Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-09-04
WELL KNOWN
CITIZEN DEAD
End CAME SUDDENLY MONDAY
:" MORNING WHICH WAS DIS
TTNCT SHOCK TO ALL

The sudden death of w. j. Lance
lot. editor OF the Journal at Extra
early Monday. morning was a distinct
shock to his friends here and else
where. He had been in failing
health for three years past, but had
recovered somewhat and his friends
permanent. Sunday afternoon he
took a change for the worse ana re-
mained in that condition until about
six o'clock the next morning. He
lad lived in Ross and Gray many
years before going to Extra and had
an acquaintance that extended over
the entire county.
He was a man of generous impuls-
es, and never forgot the hospitable
days of the pioneer. The stranger,
even though beggar, never failed
to find food and shelter IL he sought
il at his hands.
Besides a devoted wife he leaves
fve daughters and three sons. We
can only remind these mourners that
he is not dead, he is only asleep
resting after long we'll spent life.
Behind the storm clouds always
turks the rainbow and when the
storm is past it weeps upon the flow
ers of the land and the pearls of the
sea. Darkness precedes the dawn
ing and out of the blackness Of night
comes the sunshine and Joy of the
day. And 80 from the beauty of his
! life take an inspiration and go forth
to live as he lived. so that when the
summons comes we may say as he
did, "All is we'll"
At all times, under all circum-
stances he walked in the well beaten
path of righteousness and when fully
conscious that he was nearing the
last of earth he appeared to be fully
impressed with the idea that at the
end of time eternity began, and that
the right faith which sustained him
during those trying hours of suffer-
ing would only grow brighter as he
journeyed toward the infinite, and
ne final gloom Of death be dispelled
by the radiance of Gods love. Could
all live the upright life Mr.. Lance
lot lived and die in his trusting faith
death would no longer be called
1.-THE King of Terrors."
William j. Lancelot was born De-
cember 4. 1849 in Falmouth county
OF Cornwall England and died at
his home in Extra early on the
morning of September /. 1919.
He received his early education in
. select scho1 in his native land and
emigrated to America when IL years
OF age, landing at New York City.
but eventually drifted out west set
Ting in Clayton county, Iowa, where
he engaged in farming. He served
his apprenticeship as butcher in
England and followed the business
after he came to Iowa. He located
in Cameron township in 1875 where
he farmed >until 1885 when he en-
gagged in the grocery business at
Ross in partnership with Frank Glea-
son. Later he disposed of his in
tere6ts in Ross ana went into BUSH
ness st Gray with F. P. Rees and
under the firm name of Lancelot &
Rees conducted a thriving mercan-
tile business for many years.
In 1905 Mr.. Lancelot purchased
the Audubon County Journal at Ex-
ira and up until the present has
been its editor.
He is survived by is wife, three
sons and five daughters. The
daughters are Mrs. William Spoo, Of
Extra; Mrs. e. c. Wilson, Of Extra;
Mrs. John Hicks. of Craig, Colo;
Mrs. verna Egbert of Carneyville.
Wyoming; and Mrs. Phil Hansen Of
st. Paul MINI. The sons are w.
H. Lancelot of the Iowa Agricultur-
al College faculty at Ames: X. G..
Lancelot of Sioux Falls. s. d.; and
n. ]. Lancelot Of Grasston, MINI.
Funeral services we're held at the
Methodist church in Extra this at
ternoon at two o'clock and inter-
ment made in the Extra cemetery.