Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-12-04
JESSE r. NICEsWANGER

His presence fingers still about
the rooms, his footsteps echo yet
upon the floor; his CHEEKY smile still
brightens all the gloom-though he
has hurried out and shut the door;
and biding here today l feel and
know, whatever way his fading
footprints trend, little lapse of
time-and l shall go. He was my
friend.
ly respected citizen, of Malta, and
during his entire life resident of
Morgan county, died at Good Sa-
maritan hospital, GAINESVILLE, at
1O:45 D. M, Sunday, November 16,
1941, following an operation for
appendicitis, which he had under
gone just a week before. For the
past ten years he suffered at in
tervals from attacks Of illness, and
on Nov. 8 suffered an acute attack,
and since an operation performed on
the 9th, had been in critical con-
dition, with very little hope of re-
covery.
Jesse Frank Niceswanger was
born February %, 1890, at Ros-
seau, the only son in a family of
four children born to William and
Eva Ady Niceswanger. When he
was II years of age, the family
moved to Poplar ridge, the family
home for a number of years. On
March 25, 1911, he was united in
marriage to Miss Elva Rusk, and to
them were born six children, three
of whom, William, Richard and
Joan died at birth. Three children,
with their mother, survive and
mourn the loss of kind and affec-
tionate husband and father The
children are Robert Niceswanger, of
Logan; Mrs. Ruth Harvey, of AS
toria, Oregon, and Gerald Nice
swanger, of Malta. There are four
grandchildren, Sylvia, Max, Dolores
and Richard Niceswanger, upon
whom he bestowed a wealth of love
and affection.
His mother, Mrs. Eva Niceswang-
er, of Malta, also survives, with a
sister, Mrs. Minnie Martin, of Cleve
land. His father, William Nice
swanger, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Frash, and Miss Bertha Niceswang-
er, are deceased
Mr.. Niceswanger was an oil drill
er by trade, but few years ago
opened the Malta plumbing shop,
which he had successfully conduct
ed. He was a good workman, and
in his dealings was conscientious
and trustworthy, a man whose word
could be depended upon His life
lived quietly and busily was an
open book and he enjoyed the re-
spect of all who knew him. For
number of years he had been a mem
ber of the Malta Methodist church.
Fraternally, he was Mason, a
member of Valley Lodge, No. 145,
F. e A. NJ, and had served that
boyd as Worshipful Master; was
member of Valley Chapter, No. 10,
Order of Eastern Star, and had serv-
ed as Associate Patron in that or
der; also he was member of the
McConnelsville Lodge, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, and was at the
time Of his death, an officer in that
organization. 1t would seem, that
for him, life had closed, just in it's
prime.
Henry Van Dyke said, "There is
only one way to get ready for i'm
mortality, and that is to love this
life, and live it as bravely and faith
fully and cheerfully as we can"
That was the way Jesse Niceswang-
er had lived his life. H. "They never
quite leave us, our friends who have
passed from the shadows of earth to
the sunlight above; thousand
sweet memories are holding them
fast to the places they blest with
wonderful love. ''As narrow grows
the earthly chain, the circle widens
in the sky-these are our treasures
that remain, but those are stars
that beam on high" 'There was
grief, deepest grief, in the little flow
er-filled home, but for all it seemed
as If Dad as we had always called
him, had lain down to rest and had
fallen asleep, and the whisperings
and tip-toeings were that he should
not be awakened"
On Tuesday evening funeral SER
vices were conducted by the Ma
sonic lodge, also by the Order of
Eagles. On Wednesday afternoon.
Nov. 10, funeral services were con-
Quoted from the Malta Methodist
church in charge of Rev. C. B. Fris-
bic, of Hebron, close friend of the
family, assisted bysDr. C. A. Moore.
A male quartet composed of DR..
Russell Sears, Donald Danford,
Harry Betz and Frank Gray, sang
three selections, lone SweetIy Sol
emn Thought" Trust" and Home
at Last" Pail bearers We're Chas.
Barkhurst, Robert Naylor, Gerald
Montford Roberts, How
ard Cowan and John Fox.
Those from a distance were Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Rusk, son Rupert,
daughter Ruth, and grandsons Alvin
and Arlos Rusk, from Wellington,
Kan; Ira Guy and family, Junction
City; Charles Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Drake, Waterford; Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Stacy, Marietta; Mr. and
Mrs. Max Stearn, Miss Betty Frash.
Columbus; Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Martin and two daughters, CIeve-
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Trash and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Grubb, Alliance.