The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-26

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Intcrment in Forest cemetery. The
was large the, accommo-
tations of the home being taxed tol
care for all who came. A delegation
Of the older employees of the White
Coal COMPANY at Whiteburg was in
The services were conducted I'M
Ter the direction of Harry Little, al
reader in the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, of OskalOosa. Special 70.
cal numbers Were rendered by Mrs
An unusual number of floral offer.
ings, Of great beauty, were received
at the home, attesting the sympathy
of many friends and the wide ac-
quaiB.ance of the deceased The
flowers made great bank upon which
the caslIet had the appearance of
resting. The pail bearers. selected
from the intimate personal associates
OF the deceased, were Rex Porter,
Ewing Lofiand, Mike" Cruzen, Gull
ford Hoffman,, Prof. w. II. Kelley
and Harold Neakel of Davenport,
who had been chum of the deceased
at the University of Wisconsin.
, The brother Paul arrived from Ari-
IONA Wednesday evening. The sis
ter Dorothy came from her school in
81. Louis and the brother Robert was
with the family members. Another
brother, Arthur s., is in service and
could not be present.
Among the many from distance
at the funeral were Mrs. c. NJ. Brown
of Sigourney, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Samp.
son OF Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Ern-
est Eracken of What Cheer Mrs. w.
G. Jordan of Minneapolis, Miss Bren
da Rogers of Clear Lake George
Warner of Lovilia, Harold NeaEel of
Davenport. and Mr.. and Mrs. Jap
Timbrel of Lakonta.
Warner was graduate of the local
High school and had been prominent
in the athletics of the institution. He
was one of the mainstays of the foot
ball team Victories. He had attend
ed the University of Wisconsin where
he Immediately. as everywhere, won
popularity. He was generous
hearted, likable boy and his passing
creates vacancy that cannot be
filled ..s
KINER.-Miss Ada Ruth Kiner
Youngest slaughter of c. b. and Car
RE Kiner, was born in Worthington,
Ohio, Jan. "a, 1898, and died at Ma.
haska Hospital, Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Wednesday morning, Sept. IS, 1915
aged 20 years, I months and 25 days
She came with the family from Ohio
to Iowa about eighteen years ago,
and has lived in Mahaska county
about seven years. She attended
the Beacon High school from which
she was graduated with honors in
the class of 1915, With the family
she attended the A. NJ. +. church in
OskalOOsa and early in life became
a member of the same She was
active in the Sunday school and took
an active part in all the affairs
among the young people of the
church and community being ever
ready to help and aid wherever ask
ed or needed or 4 cheerful dispo.
sition, kind hearted, and hopeful at
all times, she was the life and. inspir.
alton of every company she came in
to, and was generally loved by all
who knew her. And while she suf.
fered much pain during the last days
OF her Illness, that sweetness of dis
position never for Il moment left her.
and she passed away in full hope of
that Christian faith that had always
been hers in life. She gave her
heart to God in a meeting at Lynn.
vile conducted by Rev. w. d. Merri-
man. She leaves to mourn her loss,
mother. father, three sisters. i've
brothers and host of friends.
In the absence of the regular pas.
tor, Rev. D. w. Brown, who was at
tending the Annual Conference, the
services were conducted by Rev. w.
ID. Merryman. OF University Park,
who had formed the acquaintance of
the Kiner family when they lived in
Jasper county, and he was pastor of
the NJ. +. church at Lynnville. He
was assisted by Rev. Palmer of the
Second Baptist church. The music
was furnished by quartette con-
sisting of Messrs. Reed and Richards
and Madams Allen and Richards,
with Mrs. Bessie Jones, organist. The
white casket was banked
with profusion of floral offerings,
the mute messengers of love which
bespoke the high esteem in which the
deceased was held. The services
were very impressive throughout
and was beautiful tribute to the
young life that had so bravely an
swered the untimely call. The re-
mains We're conveyed to Beacon and
inferred in the Beacon cemetery. The
following young men acted as pail
bearers: Harry Walker, John Lewis.
Earl Allen, Everett All9l, Leonard
Ford and stephen Fowler of Chica-
go. Ada Ruth Kiner was the young.
EST daughter of C. p. and Carry Kin.
Pr Of Beacon. She was born AT
Ohio, Jan. "a. 1898. and
passed away at the Mahaska Hospital
in Oskaloosa. Wednesday morning,
Sept. Is. 1918. aged 30 years, Z