The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-23
Or. ]. I. STROBE
Dies TODAY AFTER
ANNIVERSARIES
Prominent Manufacturer and Retired
Physician Died at Home Of His
Son In East Second Street
at 1886 Today.

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DR.. ]. T. STROBE, president OF the
Maysville Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany and retired physician. died at the
home of his son, w. Hall Strobe, In
East Second street at 1925 o'clock to-
day following an iliness OF many
weeks following stroke of paralysis.
DR.. Strobe was 81 years Of age and
although he was native OF Clark
county, Kentucky, he had spent much
Of his life here In Maysville.
Colonel e, Polk Johnson's History
of Kentucky and Kentuckians" has
this to say of DR. Strobe:
cdr. John Thomas Strobe was born
in Clark county. Kentucky, on the 9th
of December, 1888. and is one of four
children born to Nelson and Elvira'
(Rash) Strobe. the other children be-
ing William D., who lives near Win
chester. Clark County; Elizabeth A..
who is the wife of Miner H. Hisle, OF
Clark county; and James r, who dief
in Clark county in May 1910. The faith
er and mother were born In Clark
county, Kentucky, and they passed the
closing years of their lives In CLARK
county, where the former was PROS
porous agriculturist. DIR. STROBE was
reared under the conditions and in
fuences Of the home farm and earl''
began to contribute his quota to ITS
work-a discipline that begot in hi
an abiding appreciation of the dignity
of honest toll and endeavor and the
capacity for placing .rue valuations
on men and affairs. He daily availed
himself of the advantages of the COM
mon schools of the locality and peri
and he continued to be associated IN
the work and management of the cb'
homestead until 1853, when at the
of 81 years, he began preparation = (
the exacting vocation in which he was
destined to attain TO so marked sue
cess and prestige. Under the able r.
ceptorship Of DR.. William H. Cunnin
ham, Of Clark county, was prosecute5
his preliminary reading of medicine
With whom he thus continued his stu
dies for two years. He then attended
4 course of lecture in the medical de-
parttnent Of the University of the CITY
OF New York, after which he was ma
triculated In the celebrated Jefferson
Medical College, In the city Of Phila-
delphia. an institution that has Ion
held precedence as one OF the pest IN
It's specific field to be found IN the en-
tire union. In this college DR.. Strode
was graduated as q member OF tne
class OF 1852. and from the same ne
received his well earned degree OF
Doctor of Medicine. He fortnwitn re,
turned to Kentucky and estabiisneo
| his residence at Winchester. the couh-
ty seat Of his native county. where ne
continued In the general practice OF
his profession until 1853. when ne re-
moved to Maysvilie where he was en-
gagged In practice with all OF zeai
earnestness and ability for nearly 2
quarter Of a century and where ne
gained inviolabie hold upon popular
confidence and esteem, both as citl-
zen and as q man of sterling character
and abiding human sympathy--a sym
tnathy that transcribed mere emotion
Ito become an actuating motive toi
helpfulness, With great self-abnega'
tion. he mfnistered early and late e
those in affliction and distress, and his
practice extended throughout wide
radius Of country tributary to the cit,
| In which he maintained his home. II
1893 DR.. Strobe removed to Fayetts
county, where he purchased a well I'M
proved farm and turned his attention
to the raising OF blooded horses ant
cattle. A short time later. however
the lure OF the profession to which n
had given SO many years OF earnes
endeavor caused him to remove frr
his farm to the city OF Lexington. thu
lcounty seat of the same county, ant
there he was engaged in practice un
I'll 1909. when he decided that he wa
entitled to a surcease OF such heav,
and exacting responsibilities. borne
for fully two score Of years, and n
accordingly retired from active pro
Ifessional work and returned to Mays
lyflle. where, in February of the yea
mentioned, he purchased the business
of the Maysville Ice Company" Will
his son, w. Hall Strobe, the doctor hai
been engaged in this business sinc'
that time.
DR.. STROBE was married on DeceIn
ber "a 1864, TO Miss Isabelle Char
lotte Hail and Mrs. Strobe died on Oc
ltober IA. 1906.
He WAS a member or Winchestel
Lodge OF Masons and the Winchester
Chapter OF Royal Arch Masons and tn,
IMaysyille Commandery Knights Temp
liar. He was also an Odd Fellow and
a member of the order OF Red Men
He IL survived by two sons. Lewis Ca,
STROBE, Of Lexington. and w. Hal
Strobe, OF this city. He was long Q
member OF the Baptist church and fol
many years was member OF the
| Board OF Deacons OF the First Baptist
church OF this city.
| The funeral will be held from the
l A.. - n. On