The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-12-30

Up. T. Kalbach, Wednesday morning
December 20, 1915, a girl. Mother
) and daughter doing nicely. This is
Mrs. John Kalbachs first granddaugh
ter, and has been named Louise in
lher honor. 81
JAMES-Word was received in the
city this morning by Mrs. Blanche
Winger of the death of her cousin,
Miss Marguerite James of Ottumwa.
Miss James was a former resident of
Oskaloosa. Funeral services will be
held in Ottumwa on Friday afternoon.
WILLIAMSBURG McCaffy Will
liams died at the Williams hospital.
Tuesday, Dec. %, 1915, at LOO o'clock
y. m, aged Is years, 10 months and
81 days. He was born in Kentucky,
February Z 1887, where he lived most
of HIS life until the past year, when
ne came to Oskaloosa to make his
home. He leaves two sisters, Mrs
C. D. Marks and Mrs. Drucilla Marks,
both of this city. Funeral services
from the Cheesman Funeral Home on
Thursday at o'clock p. m. Inter
ment made in Beacon cemetery.
HOOK-Helen Hook died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter NJ Hook, 113 Eighth avenue
west, at AIS o'clock this Wednesday
morning, Dec. 20, 1915, aged years,
months and IL days. She was
born in Oskaloosa, May II, 1912, and
has lived here all her life. Little
Helen was only sick fer two days,
apd bar dnafh hri1,Uc cadpacS m tho
family, she being the only daughter.
She leaves two brothers, Clifford and
Harold, and her father and mother.
Funeral services from the residence
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. In
terment in Forest cemetery.
KENTFIELD. - WILDER Kentfield
was born August IL, 1888, and died
at 1916 o'clock, Dec. IL, 1915, at Os.
kaloosa, Iowa, at the age of 81 years,
4 months and l day. He was the
youngest son and child of w. w. and
H. c. Kentfield both deceased. He
leaves one sister, four half sisters,
one half brother, besides other rela-
tives and friends. His parents and
three brothers had gone before him.
At the age Of five years his mother
was taken from him. He grew 20
manhood without the love and advice
0. a mother. From the age of seven.
teen years he had made his way as
farm hand. When out of work his
home was with his sister until Feb. 4,
1912, he hired to Clyde Vermilyea, in
whose employ he remained until the
I'd day of December, 1915, when he
went hunting with Messrs. Vermilyea
and Coleman, at which time his shot
, gun was accidentally discharged,
both hands we're badly shot. the right
ore having to be amputated between
the elbow and wrist. The fieshy
part of the left hand was badly torn
and part of the shot passed into his
jaw on the right side. 1t was this
wound that caused his death. He
was never heard to complain, but al.
ways said he was glad 1t was no
worse and thankful his left hand was
saved To the surprise of relatives
and friends he seemed to be very
cheerful and had expressed his desire
| to recover, and was making plans for
returning to the Vermilyea home in
! IL lew udyS. III lllC SNClilhb VI NiiS
! fifth day after the accident, some OF
the shot with some of the gun wads
we're removed and from that on he
continued to get worse and on the
sixth day lockjaw developed, from
which time relatives and friends were
forbidden to see and talk to him. He
suffered terribly from Friday night
until Sunday forenoon. We could
see the end was near, and oh, how
terribly hard to see that he only had
short time to live and could not talk
to us though he tried so hard to. He
continued to grow weaker until at
l12:15 he was released from suffering
and we believe died trusting in God.
The burial services were conducted
by Rev. Perdew at the WilCox-Wilbur
funeral home, Tuesday afternoon at
100 o'clock. The remains were
Viewed by many friends besides many
relatives. The floral tributes placed
upon the casket were numerous and
beautiful, which showed that WILDER
) was a well respected young man and
had many friends. The sad ending
OF this young life is regretted by
many. The pail bearers were Ray
mond Kentfield, Guy Kentfield, Ray
nor Kentfield, Bernard Kenttield
Johnny Kennedy and harlan Walker
He was laid to rest in Henness GENE
terry by the side of other relatives.
His entire life had been spent in Ma
haska county.-His Sister Mary.