The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-15

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be with the Lord. The floral tributes
were beautiful. The pail bearers were
the elders and trustees of the church
of which he was a member.
BROWER - Joseph H. Brewer,
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. and Annah L. Brewer, was born
on the home place near Indianapolis,
Iowa, January 18th, 1900, and died
August 9Th 1918 at p. m, aged Is
years, months and twenty-one days
He is survived by his parents, three
brothers and Three sisters. One broth
er died in infancy. All the members
of the family were present with the
exception of Merle, who is in the
service of his country, and when last
heard from was located at Camp Up
ton, Long Island, N. Y. He is survived
also by his grandfather and grand
mother Hatcher of Oskaloosa, Ia, and
his grandmother Brewer and his uncle
Joe Brewer, both of whom reside in
Freeport, Ohio, and his uncle Harry
Hatcher, wife and baby Donald of
Des Moines, la. Beside the above
mentioned relatives he is survived by
a number of more distant relatives
who reside in various parts of the
country and a mighty host of warm
friends throughout the community
where he lived and in fact wherever
he was known.
He united with the Indianapolis
Christian church during the revival
meeting held by evangelist j.. W.
Lockart, October 1913 as did all his
brothers and two youngest sisters,
along with large number of his
young friends and associates.
After finishing work in the rural
schools he attended the What Cheer
high school for three years, and his
plans were to finish and graduate with
the 1919 class. This class sent beau
tiful boquet of flowers made up in
their class colors to be placed upon
his casket.
His Sunday school class, the M. E.
Grange of which he was a member
Sunday school and the Pleasant Grove
designs to indicate their love and re-
all sent beautiful flowers and floral
spect for dear Joe. Many individual
friends sent flowers to place upon his
casket, whose names are not men
toned here, but whose kindness and
gifts are highly appreciated by all
the friends.
1t is indeed comforting to the fanl-
lily now that Joe did not suffer long,
his sickness being of such short dura
tion. 1t was only last Sunday that he
and his young friends and co-workera
in the church spent a most enjoyable
day together at the church having din.
ner together and spending the after
noon and evening together in social
way. Many remarked at that time that
Joe seemed unusually happy 1t is well
that it was so. Joe, as he was famii-
iarly known by everybody, was y
highly respected young man, and es-
pcSldlly lONCu iCspCSICo oil
his young friends and associates, and
they along with the family shall miss
him and morun his untimely depart
ure. We sorrow not as those without
hope. Joe's faith was in Christ the
Lord. His funeral services were neld
from the indianapolis Christian
church, Friday, Aug. 9th at 2:30 p. IN.
and were attended by an unusually
large turnout of neighbors and friends.
Rev. B. w: Petit of Abba conducted
the services assisted by Rev. Powell,
pastor of the church. A mixed quar-
tette from What Cheer sang most
beautiful. There were six flower
girls and six girls acted as honorary
pail bearers, and six young men, ay-
sociates of Joe's were his pail bearers.
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