The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-03
OLD RESIDENT
OF BONAPARTE
Mrs, Troutman Came to Van Buren,
County in 1885 and Died
at Eighty-six
Years.

BONAPARTE, Aug. 3.-Following is
the obituary Of an old and highly
respected and long time resident or
Bona2arte:
CYNTHIA Ann Scott Troutman was
born in Wheeling, Tyler county, VIZ
ginia, May 30, 1881, and died at Bon
aparte, Iowa, July 2S. 1917, aged
eighty-six years, one month and TWEEN
ty-nine days. She came with her pa.
rents, Stephen and Naomi Scott, to
Iowa in 1886, and settled in Van
Buren, county, Harrisburg township,
where the home, since known as the
Scott and later as the Eich home. was
built, and there her girlhood and
young womanhood we're spent, and
here she was married to Samdel F.
Bradley October 5, 1854, by Rev. Mil
ton Sutton. To this union boy.
Frank c., who died at the age or
three years. and a girl. Clara S.,
were born The husband having Ill
health, went to Texas, hoping to be
benefited by the change in climate,
but died December 8. 1857, and his
remains were buried there. On Feb
ruary 26, 1860. Mrs. Bradley was mar
ried to George W. Troutman and con-
tinued her residence in Harrisburg
township and later to Bonaparte.
where the house was built in which
she resided after the death of her
husband on December 9, 1870. until
three years ago, when she went to
make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. J. o. Morris, and where. she
peacefully passed away after short
illness.
To the second union two children.
Stephen Scott and Albert Gallatin,
We're born, Albert dying an January
II, 1910.
In her girlhood Mrs Troutman
united with the Mt. Zion Baptist
church, Of which she was ever
dutiful member. She was also an
honored charter member of the order
of the Eastern Star when it was
organized at Bonaparte.
The funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the Baptist
church with the pastor, Rev. Peterson,
in charge, and the sermon by Rev.
Trenerry, a former pastor The re-
mains were tenderly placed to rest
in the Bonaparte cemetery.
) Wayne Cox of Mt. Zion, visited
here with his grandmother, Mrs. S.
Cox, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
Allen Perkins, who had been visit
ing relatives here for a couple of
weeks, while recovering from a few
weeks sick spell, has returned to his
home in Keokuk.
C.. E. Cummings is now employed
by S. P. Miller in his produce house
here. He takes the place OF OrvilIe
Sherman who is again in the employ
of w. C. Page and Son, undertakers
and furniture dealers, here.
Harry Fitzgerald Of Walnut Ridge,
Arkansas. came Monday of this week
for two weeks visit at the Fred
Radestock home, and with other
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. James McClain, of
Donnellson, visited with Bonaparte
relatives several days this week
Harry Gilbert of Chicago, is visit
ing here with his mother. Mrs. Stella
Gilbert. He is employed in a gar
age and expects to return to Chi
cago in a short time.
The many Bonaparte friends OF
Albert L. Leroy, read with sadness
an account in the Des Moines Capital
of his death, Somewhere in France"
on July 81, of pneumonia. He was
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Fuller,
who formerly resided here for sew
eral years, and made his home with
them while they resided here, going
to Des Moines with them several
wears ago and when the call for vol