The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28
ATTEND FUNERAL
Of c. 4. MOSS
Keokuk Relatives Were Present Sun
day at Burial Of Poplar
Bluffs, NO.,
Man.
PARTICULARS OF DEATH
Mr.. Moss Was Found Dead In Bed by
His wife When She called
Him Last Thursday
Morning.
PARTICULARS OF DEATH

Funeral services for the late G. H.
Moss, father Of Mrs. ]. Albert Kie-
daisch of this city, were held Sunday
at Poplar Bluff, the home of Mr.. Moss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kiedaisch and children
from this city were called to Poplar
Bluff last week by his sudden death.
The following notice Of his death
and funeral is taken from the Poplar
Bluff American:
The funeral of G. H. Moss, who
died sometime Thursday night at his
home one and half miles south OF
this city Of heart trouble, was held
Sunday afternoon at the home. The
ceremony was one Of the most impress
sive recently. The Rev e. W. Behner
of. the Presbyterian church was In
charge, assisted by the Rev. Paul
Weber of the First Baptist church.
The services were held at the home.
Besides the many relatives a large
concourse of friends attended.
Deceased was a member Of the Ma
sonic and Woodmen orders, the for
mer being in charge Of the body at
the gra1e. Interment was at the
city cemetery. The floral offerings
were many and extremely beautiful.
Born In East.
Charles Henry Moss was born in
New Salem, Pa. October Sth, 1S49
and was one of twelve children, two
sisters and four brothers surviving
him. In 1854 at the age Of fifteen,
his mother having died when he was
but three years DID, he came west
with his father and settled at Otta-
wa, Illinois At the age Of twenty
years he began his long employment
with the Rock Island railroad which
lasted through thirty-two years. Dur
ing these years of service with the
railroad he occupied many positions
of trust and responsibility at Carson,
iowa, Princeton, Mo-, Mokina, Seneca
and Henry Illinois. and reached the
height Of his railroad career at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, where he was cashier for
more than eleven years. In 1903 he
moved with his family to Butler coun.
ty and has been resident OF Poplar
Bluff ever since.
On September 81, 1876, he was
Joined in wedlock with Miss Mary
Priscilla Fredenberg who now sur
wives him as a most loving wife. This
happy union was blessed with six
children. all Of which are living and
are Miss Edith and Miss Margery
MOSS ana MTS. raul ~. quinn OIL TOp-
lar Bluff, Harmon Walter Moss and
Henry Earl Moss Of Eldon, Iowa and
Mrs. J. Albert Kiedaisch Of Keoluk,
Iowa. Also five grandchildren mourn
! the loss Of Mr.. Moss.
| Particulars of Death.
| OF his death the American says:
Charles Henry Moss. prominent farm
er of this county, living a mile and a
half south Of the city on the Pike
Slough road was found dead in bed
early this morning by his wife, death
presumably being a result Of heart
failure. The hour OF death is uncer-
tain, and the discovery was made
when he was called to begin the days
duties
Deceased had attended the Scoville
evangelistic meeting in this city
Thursday night, and was apparently
| in the best Of health. His death when
announced this morning was very
great shock to his many friends at
| this place.
Deceased has been for number oil
years manager Of the Moss Dairy and
prominent in farming affairs,