Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-17
BRAVE STRUGGLE
FOR LIFE ENDED
Esb~rf Cisudas Passes Away Early
This Morning After Three Years
u Suffering.
WAS N ALMOST CONSTANT PAIN
Leader ln Younr Peoples Activities i
Methodist Church-Funerai ScrT-
Ices Wednesday.

. After a vain struggle for life against
odds that vers overwhelming. Robert
CioaGas passed % his anai rest a.
s So this morning. his last hours be-
ing tae most peaceful be had known IN
three years. Death followed an III
aeaF that baaicd medical skin. com
piieagl1rs % many diseases affecting
rf~ young man one after another. Mr.
CIo1tas vas living ~ the home % his
father. %. ST. ClOltas. 1905 Fourteenth
sfre-t.
yr Cio4das vas - years old and
one % the most popular young men IN
fGis city Huutr reds knew % his
brave eight Tor life and have been
plugged into mourning over the loss OF
a prrErEnt TREAD. = r1rmb.r OF the
FirsE Methodist Episcopal church. he
vas prominent iu the religious and So
e.ai activities 1f that organization. 4
p1sseasor %. rare baritone voice. he
vas member % the church choir for
several years and vas a leader IN the
eau.atas eGicH marked the Christmas
ard Easter seasons.
Amous che younger people % Rock
Island few were better known than
N- CialtaE. or more popular. Inter
tet Iu music and dramatics. no
h8mr-fairuf production was complete
without him. tr vas especially cap
able ir character roles.
Born Ga Missouri
Although Twins su this cts from the
E.u~ be- sas al infant. Robert Cloudas
var born il Gaiiariu. $40. Aus 2. Iss5.
EIsr education VaE obtained Goa Rock
la.raI end here also hr learned has
trade chat ut printer. 4 member %
TsrHerap l..rI Hr.rr 80. I1s. he was
employed tg fre .radiuz rcusp papers
ut fEr frt-e.firF. being a member OF
Ile tr@ls force ul@n Boz decided 90
go vest Cor hts health.
That 900 rEF-r gears ago. Hr tried
one climate after another lu a vain
attempt su relieve bis ElFe-iuE. FIN
ais lIs ease vas diagnosed as one %
r.rai trouble and several operations
E-r necessary. after orc oi the most
severe. "a scar ago. uleu piece q
bone l-HU l.s Jos aas placed iu hts
srilaf e1Ilaa. Ee seemed Co raiiy and
hopes uFr= held Que for hts recover
Gradually Gr became more weak and
Ir- fEe Last six months Ac had been
bri.r.lIrr. During the fa1 days prior
fl u.a death GF uas unconscious. re-
gaining l.E faculties univ for a fsE
moment. last night Uhen De rcc1E-
E.zrI t.E mother.
Surviving him are hts parents. Mr.
end Nra u So Ciuudar and three
brothers. Charles r and John r. %
Rock fsiarI and Clarence ~. % Dnv-
export.
Funeral services. whlr NOT falls ar
ranged. uII probably be- held az tho
Humr at o.ciocs Wednesday after
UrHa The BsT ~. =. uTiueii viii BE-
fF~ nrriafIrE clergyman Burial viii
h- .r Ca.pp.auuoeE
Mr.. Anna u. Stapleteu.
Cr.rrirs over Ihr death % her hus- /
band FASTENED ta~ demise OF Airs. Anna T.
MARY s5ap,-fau. e10s sixth avenue. the .
end coming 90 1856 Saturday Compli- .
cations arising from soitrc were d. /
rrr.lv responsible for her death. she .
var 81 years old SIR stapietou pass
el away April Is of This year
Anna 1fary Wendell vas born Ia pav- I
export aug G. t-sz. bur from the time /
sss sas sears old until her marriage .
F1 uau.ei s;apiefon .u 1883 her life 1
cas- passed here After living in I
Er1Tf- county Tor i- y~ars. the family /
returned 90 Rock leland
uur.aE her years iu this city Mrs .
sfsptrt1r made scores 90 friends. par
,iezfarIy through her Affiliations With F.
tfayruwer camp 80. I0i. r y. A. and .
lEr Sacred Heart church
Surviving are fve sons Thomas r. 4
Roy J.. Daniel r. and Harry r. of
g8cE Island and George %. % Fl
H-u5. Okla. and daughter. Miss
Elh~i. az home. a brother. Henry. e.
living in wilton. Iowa.
Services Wil D. held a. sacred
Heart church fowoTruv ~ . a. IN.
FATHER g. &. u'Nrili oGieiasinE Burial
a.ti BE- made i1 calvary cemetery.
Thnma. J. MeManus.
oae % the most prominent farmers
% this vicinliy passed 90 his fuai rest
Ehru Thomas J. AieMarus died az his
bone Eve miles southwest % Rcy-
holds Saturday afternoon. lie had
been 600 only STAGE Friday. when he
suffered an attack % heart trouble.
p end coming az I 80 the following
tay. Even members % the household
ga rot realize the seriousness OF the
attack. nor did MT MeNtanus himself.
Tor be- arose 80 usual early Saturday
Bora IN Prsenp;iou 50 years ago he
peat his entire life IN that township.
sever marrying. Ills whole thought
sas in his Work. his proEFessiveaess
s-lnE shown IN the fact that his farm
Eas considered one % the best IN a
section no;cd for its good farms Mr..
,ieSisEus Naa possessed % 700 acres
= land
ffis rasainE is rrouTnsd BY many
lose frteuds and th~s~ immediate
'~fativcss Two sisters. the Misses
siisa ard Mary ~ home. and two
,roshers. Francis % Presumption. and
Patrick % Taylor Ridge