Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-31
In Memcrian,

willis d. McFarling was born March
Is. 1875, in Wapello county, Iowa. ana
died August 10, 1917 at Lost Springs,
wyoming, aged AZ years. 4 months anu
25 DAYS. Left motherless at flfteeh
wears Of age, he made his nome sew
eral years with his uncle, JOHN
Shields, near Blakesburg. ooo
He was married February u. 1888
to Miss Luella Duke OF Drakevliie' 10
whom we're born four children. Wilma
aged II, now her mothers Wiling
helper: Edna, who lived more thah
two DAYS after the accident, but was
never conscious: Lincoln. aged T.
killed with his father. and little Car
roll aged three, miraculously saved 70
he his mothers Joy and comfort.
After living in Wapello ana DAYS
counties two years, they homestead
lin South Dakota several years. then
moving to southeastern Wyomin g,
near Carpenter. where they lived until
April of this year, when they moved to
Lost Springs. On Friday, AUGUST j..
he, with the three younger cn> ~
started in an automobile 10 ride 'niA
town a mile away, the W IL II '
daughter remaining al home - ihN|
went down the road, which iat o'S
the Chicago & Northwestern track. the
passenger train, more than an -FOUR
late, came speeding down the grade.
1t was seen by the mother and daugn-
ter, but not by the father until too late
to avert the terrible accident when
took the lives of all but little Carroll,
who escaped with slight injury. they
were taken to the hospital at Douglas,
where Edna lay unconscious until sum
day evening, August II.
The comfort of the Christians hope
sustains the mother and daughter at
this sad hour, for Willis McFarling
was always the kind, loving husband
and father, always in the sunday
school and church services, truly a
friend and brother to all who knew
him.
Edna was always merry and helpful,
kind to her little brothers and friends,
loved, by all.
Lincoln, very bright, handsome
boy. was the pride of his parents.
On August Is funeral services were
conducted at the Drakesville Christian
church by d. w. Hastings, who Off
ciated at the marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs.
McFarlng and under whose ministry
they became Christians. The three
bodies were laid to rest in the brakes
Vile cemetery, in one grave, the little
son and father in one casket, the
daughter in another. The esteem in
which they were held in Wyoming was
shown by the beautiful wreaths OF
| flowers that accompanied the remains.
and told by Mrs. Ala Altheide, friend
and neighbor, who paid loving trib-
ute at the funeral service.-Contrib-
uted.
-:O.-
c. n. Garfield.
C. H. Garfield was born in Chris
tiansburg, Ia, August Is, 1853, and
was at the time of his death Ga years
, and 3 days Of age.
He resided in Wapello county all
his life with the exception Of few
months.
f. Charity and sympathy were an
obsession with him; that broad
human kind of charity and sympathy
/ especially experienced by liberal
minds. In all worthy civic enter
| prises he gave freely of his time, his
strength and his experience. The spirit
of fair play dominated his lie from
Eboyhood. In the last twenty-five years,
! in a small way, he has been the en-
ployer of much labor; even under try
| ing conditions his every employe was
his ardent adnirer and champion.
His clean life and uncompro.
, missing honesty compelled friendship;
| missing honesty compelled friend
shin. the real spontaneous kind
that endured through two generations.
He had a kindly tolerance for any and
all superstitions. He was never men,
Der of any church and while he did
rote believe in the inspiration of the
! scriptures he was firm believer in a
supreme being He remembered the
week day to keep it ever clean and
holy.
F., He leaves three sisters. Mrs. Emma