Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-02
HOLD SERVICES
FOR MAJ. .MAHON
Prominent Ottumwa Citizen
Is Buried With a Very
Quiet Ceremony
MANY PEOPLE FROM
OUT OF TOWN HERE
4 Representatives of Various
Organizations Honor
Pioneers Memory

The funeral services for Major
samuel Mahon, who died Saturday
morning. were held this afternoon at
1880 o'clock in Trinity Episcopal
church. The rector, Rev. w. g. Hen. /
gen is Ill and on this account the serv..
Ices were in charge of Bishop Theodore
N. Morrison OF the diocese OF Iowa -.
sisted by Rev. John G. Sage OF Keo-
kuk and Rev. Thomas Horton OF Oska.
loosa, both at the church and at the
cemetery. The services at the Ottumva
cemetery were private and the remainn
were placed in the receiving vault. Tho
pail bearers were DR.. Edward Mahon.
Jonn \. Mahon, Stephen Mahon. Lucius
Mahon. William Haas and Paul Stolts,
Remains are Viewed.
great many friends called At tho
residence, 140 East Court street. SIM.
day afternoon from 1880 on and during
this morning, which time was set aside
to allow them to view the remains Il
number of out OF town people have
been In the city today to attend the
funeral services and pay their respeCt
70 the memory OF the man they knew
and loved so well. Major Mahon,aa
connections, which were state wide Ia
their scope, brought him In touch with
countless numbers of men who are
active In the commercial and industrial
lie of Iowa, and all of these have paid
their respects by personal attendanco
or large floral offerings. His activities
in regimental affairs were varied and
he was Well known among the civil
war veterans OF Iowa in general and
those, who We're members OF the COM
panies making up the Hornets
Brigade, in particular. The members
of Cloutman post, G. A. R., with which
he was connected, those OF J. M Tut
tie post and other old soldiers living
In Ottumwa and vicinity met at the
court house this afternoon and march-
1 ed to the church. Later they occupied
carriages to the cemetery but took no
active part in the services.
The Iowa National bank and the
Iowa Savings bank, Of which Major
| Mahon was vice president, has been
's'osed all day out Of respect to hfa
memory, while all the other banks III
the city closed at 2 o'clock. The
Phoenix Trust Co., of which the de.
cedent was the head. has also been
closed. Samuel Mahon was for over
twenty years prominent member OF
the board of directors Of the Young
Mems Christian association and the
building was closed this afternoon dur.
ing the hour Of the funeral service.
Many Flowers Received.
| Many beautiful floral offerings have
been received from friends and rela-
| tives in the city and outside. The
members Of the Iowa-Nebraska Whole-
sale Grocers' association, of which
Major Mahon was serving his twentieth
consecutive term as president when
! he died, honored his memory BY
/ specially requesting that they be allow
/ ed to send floral blanket to cover
! the casket. 1t was made up Of lilies.
hyacinths, roses and violets in the
/ light shades. Numerous wreaths have
been received from the different com
mercial and regmental bodies with
which the decedent was connected
These include the banks, Wholesale
houses located in different cities and
the various old soldier organizations.
The following men representing the
IowaNebraska Wholesale Grocers' as
sociation, that Major Samuel Mahon
has been president Of for more than
twenty years, were present at the
funeral today:
/ John S. Brady, Omaha, Neb.; "A. 3.
Cady, ST. Paul. Neb.; H. d. Granger,
Lincoln, Neb.; A. r. Spencer, fOska-
/ loosa; c. f. Fowler, Waterloo; william
Gronnewag, Council Bluffs; John
Mehlhop, Jr., Council Bluffs, secretary
Of the association.
sctive Y. M. c. A. Worker.
Secretary J. Royce Brown made the
| following statement about the interest
of Major Mahon in association af-
fairs:
mo organization of the city OF OF
tumwa will miss the loyal support,
helpful interests and sympathy Of
Samuel Mahon, as will the Young
/ Mems Christian association.
Major Mahon was one of the men
who formed the organization back in
the sos and has been loyal to 1t all
these years. On February 16 he
would have completed twenty-four
years as member of the board Of
directors, making second only to T. D.
Foster in point of years Of service.
Major Mahon contributed to the
association his unusual business abil-
ity, his time in personal service and
the influence of his virile Christian
character He had keen insight into
the needs Of the association and never
lacked the faith to launch out into q
broader and more comprehensive
= work. hs