The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-28


Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy
Wednesday, after five days illness,
was taken to the home of his son, ID
Plymouth, Thursday evening, where
the body remained until Friday morn
ing, when it was taken to the ST.
Mary's church, where funeral serS.
ices were held at II o'clock a. M,
Rev. E. NJ. Smith, of the Christian
church of this city, officiating. Burial
at the ST. Mary's cemetery.
Mr.. Booz was the son of Richard
and Frances Booz, and was born In
Hancock county, Illinois, June 4,
1S41. His parents died when he was
quite young, he going to live with an
uncle, Whitfield Dale, with whom he
lived for several years. He being OF
an active nature and OF patriotic i'm
pulse, enlisted in the civil war at
ST. Louis, Mo-, becoming member
of the Tenth Missouri infantry regi-
ment and served in the army nearly
,ss.aur years, o73 -ssc1ti6inn before e. ms
term OF three years naH expfreu, he
was wounded and captured by the
enemy and held prisoner of war for
almost a year after the expiration
of his term of enlistment had expired
and was finally discharged and came
haxsss,kSsseY.iEe close of the wal;
April !. eesoa 80 '.'ss'
He was united in marriage to Miss
Marietta Martin Of near Joetta, H.,
April 4, 1867, and to this union was
born seven children. six boys and
one girl, the daughter and one son
having died in infancy. He is sur
yived by his wife, and five sons, John
Logan, of McDonough county. Hi
nois: Charles Louis. of Quincy, Ill.,;
r.r RI
Richard Clyde. of st. Mary's, ILL.,, and
Frank kellogg, of Carthage. III.
There also survive ten grandchildren,
one of whom, Clifford Booz, is SOL
der at Camp Dodge, and also by two
great grandchildren.
After his return from the civil war
he united with the Christian church
at Oak Grove, and took an active in
terest in the welfare of the church
during the remainder of his life.
After returning from the war, Mr..
| Booz followed the occupation OF farm
| ing until about six years ago, when
| he moved to Carthage, and lived
here until about two years ago, when
| he entered the Soldiers and Sailors
Home of Quincy, at which place he
being at the time of his death sew
y
| teen days.
| Mr. Booz was kind father and
husband and man of tender heart,
always aiding the sick and distressed
when called upon. He was the last
| of his family. the late DR.. Booz, of
! Carthage, brother of deceased, hav-
| ing died February 90, 1901, and two
sisters, Caroline and Ann, and also a
brother. James, having preceded him
in death.
! While Mr.. Booz has not been in
! our midst for some time, yet he has
made occasional visits to the old
shome at Carthage. and his friends
were always eager and anxious for
those visits to be repeated frequently.
! in order that the old ties of friend
ship might be renewed His death is
mourned by his many friends in this
| city.
| The second performance of Gads-
by's Girls. given by home talent at
the assembly hall, Church of the I'M
maculate Conception, was held Fri
day evening, when an appreciatiye
audience greeted the performers. The
/ comedy was well presented by the
various characters, each deserving
much credit for the manner in which
the same was produced, and also re.