Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
In Memoriam
Abraham stuber Of EddyvilIe.

Abrahan stubsr Of EddyvilIe.
Abra ham Stuber was born In Ogen
Ducken Baugh Germany. on the Rhine,
January 1, 1881, and died at his home
in Eddyville october 20, 1915, aged "a
years, months and 21 days.
He came to America with his parents
at an early age. settling In Pike county,
Ohio. In 1S45 they moved on farm
near Chillicothe, Wapello county. Iowa,
where his father died two years later.
Mr. Stuber, being the Oldest of ram
lily of eight children, took charge or the
farm, residing with his mother until MS
marriage to Mary Bowen. April 7, 1908.
To this union seven children were
born. Mrs. Amanda Roberts Of EDDY
vile: Chas Fl. Stuber of EddyVllle.
Abraham Francis Stuber. who died at
the age Of two and a half years; Geo.
p. Stuber Of Bellville, Kans.: Mrs.
Laura r. Dible of Eddyville. who still
occupies the family home; Ella, wife or
Joe Johnson. Of this vicinity: twin
sister Emma, who died at the age OF
eight months
During his earlier life he was engag-
ed in teaming. hauling goods from
Keokuk to Eddyville. no doubt using an
OK team portion Of this time, as he
For about forty years he and his wire
lived on the same farm in Columbia
township, about Ave miles southeast or
Eddyville, finally retiring and moving
to Eddyville about eight years ago. Mr..
and Mrs Stuber were among our plo-
neers and saw much of the hardships
Of the early days.
He had held various offices Of trust
in his township. Among other offices,
he was township trustee for about
twelve years. After coming to Eddyville
he was elected vice president OF the
Eddyviile Savings bank, and he still
held that office at the time OF his death.
Early in his married life he and his
wife gave their hearts to God and unit
ed with the Baptist church at Pleasant
Corners where, before moving to Eddy
VILE, they had held their membership
for about forty years. During his long
service in the church Mr. Stuber has
held the offices of deacon and treasurer,
and has been staunch supporter OF the
Lords work, and those OF the church
who enjoyed his fellowship will miss
him. He was firm follower after God.
and during his protracted illness often
expressed a desire for Heaven and said
to those with whom he talked that he
was ready to meet his Lord.
Surrounded by all their children Mr..
and Mrs. Stuber celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary in April, 1903. Ten
years later on April Z. 1918, while his
aged companion was on her death bed,
their siXtieth wedding anniversary, all
the children again being present.
Since his aged companion passed
away on June 5. 1919, his home has been
kept by his daughter Mrs. Laura
Dible. Although he was the oldest of a
family of eight children, yet all OF them
preceded him in death, the last having
passed away two years ago. Besides the
five children, he leaves eight grand
children and three great grandchildren.
About two years ago he had a stroke
of apoplexy from which he only tenn
porarily recovered. for on June last he
suffered another stroke. after which he
gradually lost strength.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Baptist church Monday at / p. M,
being IN charge of Rev. e. V. Goad
pastor Of the Baptist church at Ollie,
assisted by Rev. Day Of the Eddyville
M. e. church A choir sang beautiful
and appropriate selections. The speak
er briefly eulogized the life Of the de-
ceased, referring to him as a splendid
type Of citizenship, consistent Christ
ian and faithful worker in the church.
He took his text from LIST Corinthians
BIB AT the request of the deceased,
his grandsons acted as pail bearers, but
as one of them, Walter Roberts, was
away on trip through the west, Mr..
Stuber's old time friend J. B. Wylie
acted as the sixth pail bearer it too be.
ing Mr.. Stuber's request that Mr.. wy
lie should act in the absence of any of
the grandsons TIE pail bearers were:
j. B. Wyle and Bert Roberts of Eddy
VILE: Ed Stuber of Leon; Fred and
Harold stuber Of Bellville, Kans., and
DIR. F. S. Bowen Of WOODBURY., who was
reared to manhood by C. Fl. Stuber, and
has always been looked upon as a
grandson by the deceased. After the
funeral services the remains were
taken by auto to Columbia cemetery,
near the old home, for burial, other
deceased members of the family having
been inferred there.
All the children were present at Mr.
Stuber's death. and all the children and
grandchildren were here to the funeral
except three grandchildren: Mrs. Min
ME Shreves of McMinnville, oregon;
Mrs. Ethel Fctterling Of Bellville, Kan
sas, and Walter Roberts, who has not
vet arrived home from trip to the
west.
Those from out Of town who attended
the funeral included Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
sOIuDGr anu TWO Suns "a I0SllVlHc, Nails
VIII Cundiff Of Republic, Kans.; MIR
and Mrs. Abe stuber OF Monte video
Mimi: Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Bowen OF
Woodburn Ed Stuber Of Leon Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Chacy and Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
Morley of Richland; Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Stuber OF Blakesburg; Mrs. J.
v. Hurst, Lee Warner and Mr.. and Mrs
d. Sullivan Of Abba: also quite nun
Der Of relatives and friends frcm OF
tumwa, Chillicothe and Dudley.
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