The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-14


attended, REV. Alexander McFerral
preached the funeral sermon. Tn
deceased was the son of David j. ant
5, Ann L. Evans, and came to Iowa II
1866. locating in Mahaska count!
where he has since resided.
He was married to Mary Ann Har
ris March 81, 1890. To them were
born FIVE children, Evelyn, James. (de
/ ceased) Harry, Leah and Lloyd. BE
| sides his wife and family he leaves
one brother and four sisters, Vim. e
Evans, of Des Moines, Mrs Maggie
f. Baird of Abba, Mrs. Jennie e
Pyle and Mrs. Ella e. Brown, of os
kaloosa and Mrs. Tade E. Barlow, o
Roselle, N. ].
The floral tributes were many ant
beautiful.
Despite the inclement weather
many friends were in attendance t.
pay their last respects to him who
had passed away. Interment wa'
made in Forest cemetery.
RhMSAY.-Funcral service for the
! late John or Jack" Ramsay brought
to Oskaloosa for interment from Cal
ifornia, where he died of arteric
schlerosis, was held at the late fam
| lily home, No. S14 First avenue east
Sunday afternoon. Attendance was
greater than anticipated and accom-
mediation was provided for only 6
part of the crowd a large part o.
which stood about the yard. 1t is
estimated that fully one Thousand
people were at the home.
Funeral service was conducted by
Rev. Perdew, district superintendent
of the Ottumwa district of the M. e
church, former pastor in Oskaloosa
and by Rev. Grigsby of the Contra
NJ. E. church. Pail bearers were
from Tri-Luminar Lodge A. f. & A
NJ, of which deceased was a mem
bcr, including George II. Carbon
Frank w. Glaze, Frank W. Else, l.
r. RosebroolI, Thomas Hay and JohT
| Tenant.
The funeral party arrived in towr
Saturday evening from California
George Harris has boens with the
Ramsays in California and returned
with the funeral party to Denver
where his place was taken by Byron
Harris and wife. Mayo Colville and
wife, Z. M. Cheesman and compa
ny of friends and relatives from Os
kaloosa met the party at Ottumwa
The roads were so unfavorable that
attempt to bring tho body home by
auto was abandoned and special
car was attached to the Rock Island
from Ottumwa.
THATCHER. = Walter Rudolpf
Thatcher was the second son of Dev
id Pnd Jane M. Thatcher, and wa
bt1n near Wilmington, Clinton Coun
ty, Ohio, IN the 9Th day of March
1852, and died at, Oskaloosa, Iowa
on the 10th day of June, 1917. at the
age Of 65 years months and days
fie was unmarried. ',sss ..aa ssH
The family emigrated to Mercer
County, Illinois, in tho Spring OF
1855, residing at Keithsburg for Il
years. They came to Oskaloosa
Iowa, in April, 1867, and the home
of the family has been in and near
Oskaloosa for something over fifty
years.
The father was a lifelong member
of the Friends or Quaker church
/ Tho mother and children having
faith in the Golden Rule, never Joined
any church, but usually attended the
Friends church with the father.
| Surviving members of this family
are Henry L., the eldest son, of Os
kaloosa; one nephew, Sewcll d.
Thatcher, and two nieccs, Vera
Thatcher and Josephine Thatcher
Lane, all of whom have resided in
! Denver, Colorado, for more than six
teen years.
4 Funeral was held at two o'clocF
y. M, Tuesday, June ~, at the vii
cox Garland, Wilbur chapel on Nortl
First street and attended by family
friends and acquaintances. Specia
vocal music was rendered by Mis-!
lTidgeon Boyer and Miss Blanch'
Sheriff. The service was conduct Il
! by Rev. Alexander McFerran of thu
FIRST Presbyterian church and inter
tmant> was made on the far?ily lot ii
| Fore cemetery Pail bearers were
! f. d. Reid, C. w. Jones, j. r. Coffin
10. G.. G. Phillips, Roy r. Robinson
and, J. ID. Martin.