Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-03


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), LEROY RANDALL WILLARD,
Whose Death Removes WeI-know'
, Citizen and Business Man.
fire in less than year after it wa
occupied. Rebuilding began at once
and the present plant OF the compan!
is the result. With the rebuilding ant
additions that have been made, thu
plant now stands as one of the mos
modern and fully equipped in thu
country.
Many Branch Stations.
Also, with the modest beginning o.
one home station, the company today
maintains twenty branch stations III
five states. The stations in Iowa are
at Oskaloosa, Mason City, Clear Lake
and Grinnell. The others are at Kan
sas City, Minneapolis and Albert Lea,
MINI; Sioux Falls and Aberdeen, 5.
D.; Lincoln Columbus, North Platte
and kearney, Neb. and Fargo, Bis
marck, Mandan, Dickinson, Valley City
jamestown, and Williston. n. D.
Until seven years ago the Marshall
Oil Company was operated as a CO.
partnership, but in 1910 the business
was incorporated Since that time Mr..
| Willard has been president and treas
urer OF the company, and Mr.. Ruth
vice president, secretary, and general
manager. At the time Of his death Mt
Willard was not a majority stockhold-
er, Mr.. Ruth having gained control Of
the stock few years ago. or since MI.
WIZARDS health has not permitted him
TO be as active in the business as he
had been.
Builds Fine Home.
Six years ago Mr.. Willard completed,
at 500 West Main street, the finest and
most pretentious home in the city. 1t
is one of the many beautiful homes Of
which Marshalitown is proud, and cost
its owner, furnished, $4,000. That ne
was not permitted to live longer to en-
JOY it is source Of regret to the many
friends of the Willard family.
Many Lose Unknown Friend.
In the death of Mr.. Willard many
poor people in Marshalltown will lose
an unknown friend. Mr. Willard was
not only public spirited, and con-
|tributor to the different civic move
ments, but he gave much to charity in
quiet way. He applied his christian
ity in his daily life. Many poor peo-
pie We're the recipients Of his benefac-
lions. and many Of them never knew
where they came from. If the books Of
local coal merchants were available to
the public they would show ton after
ton OF coal that had been paid for BY
Mr.. Willard and ordered sent to some
| worthy poor person with the informa-
ton that ut was paid for: go ahead
and use it,
Was Native Of kentucky.
Leroy Randall Willard was a native
of Greenup county, Kentucky. where his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Willard,
moved from Galena, ILL.,, in 1855. Near
the village of Springville Mr.. Willard
was born July /, 1864. Mr.. and Mrs.
willard came to this city late that
same year. and this has been the FAM
lily home ever since Mr.. Willard at
tended the public schools here. He was
united in marriage in this city Nov
%. 1886, with Miss Jennie Wagner Mrs
Willard survives her husband, together
with her five daughters. They are Mrs.
C. n. Kirk. Of Bismarck N. D.; Mrs. Fl.
W. Householder, Of this city; and
Misses Alice. May, and Helen Willard,
all Of this city. Miss Alice Willard is
student in the Chicago "f
Fine Arts: Miss May attends st. Mary's
School at Faribault. Mimi; and Miss
Helen is a student in the University
of Wisconsin,. Miss Alice Willard and
her sister Helen reached the city this
morning, and Miss May came Tuesday
night. Mrs. Kirk expects to reach here
tonight
| In addition to his immediate family
Mr.. Willard is survived by his aged
mother, Mrs. Matilda Willard; a broth
er. Frank H Willard; and sister
Mrs. Charles II. Hull, all OF this city.
Mr.. WIZARDS father died in this city
July 70. 1906.
Mr.. Willard was mSmber OF the
Congregational church. the different
Masonic bodies-Marshall Lodge. No.
1Os. A. F. and A. NJ: Signet Chapter.
No. 3s. r. A. NJ; st. Aldemar Com
mandery. No. 80, knights Templar; and
Za-Ga-Zig temple of the Mystic Shrine,
the latter Of Des Moines: Marshall
lodge No. 312, B. p. o. E. He also
was a member Of the Marshalltown
Club, the Chicago Automobile Club,
and the Twentieth Century and So,f-
venir Clubs.
Funeral Thursday Afternoon.
Funeral services will be held from
the Willard home at 3 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. in charge Of Rev. B. r. Mar
tin, The home will be open to friends
between " and 3 o'clock. The Knights
Templar and blue Lodge will form an