The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
BIRTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGES

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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Fred Crumpton, Lacey .21
1902 and
Marie Stigers, Lacey ..........19
William Mackert, Oskaloosa 80
l20l3 and
Lidia barbara Wilcox, Oskaloosa .21
TROPP.-Born, Sunday, January
81, 1915, to Mr.. and Mrs Arnold Tropp,
SIS Sixth avenue west, an 81a pound
girl. Mother and daughter doing
nicely.
PRICE.-Word was received this
morning by G. X Fisher, q brother-in-
Los Angeles, California. The body
will arrive here this evening over the
Rock Island, accompanied by the
/ brother, Everett Price. Funeral at
II o'clock a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at
the Christian church in Indianapolis,
where interment will be made.
FENNEMA - News was received
this morning of the death of Mrs. H.
Fennema of Pella, Iowa. The deceas.
ed had been a sufferer of cancer for
several years but had not been con.
fined to her bed, until the last two
weeks She will be remembered as
the mother OF Mrs. Madge McIntire
wife of Roy McIntire of this city.
Funeral will be held at Pella, Iowa,
Monday, Feb. l at two p. m.
ESPERSON-Born to Mr.. and Mrs
| G. A. Esperson, No. 515 Fourth ave-
nue. east, fine eight pound son, Sat.
urday morning January 30. Mr.. Ep-
person IS secretary to superintendent
| J. p. Houston of the M & st. L. Ry
He is on duty part of the time to-
day but is not doing much AMI the
boys are good naturally overlooking
any and all derelctions. G A. however
insists that new star has risen.
COMPTON - STIGERS - Married
at the home of the officiating minister
at 1921 East High avenue, John A..
Spyker, at 1880 p. m, Saturday, Jan.
30, 1915, Fred Compton and Marie
Stigers, both of Lacey. The groom is
the son of James Compton and the
bride is the daughter of John Stigers.
They returned to the home OF the
groom for a temporary stay and from
there will go to home of their own.
Many friends join in wishing them
happiness and success.
MCDONOUGH Matilda Melon
ough was born in Harrison county, O.
| December Gath, 1882. She departed
present life, January 90. 1915, aged
50 years and 20 days. She, with heir
mother. brothers, and sisters, came to
Iowa in the year 1856 and there re-
sided until the end came.
OF family of ten children, but one
| is still living, Mrs. Susan McCombs,
of Olivet.
The deceased was a quiet unassum
ing nature, who loved the quiet of
her country home.
After a brief illness of only two
days she passed into the beyond
whence no traveller returns.
| Services held at the McDonough
residence, miles east of Lacey, con-
dTCted by DR.. John w. Spyker, at II
a. M, and interment in Union Mills
cemetery
SHARP.-George S. Sharp was
born near New Castle, Pa, February
| 10, 1847, and died at his home in Os-
kaloosa, January %, 1915. He passed
away at the age of 81 years, II months
and days, after an illness of several
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kaloosa in the spring of 1855, COM
ing here with his grandfather, John
Ream, Sr., with whom he lived until
| he arrived at an age to begin doing
for himself. He enlisted during Sep
TENDER, 1864, in Company c, 33rd
Iowa Infantry, and served until the
close of the war. proving himself a
dutiful and reliable soldier He was
a member of Phil Kearney Post, No.
40, G. A. p, and was highly esteemed
by his comrades. Oskaloosa has
been his home much of the time since
the war and in this vicinity he has
proven a good citizen in every re-
speCt. He was united in marriage in
1872 to Ellen w. Vallandingham and
to this union were born one son,
Howard, and one daughter, Myrtle,
both surviving him. He also leaves
to mourn their loss his wife and elev-
en- grandchildren. He united with
the Christian church some twenty-five
years ago and was at all times a true
Christian and a kind and faithful
father.
MOORE. Catharine Moore was
born in Ross county, near Chillicothe,
Ohio, October 10, 1928. She departed
this life at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. B. F. SHUTS, in Ottumwa. Iowa,
Jan. %, 1915. at the age of Sc years,
3 months and days.
In the year of 1929 she was taken by
her parents, George and Sally Wolfer,
to Warren county. near Lafayette,
Indiana. Was converted at the age
of IL years, at an old fashioned camp
meeting, and united with the Method.
list church, and was ever after de.
voted and active member. She was
joined in marriage to James Moore on
the 9th day of December, 1S49. Moved
with her husband in the same year to
Kirkyille, Iowa. To this union were
born five children. three girls dying in