The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-04
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

! BIRTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGES
w. s. Wick, Des Moines. ..... "a
1881 and
H, Elizabeth Ogden. Oskaloosa. ~
Chris P. Nelson. Lexington Neb. 26
1882 and
Frida Thogersen, Packwood. la. Il
..-, =. . -
James H. Shroyer, New. Sharon "a
| 1888 re and e.. .
Alta Mae Medley, New Sharon. .2l
McCOMBS.-Born. to Mr.. and Mrs.
tG. l.. McCombs, of Perry, Iowa, May
Reeder The mother will be known
here as Edna. Reeder -. ......,,.,
| WEBSTER. - Elizabeth Webster,
aged 6S years, months, and 20 days,
died Friday, May 20, 1914, at 500
o'clock a. m. at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. +. j.. Thomas, at 51l
south, c street. Funeral Saturday.
May 80 at 2:30 O'Clock at Bluff Greek
church. Interment In Bluff Greek
Cemetery. 49,.
Mrs. Elizabeth Webster was born
January 8, 1916, in the state of In
diana and. has lived, in Iowa and Ma
haska County 45 years. Her father
Edward Moran was born in. Mary.
land, and her mother, whose maiden
name was Nancy Calvin, was born in
Kentucky. After Is months of sutt.
erlng, death relieved Mrs. Webster
She is survived by two sons, William
Edward, OF Oskaloosa, and Lesley,
of Mahaska County, and four daugh.
tiers, Mrs. c. E. Miner, of Lakonta,
Mrs. Margaret Mather of this city,
Mrs. T. J. Thomas of this city, and
Mrs. SimmOn Terrell of Lakonta.
HART.-The funeral services over
the remains of the late VIM. Hart
were held at Wesley Chapel Wednes.
day afternoon, May 81, 1914, and
were attended by q large number OF
friends and old acquaintances OF the
deceased. Rev. A. A. TOlsOn conduct
ed the services and was assisted by
Rev. n. B. Jones and Rev. o. B. Smith
and the choir rendered several selec-
tiOns Rev. TOlson's address was
based upon the 18th chapter of Cor.
inthians, IA verse and contained
many beautiful thoughts upon the
resurrection of the dead, with a. trib.
ute to the sturdy faith and Christian
life OF the deceased. lnterment was
made in Forest cemetery. VIM. Hart
was one of the. best known men OF
his race in OSkalOsa, where he had
lived the last half of his 81 years OF
life; active, strong and healthy to
the very last Nearly all of the first
half of his life was spent in slavery.
And what life 1t was. No one has
ever described it better than he, and
as he would follow 1t with his plan
to free himself, his start and subse-
Quent flight via the underground rail,
way from Missouri to Canada he fur
| nished a story equal to any ever
written. After the emancipation of
slaves he returned to Iowa and en-
gagged in farming in Cedar county. IL
was during his residence there that
the writer first knew him, as he fire.
| frequently came to Muscatine for sup.
plies. Honest, Industrious and ac.
commOdating, he enjoyed the respect
and confidence OF his neighbors for
miles around, and when he moved to
Oskaloosa, it was by those same quail
tiles he soon established for himself
that same reputation and maintained
it to the day of his death. Mr.. Hart
was a strong man, physically, men.
tally and morally. He was an intense
man, in his worth, in his. conversation,
in his life. He believed a man should
work, should accumulate and save
something to provide against sickness,
misfortune and old age, and he not
only urged it, but practiced 1t and &C.
compHshed it. He was kind-hearted,
generous, charitable and religious. He
gave TO his family the comforts and
advantages OF life; he was generous
to all worthy causes; charitable to
| the sick and needy, aad responded to
tevery religious demand made upon
i him. He took an active part in all
| the affairs of his race that tended to
benefit and improve It's condition,
and was an active worker in keeping
1alive the memory of our birthday TO
freedom by fitting exercises on the
anniversary OF our emancipation day,
Thus he lived and fought the battle
OF life and when the summons came
1t found him ready; willing; waiting
and with an unfaltering trust In God
he calmly closed his eyes in sleep
and passed to his reward
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