Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-29
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Obituary
Justus sAbiram Coates


Justus Abiram Coates was born at
Pomfret, Chautauqua county, N. Y,
/. December H., 1880, and from there
moved with his parents to Ohio, and
drove from there to Wisconsin and
had resided in this vicinity since 1857.
On July 4, 1847, he was married to
!. Margaret Jane Bailey, who died on
October %, 1881, Ten children blessed
their union namely, Mrs. Robert ].
s.McCarroll of Madison; Harve H.
coates Of. Baraboq; Samuel James
Coates, deceased; Leander Coates, of
Pardeeville;v Mrs. George Bailey. of
LA Crosse; Frank Coates, of Bara-
boo; Mrs. Henry T. Shields, of Madi-
son; Fred Coates, or Seattle, Wash;
| Miss Myrta Coates, deceased, and
! William Coates, deceased.
! August 10, 1885, he married Mrs.
, Jane Elizabeth King of Sumpter Her
three daughters, Mrs. John w. Beelar
, Of Great Falls, Mont; Mrs. Bert Clafin
deceased, and Miss Constance King
, at home, valued his fatherly kindness.
Two children blessed this union, Carl
ton. and Henry, deceased. He was a
veteran Of the Civil War Of the 49th
| regiment, Co. E. One sister, Mrs.
Mary Quimby, Of Chautauqua, Ohio;
his wife, and above named children
survive, besides thirty-five grandchil-
dren and twenty-one great grandchil-
dren
On June II, 1916, at 8:45 p. M, he
quietly, passed into the beyond after an
Illness combining him to his home
since March, but. confined to bed one
day from heart trouble of many years
The: funeral was held from the home
at 2:30-p, M, June 10, 1916, Rev. w.
ID. Brennerman officiating, assisted by
Rev. H. Tyler. Reading from Goth
Psalm. Texth Goth Psalm and 18th
verse, ''"Thy will be DONE Come,
Ye Disconsolate,"' and. Beautiful Isle
LOT Somewhere" were selections given
by the. choir. namely, Dr. and Mrs.
M. T Martin, Mrs., L. @. Smith and
Arthur c. Hills, with Mrs. Guy L.
Clark organist. The palIbearers were
John and Albert Dennis, Guy L. Clark,
Earl Cramer, Walter S.. Towers and
August = Miller. Honorary bearers:
Comrades William G. Clark, Charles
Pigg of this place, and Nathan Farm
worth, Samuel Briscoe, James Dibble,
Charles Carrie, Henry Roser, Mort
Hoover and William Stackhouse Of
Baraboo. The G. A RI. service for
soldiers was used at interment a., Oak
Hill cemetery. Relatives present
were RI McCarroll and daughter,
Mrs. John Jennings and son, John
McCarrolly also granddaughter, Miss
Marie Macpherson of Madison; Mr.
and Mrs. Harve 1T. Coates and daugh-
ter *Marcella of Baraboo u and son
Justus Of Beloit; Mrs Elizabeth
Coates Of Baraboo and son Irwin, and
his, son John of East Troy; Mrs. /
George Bailey of La Crosse Mr.. and
Mrs Leander Coates and sons, Will
liam, Leon and Harvey of Pardee-
Vile; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coates and
daughter Juanita and son Carlton
Coates and wife of Baraboo; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry T.. Shields of Madison;
Mrs. r. j. McCarrol1 was unable to
attend as she has been an invalid a
number Of years Fred Coates who
resides at Seattle, and Mrs. J. w.
Beelar, Great Falls, Mont, could not
come at this time .@.
t.. A grandson and granddaughter by
marriage, Lyman ana Halle Claf1in,, 4
residing at Mondovi; also three grand
sons, John, Donald and Glen, at Great
Falls, Mont; Mr.. and Mrs. E. DE- King
and daughter; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Watkins and child of Sumpter, and
Mr. and Mrs S. E. King of Baraboo
and daughters, Mrs Lyman Kindschi,;
also Mrs. Bert Meyers and Mr. and
! Mrs Grant Pobjoy, Sumpter, relatives
of Mrs Coates, were also present with
friends, Mrs M Blackman of Lodi;
Mrs. Sarah Pigg and Mrs. James Dib-
BILE of Baraboo; Mrs Melcher and
Mrs Hellberg of Madison, besides a
large number of friends and neigh
bors from that vicinity Many beau
tiful floral tributes of respect and
sympathy from friends were, in