Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-23

Miss Elizabeth Adams of this town
who survives him. One SON, Harry
Adams Kahler, successful business
man OF New York City, Is the only
child of this union. Besides the
wife and son he leaves a brother
VIM. Kahler of Indianapolis, and q
sister Mrs. Kate Paine of Duluth,
MINI. He also leaves two grand
children.
| After the close of the war, Major
Kahler was elected and served two
terms as auditor of this county. from
| 1878 to 1884. In the spring of 1885
he moved with his family to Nebras-
ka, and little later to st. Paul,
Mimi. where he was engaged in the
real estate business. Leaving Nthere
in 1888 he located in Dallas, Tex.
where he resided for 80 years, en-
gagged in the handling OF real estate
and as an appraiser of real estate
for mortgage company. Retiring
from active pursuits and returning to
McConnelsville in 1917, he has lived
here among US these past ten years,
enjoying the evening of his life
In the beautiful valley and
amidst the hills that Graded him in
its morning and where a part of the
noon day of life beheld him,-a man
full of honor, ripe in experience and
securely intrenched in the hearts of
his fellow townsmen. Active. in
spirited, interested in the affairs of
the day, charming in his personality,
with unfailing buoyaney of spirit. he
went about doing good. With him
| it was always spring with it's burst
ing buds and the song of birds
June, with its buoyancy, its sunshine
and flowers.
1t was perhaps in music that he
excelled. He loved music. 1t be-
came part of his very being In
the realm of song his naturally de-
vout and poetic soul found express
sion and by it he cheered and puri-
| fed and elevated those who came
under the spell of that marvellous
voice. The beauty and harmony,
the stability and integrity, the force
of passion and the mercy of gentle
ness and love were co-ordinated to
an unusual degree in him, and he
reached and touched the hearts of all
in the rhythm of his golden notes.
He was indeed a man of many
parts and upon the stage of life he
played them all as the master player.
The elements were so mixed in him
that one inyoluntarily exclaims
Here was a mani Musical, poetical
and artistic without peculiarities or
without malice or vindictiveness.
Gentle, tender and kind without
weakness or immoderation. One who
lived long, laughed often and low
ed much; who has filled his niche
and accomplished his task; who has
it whether by battle won, an hon.
est business life, or a message in
song; who has always looked for the
best in others and given the best he
had; whose life was an inspiration;
whose memory a benediction.
fuHness of our hearts to do reverence
to him who best typifies the more
than $4,000 of Ohio citizen soldiers
in the war. The superb soldier, the
noble citizen, the upright husband
and father, the sweet singer of the
message of redemption to sin sick
souls. Let him lie-with the peo-
pie who were his people-in the soil
with which he commingled his blood
to make it free-under the old flag
he loved so we'll. Let him sleep!
Where his departing comrades, in
ever increasing phalanx come to
make their last bivouac with him.
Where generations yet unborn,
grateful to the saviors of the repub-
lie, will garland with springs
choicest flowers his little green tent
whose curtain will never outward,
but always inward swing Let him
sleep! Where Gods sentinels,-the
river and the eternal hills,-keep
their unceasing vigil.
Among outside persons who were
in attendance at the funeral were
the son Harry M. Kahler of New
York City, and grandson Wood Kah-
ler; Mrs. Kate Paine and her son
Webb Paine of Duluth, Mimi, who
had left for home last week, but had
stopped in Columbus, and were there
when Mr.. Kahler's death occurred,
and who were accompanied down
from Columbus by Mrs. Birdie Sill
bernagel, a relative; VIM. Kahler of
Indianapolis, and Mrs. Cornelia
Jones and Mrs. Fred Bush of Ath-
ems.
At Lindbergh Washington Reception
McConnelsville was represented at