Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
PROMINENT MINE
OWNER IS CALLED
John J. Pryce OF Coal Valley Dies
Sunday Morning After Illness of
More Than Five Years,
IN BUSINESS FOR THIRTY YEARS
Deceased Was Man of Charitable Dis.
position and Held I'm High Es.
TEEN by His Employees.

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John j. Pryce, coal mine operator
of Coal Valley, died at his home neal
that place at 9 Sunday morning, bring.
ing to close long and useful life
Mr.. Pryce suffered a severe stroke Of
paralysis five years ago and since thai
time he had been an invalid.
John Pryce was born in Montgom.
eryshire, North Wales, Aug. 49,. 1899
He was married to Miss Margaret
Morris there, March 2, 1862 Eigh,
children, two sons and six daughters
were born to them
Mr.. and Mrs. Pryce came to this
country in 1869, settling in Coal Val
ley township, where they have since
resided. Mr.. Pryce here engaged in
business and success attended his eft.
forts at once. For more than thirty
years he operated the Pryce coal
mines, near Coal Valley One of the
noticeable features of his work there
was the harmony which always pre-
vailed between him and his employees
He also became known as man OF
charitable disposition and public
spirit
Deceased was a devout member OF
the Coal Valley Presbyterian church
In politics he was always republi-
can. He was member of the I. o. o
F. order and Of the l. o. L. ". He is
survived by his widow and all his chill.
dren, who are as follows: John NJ
Pryce Of Coal Valley, Mrs. C. J. Searle
Of Rock Island, Richard NJ Pryce Of
Coal Valley, Misses Annie and Mar
garet at home, Mrs. Helen Shepherd
of Rock Island, Mrs. ]. L. Haddick Of
Sherrard, Ill, and Mrs. o. W Enrich
Of Youngstown, Ohio. Ten grandchil-
dren are also left.
Funeral will be held from the home
at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. Rev Mr.
Baird, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Macomb, and Rev. Mr.. Ogle
pastor of the Coal Valley Presbyterian
church, will have charge of the ser.
vices. Burial will be in the Coal Val
! ley cemetery.
George 0gren.
George Ogren, 624 Twelfth street A
Moline, died at the home at S:25 Sat
urday evening. The end came after
an illness Of one year. He was borr
| in Sweden Oct. IS, 1891, and leave!
surviving his aged mother and ont
brother in Sweden, and two sisters
| Mrs. c. W. Hillstrom and Mrs. j. A
Neren of Moline. He was a member
Of the BARRIERS union and of Frej lodge
No. 16, l. o. S.
| Funeral will be held from the Rose
& Barnard chapel at 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon and will be in charge o
members of the BARRIERS union ant
Moline Svithiod lodge. Rev. J. E
! Seth of the Mission tabernacle will Of
! ficiate. Burial will be in Riverside
cemetery, in the Svithiod lot there.
Funeral Of George S. Sherwood.
Remains Of George S. Sherwood
were laid to rest in Riverside GENE
| terry, Moline, Saturday afternoon af
| ter services conducted at the home a
and at the Christ Episcopal church
at $50. Rev. A. G. Musson officiateC
and he was assisted by Rev. G. H
| Sherwood Of Trinity church, Rock Is
| land. Pallbearers were P. S. McGlynn
| c. L. Desaulniers, c. J. Cooper, H.
! Crandall, F. NJ. Lay and R. C. Taft
| The funeral services were attended
by a large number of Borrowing
| friends, and many beautiful flora
/ tributes were sent.
| Funeral of John L. ElIingsw0rth.
Funeral of John Lemuel Filings
worth was held from the residence
| 290S Eleventh avenue c, Moline, a.
2:30 yesterday afternoon, Rev. R. W
Babcock officiating. Burial was II
| Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers were
John Radcliffe, David Hoover, Calvin
| Quillan, Charles Zielke, G. E. Willmar
and D. E. Resser, while Mrs. Arthur
| Sandmark and Mrs William Kirby
sang. A large number of flowers were
sent and many friends of the departed
attended the services.
Funeral OF Mrs. Sarah E. HOdgsOn.
Services were held for Mrs Sarah
Emma Hodgson in the Knox chapel
Moline. at 10 this morning, Rev. P. c
Ladd officiating. Burial was in River.
side cemetery. Pallbearers were John
Samuels. George Stroehle, H. A. Hun
toon, John Huntoon, Ira Davis and
! Robert Monroe. Many flowers were
sent and services in the chapel were
largely attended. Burial was in River.
side cemetery.