The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-12

PRICE.-W. |. Price was born near
Pittsburg, Pa, October 3, 1856. He
was the eldest son of Eli c. and
, Mary Jane Price; came to Musca.
tine, Iowa, with his parents in the
year 1868, and received his educa.
ton in the schools of that city, aft,
erward becoming a teacher in the
public schools of Mahaska county,
Iowa.
He was well known in What Cheer
and surrounding country, having lived
on farm in that vicinity for a mum.
Der of years. He spent the last four
years of his life in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
where by his genial nature and kind
disposition he made new friends and
more firmly cemented the old.
He was converted and became a
member of the Christian congrega
ton at Indianapolis, Iowa, about q
years ago, and his life has been a
conscientious endeavor to live true to
the teachings of his Maker.
| He died at $3.50 p M, January 80
1914, of paralysis of bowels, at the
home of his cousin, Mrs. Susie Black
burn Fischer, at Oskaloosa, Iowa
One brother and four sisters are left
to mourn the deceased. Chas. B.
Price, Ware, Tex; Mrs. Madge Grew
| Delta; Mrs. Eva Harris, Thornburg
| Mrs. Bessie EdmundsOn and Mrs
Kate Secrest, What Cheer. aFther
mother, two brothers and two sisters
having already crossed the border
land which separates the mortal from
| hn irnr oil In
the family is deprived of the compan
ionship of an exemplary Christian
character, generous and gentle al.
most TO fault. He was always
ready with kind word and tear OF
| sympathy for the sOrrowing and dis
tressed. 1t was his especial pleasure
TO aid the friendless who were in
need of pecuniary assistance. He was
so quiet and unassuming in all that
| he did that those nearest in his life
will never know the extent of his
benefactiOns. Who shall estimate the
influence of such a life? A single
deed, filed with the milk of human
kindness, dropped into a life, famish
ing for word Of appreciation, or for
the support of the strong arm oil
brotherly love, is like pebble thrown
into a limpid pool; the ripples widen
and widen, on, and on, and on, until
the very gates OF Eternity are
reached.
The funeral of w. l. Price was held
Sunday, February l, at p. m, al
the Christian church at Indianapolis
The words of w. j. Lockhart, of DeS
Moines, who conducted the services
bespoke such deep and abiding
faith that they were comfort, in
deed, to the. sorroWing friends. His
text was the 3Sth and 80 verses o
chapter s of the epistle of Paul t
the Romans: For | am persuaded
that neither death nor life, nor an
gels, nor Drincipalities, nor powers
nor things present, nor things t
come, nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to sep
arate us from the love of God, which
is in Christ, Jesus our Lord"
The choir sweetly sang the appro
pirate hymns, 80 love that will mo-
let me CO." abide with me-" ant
Lead kindly Light" Lovely flowers
adorned the casket, especially notice
able being a large bouquet of ricf
red carnations, selected because O.
its being Wills favorite color il
flowers. The pall-bearers were;
Chas. Brewer, John Hampton, S. A
Vail. Willis Hawley, Delbert Healt
and Allan Brown. The body was lait
to rest in Indianapolis cemetery, be
side the mother whom he revered.