Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-01-01
DEATHS.

Mrs. Olivia Bowman. aunt Of May
or Willard Potts, was found dead in
her bed at Mr.. Potts home Sunday
morning. Heart failu re and gen
eral debility are said TO have caused
her death. She was almost ninety
years old.
The funeral was held at the
Promenade Street Methodist church.
Monday afternoon at 2:sO O'Clock, the
Rev. S W Hayue officiating The body
was buried In Elmwood cemetery The
pail bearers were: W. d. Lee, Ivan
Ashworth, W. W. Fry r.. ]. H Lane
Charles Peterson and Geo. Lee.
Mrs. Bowman was the daughter OF.
Enoch and Mary Potts. She was born
in Carlyle. KY, but moved with her
parents to Missouri at an early age.
She was the eldest sister Of the
late Warner X. Potts and the last Of
six children to pass away. She came.
to Mexico with Mr.. and Mrs. W. X.
Potts about 1856 and lived with
them until her marriage to Nicholas
D~eJarnett in 1870.
Mr.. DeJarnett died about seven
years later and in 1888 she was mar
ried 70 Christopher Bowman and NOV
ed to St. Louis. Mr.. Bowman died
just a year later and she returned to
Mexico where she had lived since.
She had no children OF her own, but
was a mother to three Of Mr.. De-
Jarnett's. all OF whom are living,
and to- three OF Mr.. Bowman's who
also survive.
Mrs. Bowman was converted at the
age of is under the ministry of the
Rev. Jesse Green. a famous pioneer
Methodist minister. at the home OF
her parents in Cooper county, near
Boonville, Mo. She united with the
Mexico church about 50 years ago.
She was a sweet Christian charac-
ter, beloved by all who knew her.
Her life was an exemp~llflcation ofall
that is good. She had a host OF
friends in this city whose hearts viii
be saddened by her death, coming
as It did, "like a thief In the
night" The Ledger joins other
friends in extending ~sincerest sympa-
thy to the bereaved family.
Elmer Umstattd, 30 years old, died
OF typhoid fever at the hospital Sat-
urday evening about s O'Clock.
The body was taken to his parents
home north Of Moline Monday. and
the funeral was held at BereaI
Baptist Church on Wednesday.
1T was postponed until the arriv-
al of Mr.. umstattd's sister from SRI
ginia.
Mr.. Umstattd is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Umstatttd, who live 81
miles north Of Moline. Besides hisI
parents, he is survived by a wife
and three children. who live In this
city, and a sister in Virginia. Eel
was Q motorman on the Mexico, San
ia Fe and Perry electric and al
very popular young man. The Ledger
joins other friends in extending sin"
ceresf sympathy to the bereaved
Thomas Duffy, 43 years old, died
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Friday morning at the home OF his
father, Christopher Duffy, near Cant
Mr.. Duffy has been a sufferer OF
complication Of diseases for a numbe
OF years.
The funeral will be held at st.
Brendan's church in this city on
Sunday morning, about IL o'clock,
the Rev. Father j. ]. Dillon o%fficiat-
ing The body will be buried in tn
Catholic cemetery.
Mr.. Duffy leaves his father and the
following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. Frank weinand. north OF Mex
leo; Mrs. Emil Hagedorn, Slater.
Mrs. John McCory, near C~entralia;
Miss Effie Duffy, Cant; Peter and
!. Allen Duffy, of Audrain, and Kit
Duffy, Kansas City. He was unmar-
, ried.
. Mr.. Duffy had a large number OF
friends who will o his death.
He wal an upright, straightfor-
ward gentleman. The Ledger joins
other fltends in extending sinceres
: sympathy to the bereaved
J. w. Mccormick, formerly OF Mex
leo, died at the Greeley Hospital in
Eaton, Colo, Christmas Day.
, Mr.. Mccormick was born and rear
ed in Audraln county. He left here
about twelve years ago and went to
Colorado. He was the son Of Mrs. r.
J. Mccormick of this city and a
brother OF Mrs. NJ. e. Acton, also of
. this city.
Besides his wife he is survived by
six children, as follows: Chas., John
{ aud Frank. California; Harris, Callie
and Carrie, Eaton, Colo.
He had many friends in this city
and county, who will mourn his
death. The Ledger joins Other
friends in extending sincerest sympa-
thy to the bereaved.
' Jack Jameson, colored, who has
I been i'll some time, was found Chris
mas morning in the yard Of his home
In East Mexico, dead. The body wa: