The Monett times., 1922-06-02
FUNERAL FOR B.L.
MCINTYRE FRIDAY


Funeral services for B. L. Mcintyre,
the Frisco brakeman, who died sud-
denly May 23, were held at the Meth
odist church at Monet, Friday after
noon, May 26, conducted by the pastor
DR.: J. D. Shaddrick.
! After a hymn sung at the residence
by Mrs. F. E. Shaffer and DR.. Ida B.
johnson, the funeral party went to
the church, entering to funeral march
played by Mrs. M. C. Shipley at the
organ.
Dr. Shaddrick's subject was Death
from Job 1923, "For know that thou
wilt bring me to death, and to the
house appointed for all living" His
sermon was touching and consoling to
the bereaved. Music was furnished by
a quartet composed of Mrs. w. T..
Kines, Mrs. A. w. Gilbert, Leslie Ma
son and Howard Gulick, with Mrs.
Shipley, accompanist. Songs selected
were favorites of Mr.McIntyre, "Beau-.
tifu Isle of Somewhere" by the choir:
duet, Whispering Hope" Mrs. Kines
and Mrs. Gilbert and "Abide With
Me-"
The floral offerings were very
beautiful, there being a great many
bouquets and floral pieces FlowergirIs.
were Misses Helen Nathern, Frances
Folger, Jessie Belle Wilson, Charlotte
Bradford, Helen Lowe Martha Hig-
gins, Wilma Buck, of Pittsbdrg, Kan,
and Mrs. Leslie K. Grimes.
Pail bearers were members of the
Masonic lodge, John Nothern, Walter
Baer, George Harmon, w. E. Brad
ford. John Barolin and Thurman
Foust.
At the I. O. O. F. Cemetery, where
interment was made, the Masonic
lodge gave their burial service.
Bert Levi Mcintyre was born at
Joplin, November 16, 1883 and died
near Oswego, Kan, May 23, 1922, age
38 years, 6 months and days. He
was married at Carthage, July s, 1918
to Mrs. Clara Alma Engle. Besides his
wife, Mr.. Mcintyre is survived by a
five year old son, Albert William, his
grandmother, Mrs. I. w. Cunning
ham, of Joplin; his father, of Greeley,
Kan, and brother and sister at Fed
eral, Wyoming.
When boy Mr.McIntyre joined the
Christian church. A year ago on Eas-
ter Sunday, h ebecame member of
the Methodist church at Monett. He
belonging to Masonic orders, joining
the S1riners at Pittsburg, Kan, this.
spring. He was for nearly twenty
years faithful member of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainlnen. He was
member of Monet Chapter Eastern
Star No. 100.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintyre came to Mo-
nett seven years ago, Mr.. Mcintyre
working oat of here as Frisco brake.
man. He was quiet Industrious,
man, home loving and devoted to his
family. He was considered a very
careful trainman, and attended to all !,
his duties faithfully.
His death was very sudden, from
apoplexy, probably coming as re-
suit of an accident sustained by him
June 16, 1921. On that date he was
on top a freight car as his train
passed under a bridge. His head
struck the bridge and he was knocked
backward, his skull being fractured.
For many weeks he lay at the point
of death and his mind was affected
for time. Following hemorrhage
from the nose, which relieved the
blood pressure, he became much bet
ter and apparently recovered from the
Injury. He returned to work as
brakeman and was on duty when he
died.
On the morning of May 20 be left
home as usual to take his run. When
the freight reached Oswego, Mr.. Me-
Intyre, who had gone into the cupola
to rest, failed to come down to turn
the switch. L. P. Thomas, his con-
ductor called him, and on his failing
to respond he went up and found that
he had just died.
The body was taken off the train
at oswego, and was embalmed at an
undertaking establishment there for
shipment home.
Relatives who came here to attend
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Keflee, of Uniontown, Kansas, Mr..
and Mrs. W. C. Buck and daughter
Wilma, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mcclure, of
Pittsburg, Kansas and Mrs. VIM.
Hardesty, of Joplin.
Rev Father McNamee made a buSi-