The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-02-18
]. G. Early.

The sad intelligence of the death
of John G.. Early reached this place
on Monday evening of last week, the
end having come to him that day at
his home in Kansas City! in the 18th
year of his age. He had suffered
from ill health and the infirmaties
incidental to his advanced age for
several years and was confined to
his bed about six weeks prior to his
death. Funeral services were held
at the home in Kansas City on We'd
nesday forenoon and the remains
were brought to Mercer and the body
inferred in the Early cemetery near
his old home south of Mercer, Rev.
Schroeder, of Spickard, conducting the
last sad rites. A large number at
tended and paid their respects to the
memory of their old neighbor and
much respected and beloved friend.
During the many years OF his life
among them he had made many
friends of all, the honesty and integ-
rity of his character, his broad char
ity and the goodness Of his heart
making him one to be respected. He
was to his family and his life a
blessing the world for it's example
and for his having lived. He leaves
a. wife, four daughters and son to
mourn the loss of kind and loving
husband and father and the SYM
pathy of multitude of friends are
extended to them in their sorrow and
loss.
John G.. Early moved with his fam
lily from Mercer county, Mo-, to Line
willie t., the fall of 1881 where they
resided for ten or twelve years, the
deceased being engaged in the groc
cry business with the ax:,otion OF the
last two years or three years of his
residence here when he was engaged
in the lumber business, having dis
posed of his grocery stock and pur-
chased the lumber yard belonging
to the late Tom Laughlin. After con-
Quoting the lumber yard here for a
year or so the stock was disposed Of
and together with his family the de-
ceased moved to Leon, Iowa, where
he and his son, T. r. Early again
entered the lumber business. After
disposing of, his lumber interests at
Leon about 1893 the deceased retir-
with his family moved to Independ-
cNcC, NlO., WuclS luCy lOSluCu Ao1 q
short while and moving from there
to their present home, 2615 Lock
ridge Avenue, Kansas City, Mo-, in
1900 where they resided at the time
OF Mr.. Early's death. The following
obituary notice was taken from the
Kansas City Times of Feb. End:
John G. Early, retired lumber
man, died at his home, 2615 Lock
ridge Avenue, yesterday. Mr.. Early
was the father of T. r. Early, the
proprietor of lumber yard at Sew
enteenth street and Brooklyn avenue.
He had not been actively engaged in
business since coming to Kansas City
in 1906. Previous to that he had
been in the lumber business in Iowa.
He went there from northern Mis-
souri,. He was born in Whitley coun-
ty, Kentucky, in 1887. He moved
from there to Missouri in 1851.
Surviving Mr.. EARLY, besides T. r..
Early, are his wife, Mrs. Susan j..
Early and four other children, Mrs.
Morthea J. Egelson of Mercer, Mo-;
Mrs. I. C. Sheets of Yale, Iowa, and
Miss Opal and Miss Ruby Early of
the home address. The funeral will
be held at the home at 1880 this
morning. The Rev. Burris jenkins
will officiate. The body will be taken
to Mercer, Mo.-Lineville Tribune.