The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-18
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Arthur d. Smith, Mt. Harris, Col. 80
1858 and
Oordelia j. Myers, 0skaloosa. 81

HURLEY,--zJames Hurley died at
his home In Madison township, on
May 10, 1916. at O'Clock a. M, aged
70 years. 4 months and 4days. He
was born in Illinois on January 10,
1887 and has lived in Iowa for tho
past sixty years. He leaves three
sons and three daughters. Funeral
services on Wednesday, May IL, in
the Madison church. Interment in
Madison cemetery. -.a- 4.
PEARSON.-James Branson Pear.
son died at his home, 1907 West A
avenue, May ~, 1916, at 9:45 p. M,
aged 40 years, 3 months and 10 days
He was born in Ohio on December 80,
1916, was a membar of Company F.,
18th Iowa Cavalry. He leaves his
wife, four sons, two daughters, 20
grandchildren and 3 great grandchil-
dren. Funeral services from the
home on Sunday at 4 o'clock p. m,
lnteTment In Beliefountaine cemetery.
Misunderstanding w. Marks died at
his home, sos North B street, May 70,
1916, at 11:l5 o'clock D. M, aged So
years, after an illness of nine days
with paralysis. He was born in Os.
kaloosa, and has lived here all his
life. He leaves his mother, two
brothers and three sisters. Friends
may call at the Cheesman Funeral
Home until s. 80 O'Clock this evening
to Ashland this evening where inter,
to shland this evening where inter.
ment will be made on Sunday.
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DUFFY. - Telegraphic communi.
cation to friends here from J. Ed
Duffy brought the announcement this
morning Of the death Sunday after.
noon at Santa Monica Bay Beach,
California, of his uncle niliio Inn
while bathing in the surf, Funeral
and interment Tuesday from the
home In Los Angeles. Mr.. Duffy was
a brother-in-law of Mrs. Ellen Duffy
Of this city. He was formerly well
known as lumber dealer in Ottum-
"a and acquainted in oskaloosa, =,
HORTON-Mrs. Olive Horton, de
parted this life on Saturday, May 18Th
1915, at 3 o'clock .. M, age 81 years
9 months and day. She was born in
1885, and came to this country in early
childhood with her parents. She was
married to Nicholas Kenyon at the
age of 49,. anh TO this union there
were born FIVE children, two girls an
three bows. Mr.. Kenyon died in 1880
and in 1900 she was married to Sam
uel Horton, who died just ten years
ago. Mrs. Horton leaves her daughter
Mrs. l.. u. Smith of this CITY,. two sons
Ernest Kenyon of Oshkosh, Wisconsin
and Charles Kenyon of Minneapolis
Mimi, also eleven grand children and
two great grandchildren. Funeral ser
vices we're held this afternoon at two
O'Clock in the Penteeostal Mission. In
teFmsnt WAS made in the c. H. l.
cemetery. .. >.''. ..s.. ~f.f.". ii.
DYSART. - Elizabeth M. Dysart
was born in Indianola, November IL,
1899. Died at New Sharon, Iowa,
May 7, 1916, aged 70 years, 6 months
and q days. She was the oldest one
of a family of eleven children. FIVE of
whom preceded her to the better land.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. b.
j. Charles of Whittier, California, Mrs.
VIII Arnold of ,Berk, South Dakota,
three brothers, Dow Dysart of Ne
braska, Leander of Livingston, Mont,
and Scott of Des Moines, Iowa. The
family settled in Lee county for a
short time, then moved to Jasper
county where she grew to woman.
hood. Later she lived in Lynnville
and also in Oskaloosa. She then
went to New Sharon, where she has
lived for eleven years. She was a
faithful member of the Friends
church and devoted to the work and
lived and died a true Christian, her
last day on earth was spent In at
tending the morning and evening ser-
vices. Her whole life was one of
sacrifice and service for others, her
parents dying when she was young
and she being eldest, the care. of all
the family rested upon her which
task she cbeerfully bore and waited
on her blind brother, Garrett, as long
aa he lived. The funeral of Miss
Dysart was held from the Friends
church In New Sharon on Tuesday
afternoon In charge OF her pastor,
Rev. ;. e. Hartsuck.
Deceased came to her death Sun
day evening, the result of an auto
mobile accident on a street crossing.
She was at church in attendance at
service when sudden wind storm
with rain accompanying appeared.
She left the church to get to her
home to close the windows which she
had left open. She was unaccom-
panied and was watching a couple of
cars approaching the crossing from
the south and did not see a car COM
ing from the north. Blinded by the
lights from the acrs and by the clouds
OF dust lifted by the wind she stepped
onto the crossing when the two cars
had passed her and was directly in
the path of the car from the north.
She had taken a single step onto the
crossing when the lamp and fender
Of the car struck, her. She was rem,
dered unconscious and died about an
hour and a half later without regain
ing consciousness. Members of a
coroner's jury empaneled to investi-
gate the cause of death exonerated
the driver of the car and held the
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