Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-11-20


known to ALL From April 10, 1871
and until his death he was worth!
member of Valley lodge, No. SO, /
Q. Q. F., and was usually found a
j his place in the lodge meetings.
Mr.. Siler, like Peter of old, wa.
impetuous, and quick to reach con
clusions, but usually they were sub
ject to modification or even re-
versal when shown he was in error
His mind remained open to convic
/ ton and none more readily admit
| ted his mistakes than he. Like al
mankind, he was human. To err is
human. Consequently, being hu
man, he made his mistakes. But he
was not hypocrite. Hypocrisy was
/ far from him as the east from the
west. He was not always under
| stood. But he never pretended tC
| be that which he was not.
On religious matters he was at
times doubter. But he was always
an honest dOubter, and not one who
attempted to vindicate his own err
rors and mistakes. At the time OF
the World war with all its cruelties
and horrors, he seemed to have lost
faith in mankind and this is always
a big step towards a lack of faith in
mans maker, who created men en-.
dowed with his own spiritual image.
Through this crucial period Of his
religious life, as / recall it, he new
er ceased attendance at Sunday
school and church. Through it all !
| occupied the position of teacher of
| the mems Bible class of which he
was a member. had frequent talks
with him. He repeatedly said to
| me, Judge, I'm no Christian You
know l don't pretend to be- In
the course of time I reached the
conclusion that he must solve that
question in personal appeal to his
| God. This I am satisfied he did
| for, ere long I was gratified to
learn that he was again devout
worshiper, with apparently a keener
appreciation of the privilege to sit
at the Masters feet.
c. F. Siler's form will be seen no
more on earth. His lifeless clay
7, will, with loving hands, he quietly
laid in its long resting place. With
sorroWing hearts we shall miss him
/ shall miss him in. the Bible class.
His presence was an inspiration to
me when I looked that class in the
face in the discussion of the lesson.
With sorrow will his vacant seat in
church be noticed and in the lodge
and directors room, his timely coun-
sci will be keenly missed. But Mr..
Siler is not dead. The example that
he by his life set; the moral prin.
ciples which he always advocated
the unstrained quality of his mercy
and remembrance to the needy poor
as long as this generation of those
who knew him shall last, shall have
place in our hearts and memories
worthy Of emulation.
, In addition to the business con-
nection of the deceased as touched
upon by Judge Weber, we would al.
so add that at the time of his death
Mr.. Siler was director of the Cit
izens National bank OF this place
and held a directorship in the Elh
Eye Milling Co, and the Miller TN
dertaking and Furniture Co. He
was also a trustee and the treasurer
of the local Methodist Protestant
church.
While Mr. Siler took delight in
meeting and mingling with his asso-
ciates and friends, his supreme en-.
joyment at all times was in his
home with his family-his wife and
their children and grandchildren.
Out of town guests at the funeral
included Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Siler and son Robert. and Mrs
Laura Siler, Cleveland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Sherwood and daughters
Virginia, Anabel. Mary Louise,
Lorain and Betty; Roy Siler, Hous-
ton, Tex; Miss Margaret Coulson,
student at Sweetbriar, Va; Francis
Kraps, 0. U. student, Athens; Mrs.
Jessie Matson, Edward and VIM.
Matthews, Coshocton; Mary Dunz-
weller, Fred Russi, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
f. Hearing, Mr.. and Mrs. Baugh.
man, Samuel Clawson, Caleb
Hopes, c. A. Gaylord, Judge and
Mrs. L. j. Weber, Mr.. and Mrs. Or
vile Burkhart, GAINESVILLE; Mrs.
JOS. T. Sheridan, Portsmouth, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Souders. and the
Misses Nellie, Maude and May
Souders of Deavertown; Rev. and
Mrs. L. B. Douglas, Stockport; Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Stone, Stone Station,
and Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Nutting,
Sayre.