressive fellow along all lines
MADE many friends among the bes
people of the country. He was
man of integrity and honesty, an
while not belonging to church was i
sympathy with it's work. His dealt
coming as it did, so suddenly and III
: expectedly. cast gloom over tn
:. entire community and the home thu
: bereaved has the heartfelt sympath
5 of all The funeral service was hel
! from the Christian Union Chapel eas
: of Fremont, July 8, at 200 o'clocl
Rev. A, A. Heath, of the Delta Net
odist Episcopal church, officiated
the obseqiies. II was the largeE
Q funeral gathering ever ieid in ths
s community. Fully 1000 people wer
d lin attendance This speaks much K
i the character of the man. Intermei
was made In the Abel cemetery.