Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-30
MYERS RITES
WILL BE HELD
ON SATURDAY
Body of Late Jurist VIII Be
Buried in Crown Hill
Cemetery.

Funeral services for Quincy A. Myers,
formerly Judge of the Indiana Supreme
Court and a widely known attorney, who
died last night at st. Vincents Hospital,
viii be held tomorrow afternoon Mt 3
o'clock at the home, POPS North Meridian
street. Burial wiz be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
DR. Robson of Charleston. H., as
sisted by Dr. George Smith If tie Roberts
Park " T. Church, win officiate.
At II o'clock in the morning members
Of the Indianapolis Bar Association viii
meet in the Supreme Court room in the
Statehouse to honor the memory of Mr..
Myers Judge Lewis B. Ewbank, chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court. viii preside
and Allan Yestal VIII be secretary. A
committee viii draft memorial resolu-
tons.
Mr.. Myers was GS.
He had lived in Indianapolis since
1903, when he came to this city as
pudge Of the Supreme Court. Follow
ing his retirement from the bench
In 1913, he practiCed law IN indianapolis
and for the past few years had been
member Of the law firm Of Myers, Ralston
ard Gates.
Death resulted from acute dilatiOn Of
the heart. Last Thursday Mr.. Myers
noon saying he was not feeling wen, but
his condition was not believed to be
serious until Christmas day. when he
was taken TO the hospital Tuesday his
condition became critical and he steadily
grew weaker from that time.
Schuyler Myers, a brother, is critically
III at his home in TT. Wayne. Another
brother. Alvin Myers, lives IN South
Bend.
lie IS survived By his widow. and
one daughter, Mrs. Joel Whitaker Of this
city.
BORN NEAR
LOGANsPORT.
Quincy A Myers was born near
Logansport. Sept. l, 1858. the son Of
pioneer farmer. stockman and lumber
man. At the age of II he entered the
Presbyterian Academy at Logansport. He
was graduated from Dartmouth College
with the degree Of bachelor Of ar:s in
1879, and at once began The practice or
law Fl the Office Of the late De Witt &.
Justice OF L3Gansport and IN the fall
Of the same year he became deputy city
attorney. However, lie continued his law
studies and was graduated from the law
school at Albany, y. Y, in 1877, being
valedictorian Of his class. After this he
returned to Dartmouth for post graduate
work and in 1878 received the degree OF
master Of arts.
He had planned to % to the University
OF Leipsic, Germany, for q course or
study, but gave this Idea up when he
received an invitation from Morris win
field Of Logansp0rr To enter into q part
nership. This partnership lasted until
1SS2 when Mr.. Myers formed 4 partner
ship with John C. Nelson, retiring judge
Of the Cass Superior Court. This con
nection continued until his election 70 the
Supreme Court in 1905.
During his residence in Locausp0rt Mr.
Myers had served as city attorney and
heen q member Of the school board for
thirteen years. He also served rs Cass
County attorney and in 1900 was Re
publican presidential eIector from the
Eleventh district.
Following his retirement from the
bench he was candidate for the Repub-
Iican nomination for Governor against
James P. Goodrich and Warren IT. Nc
Cray in 1916 but was defeated By the
former.
lie was a member Of the Sigma Chi aud
Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternities. the
Columbia. Woodstock and Marion clubs.
He belonged 70 the Indiana indianapolis
and American Bar Associations. the As
ISOLATION OF Indiana Pioneers, Century