The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15


with a Burlington piano company
and Mr.. and Mrs. Surber win make
their home in Burlington.
BROOKS. The remains OF George
Brooks. who died in Louisville, Colo,
will be brought to Oskaloosa Monday
morning on the IL o'clock train.
There will be a short grave service by
Rev Lewis of the Episcopal church,
and interment made in Forest ceme-
terry. Mr.. Brooks was formerly a
well known resident of Mahaska
county, having lived near Evans for
a number Of years. He'was the faith
err Of James, Ike. win, George and
Tom Brooks, Mrs. Hattie Branson,
Mrs. Lizzie Cooper and Mrs Emma
1 Horns.
| YOUNG-Of the death OF Il former
Oskaloosa boy the son OF the late
1 James A. Young, pioneer of the
county and who for years was county
| treasurer and whose home was on
ocCOuu AVENUE NtOl "UtIt squire ~.
| C. G. Phillips and family now reside,
the Seneca CKansas) Tribune says:
Henry B. Young was born March
IA, 1860, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, and
died March 2, 1917, at Toledo, Ohio.
His death was due to mitral INSULT
cheney. He came to Kansas in 1878
with his parents and lived on the
farm southwest of town till he grew
to young manhood. When about II
year sold he entered the firm of SEQ
vile < Nelson and there learned the
timers trade. On March IL, 1885,
he was married to Miss Hattie Cave.
To this union no children were born.
Most OF their married life was spent
| in the south, where they went to ben
eft Mrs. Young's health. She died
at Little Rock, Ark, on March 2, ten
years previous to her husbands
death. to the very day. Services,
conducted by Rev Thayer, werC held
here on March 9Th at the home OF w.
e. Young, his brother, and interment
was made in the Seneca cemetery.
Survivors of the family are Miss Cora
Young, Lincoln, Nebr.; w. 7. Young,
Alliance, Nebr.; w. e. Young and
10. G. Young, of Seneca. All were
in attendance at the services except
w. r. Young, who was detained at
his home on account of illness"
SHARPLESS-M Mrs. Lydia Head
Sharpless, an old time member OF the
Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends pass
ed away at the home OF his son Will
liam in Los Angeles Tuesday, March
Is, 1917 at the advanced age of 106
years. Mrs. Sharpess was formerly one
OF the best known women in the
Friends church in Iowa. She was a
great great aunt Of Mrs. Albert Cooper
of Oskaloosa ...
Deceased went to California several
years ago and her home was ut Whit
tier. She went to Los Angeles a few
weeks ago on 4 visit She was in ,eX-
cellent health at the time but was
seized with a sudden decline and soon
becaE.e so exhausted thar she could
mot be taken to her home and death
came to her relief. No suffering or
struggle marked the end. it was as one
going to sleep,
The Sharless family were among the
pioneer SETTLERS of the Lynnyille or
.Searsboro neighborhood and their nam
es are prominent in history and the
record of that community. Deceased
was the oldest white woman in Califor-
mia up TO the time of her death.
Three children survive, Benjamin
Sharpless of Whittier. aged so years,
Mrs. Sarah H. Hiatt of Whittier. aged
rs years and William Sharpless of
Los Angeles, California aged 63 years.
Mrs. Sharpless was well known in
Oskaloosa.
Funeral services was conducted by
the Rev. Edward McGrew, pastor of
the Friends church at Whittier and al
so a former member of the Iowa Year
ly meeting.
BARR.-The funeral services of
Mrs. j. C. Barr were held at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Ella
Sampson, 600 Fourth avenue east
Saturday afternoon at, three o'clock.
Rev. c. H. DeVoe. pastor Of the
Christian church. officiating. Mrs. J i
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