Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13

| Mike Donlan is having an addit-
ion built on his house.
/ Mrs. Alva Norton and Mrs. Emma
Ackerson visited DEBORAH Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Pierse and sons
motored to Lansing Friday.
A baby girl was born on Wednes-
day, Aug. 6 to=-Mr. and Mrs. Rosco
Wicks.
Mrs. Vina Ward spent Friday with
her neice Mrs. George Smith.
Mrs. DR.. Emmons was a guest on
Friday evening at the James Wade
home.
The children and grandchildren of
Mrs. Mary Ward were entertained
Saturday afternoon at the home
in honor other birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Peacock and
son Palmer were Cresco visitors on
Sunday morning.
I t. E. Emmons of Waterloo is a
guest at the home of his son DR..
Emmons.
Mrs. Albert. Erickson sptnt last
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. F. Price.
Rev. w. e. Edie was called from
Waucoma Friday to officiate at the
funeral of George Thayer.
George Thayer was born in
Rockton, Ill. May 20, 1853. In April
1856 he moved with his parents to
Howard county, Iowa where he grew
to maturity on a farm. In 1872 he
moved to DEBORAH, Iowa and in 1874
he was married to Miss Martha Self.
To h ic Il 49,
born. In 1877 he with his family
moved to Nebraska on account of
his wife's health. His wife passed
away Aug. 6, 1889 and that fall he
and his daughter returned to De-
corah where he has lived most of the
time since. His daughter died in
April 1910. In December 1911 he
was married to Mrs. Ella Weldon Of
Burr Oak where he has since lived
on the farm three miles west of
town. In Feb. 1916 during a re-
vival meeting held in Burr Oak, M.
E. church by Mrs. T. Gilmore Mr..
Thayer dedicated his life to God.
He seemed to experience in every
way the Bible description of CONVEX
sion. "a new creature in Christ
Jesus-old things put away and all
things became new" His conversion
became chaste and seasoned with
gospel testimony. He became man
of prayer dedicating his home as
a house of prayer. He became an
untiring reader of the Bible and
his grasp and understanding of the
vital saving truths of the Bible,
gained in so short a time was mar
velous. Mr.. Thayer's experience
witnesses to Gods power and will
lingness to save all who through
Christ come unto Him with humble
child like faith. In May 1918 Mr..
Thayer was stricken with a disease
that baffled the doctors skill and
he was told that h had but short
time to live but he fingered most of
the time confined to his bed, tortured
with severe pain but always patient,
suffering all with humble resignation
until Aug. z, 1919 he passed to his
eternal reward, literally praising his
Savior with his --latest breath.
His wife who with loving devotion
and endurance more than human,
cared for him through his long ill
ness with near relatives, feel a
depth of gratitude that word cannot
express to neighbors and friends who
have lent aid and sympathy during
this time Of affliction and sorrow.
Mr.. Thayer leaves a wife, an only
brother Will Thayer of DEBORAH who
Loyalty gave his time in attendance
on his brother in he last months of
his illness, two nephews Guy and
Clarence Thayer also of DEBORAH and
one neice, Mrs. George Rushton, of
Omaha, Neb. The funeral was held
Saturday from the M. e. church con-
Quoted by Rev. Edie of Waucoma and
interment was made in the Phelps
cemetery at DEBORAH.