Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02
FORMER PASTORS
FUNERAL IS HELD
MANY MEMBERS OF CHURCH AT
TEND RITES FOR REV. ~. A.
HEAD AT MOLINE.
Methodist Ministers fer Paiibesrers-
Remains Inferred in Family Lot
in Riverside.

EALeEA4 hfshAGts AuE A-tf n -
Head we're held al $3.50 Monday after
noon in the Knox chapel. Moline. Rev.
y =. Connor. pastor Of tho Moline
First Methodist church. oflclated. as
sisted b. Rev. r 3. williams OF Rock
Islaud. district superintendent. Miss
Anna May Simmons sang. Represent
aties OF Graham post. G. 4. R. attend
ed and there we're many present who
knew the former pastor OF the Moline
church. Burial took place IN the fam
ily lot IN Riverside. Palibearers. all
Methodist ministers. were Rev. r 3.
Williams. Rev. o. T Dwineil, Rev. ".
~. Tope Rock Island; Rev. a =. Pit
man and Rev. J r. Counor. Moline.
and Rev. c. T. Cady. Sheffield.
William r. Ellet
News has been received in Moline
of the death OF William r. Eilet az the
home Of his daughter AZ Saunemin,
III The remains were taken 20 Fort
Madison. Iowa. for burial.
Until a week ago Mr.. Ellet lived a.
SIS Seventeenth street. Moline. lie
had been a patient az the Tri-City san
itarium for two months with dropsy. \
week ago he vas taken 20 the home OF
his daughter at Saunemin.
FOR a number OF years Mr.. Ellet vas
employed az the Dpsauiniers Printing
company. Two years aEo he met with
an accident at the Marseilles plant in
East Moline. In which he lost hand.
In his cs-lier life he was an engineer
on the Burlington.
William Ramsey Ellet was born IN
Seikirk. Scotland. July Is. 1883. He
.s survived BY two sons and two
daughters. They are v. ". ElIet OF
Forr Madison. Iowa. Houie Eiet OF
California, Mrs. Edgar Ciauer OF Sau- /
uemin. III. and Mrs. Edgar Damerell I
% Washburn. III. Mt Eliet's wife pre- |
ceded him In death = years ago
Jacob Pirmann.
Remains % Jacob Pirmaun. former |
resident OF Moline. who died Monday I
AZ Omaha. viii be brought 20 Moline /
"Wednesday for burial In Riverside. .
For 81 years he was employed By Dim I
ock. Gould & Co. but since 1904. he .
had spent most of the time at Mineola. {
Iowa where no conducted a hotel. 4
Death was due % dropsy and the end /,
came iu An Omaha hospital
Mr.. PiTmann was born Ia Bavaria.
Germany. IN 1s4S. coming 10 Moline in
1859 lie vas married 10 Miss Cath
crime Lohr iu Germany and TO this
union four girls and three boys we're
born. one son and three daughters
survive. They are Henry. Mrs. Albert
Vierch. Hrs. Axei LuUdeen and Mrs.
Charles Holstein. ell Of Moline. eX-
ceDt Mr. Werlich. who lives IN Daven-
port The wife died T. 1889 and Mr.
Firmaun married aEa!a. this time 20
bis sister-in-law. Mrs. Amelia Piruann.
She and one sister. Mrs. Louise Adie-
man Of this city. ars the other mem
bsrs OF the immediate family who sur
yive.
Funeral % 5enst Nelson. II
Funeral services over the remains or
Be1Et Nelson. who died Saturday ~
the county infrmary. were held a. 2:20
,his afternoon az the Rose 4 Barnard
chapel Moline. Rev. \. :. Bergstrom
onciated and intorment was in Rtv-
crside
Mr Nelson was 8 native % Sweden,
" here hc vas horn in 1si0 lie leaves
two daughters. Mrs. Charles Ericsson
and Mrs. Edward Posene and three
s0as Cari. benjamin and Fred. all OF
Moline.