The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-01
DEATH AFTER
much SUFFERING
Milo Kelly, Of Near Arion, Passes
Away on October 9th, After
Years Of Great Suffering e.&
FUNERAL At DOW CITY SUNDAY
Many Friends ard Neiohbors Gather
60 Pay Last Respects to Much
Beloved Friend. -.

/, ARION, Get. 31-n.i1o Kelly was
born near Anamosa in Jones county,
Iowa. Sept. 10, 1861, and departed this
life in the morning Of Oct. q, 1916,
at 3 o'clock, aged S. years and l
month
He grew to young manhood in the
eastern part of this state. At the age
Of twenty he, with his parents, moved
to Crawford county, and settled at Dow
City, in and near which place he has
been a resident the remainder OF his
life, with the exception of one year he
lived with his family at Mitchell, s.
D. For a time he was q merchant IN
Arion.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Amelia Eland, of Vail, Aug. l. 1887, to
which one son was born, Earl, who de.
parted this life in infancy. About six
teen years ago he moved with his fam
lily to the farm three miles northeast
of Dow City and one mile south of Ari-
on, where he passed away as above
stated. He was converted in 1910 un-
der the pastorate of Rev. George W.
Kosner in the revival meeting conduct
ed by Evangelist G. Augustus Jones.
He united with the Dow City Metho-
dist church Oct. %, 1910, and became
a member in full connection Jan. 8,
1911, since which he has been faith
full member. For years he has been
an ardent and earnest supporter OF TEN
perance and was staunch prohibition
ist. His christian life has been o
quiet, conscientious, cheerful one.
He leaves to mourn his departure
his faithful and devoted wife, one con
Ivan, his father, three sisters, three
brothers and q host of friends.
He has been afflicted for years with
a complication of intestinal ailments
and for year or more felt that only a
surgical operation would give him any
permanent relief The immediate
cause of his death was an operation
for structure of the bowels, known US
Lanes kink," caused by aggravated
edhesions of the intestines. 1t was al
SO discovered that the appendix was so
involved as to indicate an appendicitis
trouble of long standing.
The fortitude with which Brother
Kelly bore his affections is the COM
ment of all who knew him. His one
Outstanding characteristic above all
others was his cheerfulness, his smile
and his joking remarks with friends
even when he was feeling the worst
Even up to the hour of his death this
characteristic Of the man could not be
| Submerged by HIS pain and suffering.
las as2 with his Wife, the nurse, physician
land relatives lie cheerfully joked until
ftlie end, came. oaia 2.-'h g." a. ''sT @7l5 Il
o99It, VAS Noticeable BY his friends that
| he seemed to take a much deeper in
terest in religious things within the
last year than ever before. Yet he did
it in his quiet, pleasant way. Within
the last week or two he was very
greatly interested in Billy Sundays
book and seemed to get so much good
from it, reading portions of it over and
over. .'. r..
He has been good patient, cheerful
husband, a consistent christian, an ar
dent supporter of temperance. morals
and christianity, and a neighbor to all.
He did not like anything that suggested
gloom, even to the use of crepe at fun
erals. He was more lover of flowers.
He will be greatly missed by his FAM
lily and friends, by the church and by
the host of Crawford county residents
who knew him. The deepest sympathy
Iof these friends goes out to the wife