Adair, Thomas Jefferson "Tom" (1849-1929)

ADAIR, SHEARER, BRUNER, HOWARD, FIELDS, GRANDIA, HILL, MOORE, FOSTER, FUSION, ROBINSON, VAN TOOM, MCDERMOTT, CHASE, DECOOK, COVAULT, PARROTT, VAN AERNAM, GEARHEART, BARNES, WISSLER, NAILOR, MARIETTA, BAKER, WULF

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 2/15/2015 at 21:46:04

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Aug. 8, 1929, pg 4
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Tom Adair is quite ill at his home
on North street. He was taken ill
last week, but had been feeling better
until this morning, when he suffered
a second illness. Two physicians were
in consultation over him this after-
noon.

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Aug. 15, 1929, pg 1
Another Pioneer
Taken by Death

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Thomas J. Adair, Civil War
Veteran, Dies Following
Short Illness

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T. J. Adair, well known Exira resi-
dent, a Civil war veteran and pioneer
of this county, died at his home here
early Friday morning. He had not
been feeling the best for a few days
and his last illness was of but a few
hours duration.

The community feels deeply the loss
of an admired and loved citizen. The
ranks to which he belonged here as a
pioneer and Civil war veteran have
a representative only here and there,
but they are gathering on the golden
shores beyond, there to possess a new
and better land which is promised to
all who have followed the Master of
life and who "love his appearing."

Thomas Jefferson Adair was born
August 1, 1849, at Rochester, Ohio.
He was a son of John and Rebecca
Adair, and with his seven brothers
and seven sisters grew up in a pioneer
home of the middle west, there fore
suffering many of the hardships and
privations that are entirely unknown
to our generation.

As a boy of about fifteen years,
Mr. Adair enlisted in a company of
Missouri soldiers to engage in the
Civil war. During the war the Adair
home was broken up, as his father
and brother died during the war.
Eight years later his mother died.

Mr. Adair was married to Elizabeth
B. Baker on October 28, 1880, and
with her made a home on a farm near
North Branch. To this union were
born two sons, Chester and Chelsea,
the former having died in 1915, seven
years after his mother had passed to
the life beyond.

On November 17, 1920, Mr. Adair
was married to Nancy J. (Shearer) Bruner, and
with her has made a home in Exira
since that time.

Mr. Adair taught a Sunday school
class in the old school house before
a church was built in Exira. In re-
cent years he has faithfully attended
services at the Federated church.

Although Mr. Adair was a pioneer
and grew up in times that were very
different from the present, he was
keenly interested in modern develop-
ments as shown by his readiness to
take an airplane ride about two years
ago. His remarkable activity made
life a thing of interest and enjoyment
to the very end.

He is survived by his widow, son
Chelsea, six grandchildren and three
great grandchildren, who have great
reason to mourn for his gentle pres-
ence but reason to rejoice in the hope
of meeting him again. Three sisters
Mrs. Jackson Howard of Onawa, Mrs.
James Fields of Oskaloosa and Mrs.
Abe Grandia of Pella, also survive.

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock from the
Federated church with Rev. Virgil B.
Hill in charge assisted by Rev. Sher-
man B. Moore. Burial was in the
Bowman Chapel cemetery where his
first wife is buried.
How we miss your loving presence
Since your voice is hushed and still,
In our home a place is vacant
Which can never be refilled.
But it's lonely, oh, so lonely,
In our home so sad and drear;
And we miss you, how we miss you
And your words of loving cheer.
Dearest Grandpa, you have left us,
In our lon(e)liness to roam,
But your love will be remembered
Until God shall call us home.
And we hope to always follow
In the straight and narrow way,
As you taught us, dearest Grandpa,
Till the bright and perfect day.

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, Aug. 15, 1929, pg 4

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

The relatives attending the funeral
of the late T. J. Adair, held Sunday,
from out of town were Mrs. Jackson
Howard and daughters, Mrs. W. H.
Foster and Mrs. Will Fusion of Ona-
wa; Mrs. C. A. Robinson and son,
Howard, of Sioux City; Mrs. Abe
Grandia and daughter, Mrs. Louis Van
Toom of Pella, and son, John, of
Leighton, Mrs. James Fields of Os-
kaloosa. The grandchildren were Mr.
and Mrs. Frank McDermott of Anita,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Adair of Walnut
and sister, Bernice, of Atlantic; Mrs.
Leo Chase and daughter, Berneda, of
Guthrie Center; Mr. and Mrs. John
Adair and son, Ferner, of Harvey;
Milton Adair of Prairie City, Mrs.
Julia Adair of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Fred
DeCook of Leighton, Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Covault of North Branch, Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Parrott, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Parrott and Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Van Aernam, all of Anita; Mr.
and Mrs. George Parrott of Adair,
Mrs. Lillian Gearheart of McClelland,
and daughter, Mrs. Chas. Barnes, and
husband of Omaha; the Misses Helen
and Gladys Wissler of Sioux City,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bruner of Omaha,
Pearl Bruner of Worthington, Minn.;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nailor, of Audubon;
Marie Marietta of Omaha. Those
attending from Guthrie Center were
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Baker, Amos
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wulf,
and George Nailor.

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