Gregg, James 1859 - 1915
GREGG, SIGLIN, BURGESS, LITTLE, OELKE, ARNOLD, HIGHOUSE, CARMAN, WEGNER, FERGUSON
Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 8/22/2012 at 15:47:25
Postville Review, Fri., Oct. 29, 1915.
-------------------------------------------------Prominent Postville Citizen Enters Into Eternal Rest.
James Gregg.
Seldom has a community been more suddenly shocked and saddened than Postville on Thursday evening last at about five o'clock, when the news was passed hurriedly about town that James Gregg was dead. The report at first seemed incredible, for Mr. Gregg had been attending to business at his lumber yard as usual that day and to all appearance was in normal health, but alas, the story proved all too true. But a few moments before he had been conversing with friends up town and had left for his office but a block away, and just as he entered the doorway the summons came "like a bolt from the blue" and he passed into that dreamless sleep as calmly as the sun goes down at the close of a peaceful day.
James Gregg, son of John and Janet (Ferguson) Gregg, was born at Monona, Clayton county, Iowa, August 23, 1859, and died at Postville, Iowa, on Thursday, October 21, 1915, at the age of fifty-six years, one month and 21 days.
He was the youngest of a family of six children, all of whom, together (next several words, sentence, unreadable).
earliest settlers of that section. James remained upon the farm until 20 years of age, acquiring an education meantime in the public schools at Walnut Grove and Monona. He then went to work on the railroad, but after a few months hired out as a farm laborer, which occupation he followed for eight years. At the age of twenty-eight he formed a partnership with his brother, Gustavus, and for four years thereafter engaged in the lumber business at Monona, at the end of that time selling out his interests to his brother. In 1893 he came to Postville, buying out the lumber business of J. H. Sanders, which he has conducted continuously since and with gratifying measure of success. He was also a stockholder in the Citizens State Bank.
On October 3, 1883, he was united in marriage to miss Lydia Siglin, who with the two sons, John Loren and Guy Page, who came to bless this union, survive him.
James Gregg was a 32 degree Mason, being a member of Cedar Rapids Consistory No. 2. He was also a member of Brotherly Love Lodge No. 204, A.F. & A.M.; Postville Lodge No. 707, I.O.O.F.; Noble Lodge No. 51, A.O.U.W., and Postville Lodge No. 280, M.B.A., in each of which he was active and not infrequently had official honor been conferred upon him by his bretheren.
As a business man and citizen he ranked high and his integrity was never questioned. He was active and energetic in every movement to promote the welfare of Postville, and in official life guarded the public's interests with the same fidelity that he guarded his own. His purse strings were always loose to contribute to the relief of the unfortunate and afflicted, nor was he ever too wearied to go on foot and out of his way to render service to some one in distress.
Socially he was as fine a man as ever we knew,-- cheerful and jolly always-- and his presence was ever welcome in any company he might grace. His heart beat in sympathy with his fellow man and to add to the total of human happiness was to him a joy.
In a business way he was successful to a marked degree and he shared his prosperity lavishly with his family and liberally with his friends.
The death of such a man as James Gregg is a great loss to any community, and (Next several words unreadable.), can assuage, goes out in full measure the tenderest sympathy of all.
The funeral was held from the home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. P. M. Phillips, pastor of the M. E. church, and the Masonic fraternity, Chas. E. Sholz of Guttenberg conducting the service for the local lodge. Interment in Postville cemetery.
The Odd Fellows also attended in a body.
The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful.
Relatives present from abroad were; John Siglin, Peterson; Wesley Siglin, Anrelia; Mrs. Martha Gregg, Monona; Mrs. Wm. Burgess, Garner; Samuel and Kittie Little, Mrs. John Little, Mrs. Belle Oelke and daughter, Farmersburg; Samuel Arnold and Miss Lydia Arnold, Monona; Miss Floy Arnold, Des Moines; Geo. Highouse, Decorah; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Carmen and little daughter, Osage; Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold and two children, Waukon; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wegner and two children, George Ferguson and two sons, Robert and Walter, Monona.
In this connection the family wish to extend their heartfelt thanks to the neighbors and friends for their kindly assistance and sympathizing words in their time of bereavement.
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