Albannus Pearson 1852-1932

PEARSON, FOGG, MONNTAIN, HINKHOUSE, LITTLE

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Date: 7/19/2016 at 16:20:43

28 April 1932 - The Tipton Advertiser

Albannus Pearson, son of John and Mary Pearson, was born in Miami County, Ohio, April 7, 1852, departing for the great beyond on April 12, 1932, at the age of 80 years and 5 days.

When five years of age his parents, lured by the frontier promises, joined the great migration that was then moving westward. The first part of the journey was made by boat to St. Louis, and then by rail to Downey. Their frontier home was established near Springdale, and this part of Cedar County has been his residence continuously for seventy-five years.

On June 30, 1887, he was united in marriage with Mary Fogg of Damascus, Ohio, Two daughters were born to this union, Mrs. Ethel Monntain of Des Moines and Mrs. Clara Hinkhouse of Springdale. The wife and mother passed away January 22, 1903. On June 17, 1909 he was united in marriage with Bertha Little of Tipton, Iowa. The two children of this marriage are John F., a student at Penn College and Laura E., at home. Besides the widow and children, he is survived by six grandchildren and a large circle of friends.

His two brothers and two sisters proceeded him in death many years before and the declining years and last sicknesses of his aged parents were left to his unceasing care and thoughtfulness.

His business activities were largely agriculture, having maintained his residence on a farm near Springdale until the last fifteen years when he moved to West Branch. This, however, did not detract from his agricultural interests. For the past twenty-five years he has been active in the management of the West Branch State Bank and since 1923 has been its president. He was also active in numerous community and civic activities.

His honor and integrity in business dealings were demonstrated in the fact that his oral contracts were taken just as freely as his written agreements.

Yet, above these business interests he has held dear the sacredness of his home and the welfare of his family. The maintenance of high ideals for these were always foremost in his desires and ambitions.

He possessed a keen sense of humor, which was often manifest either in trials or pleasures. A fortitude of patience was his even during his illness--wanting to live, yet, readily granting submission to a Higher Power.

He was a birthright member in the Society of Friends, retaining his membership and interest in the Springdale meeting unto the end.

He passed away peacefully, "not like the quarry slave scourged to his dungeon, but with the unfaltering trust of one who wraps the draperies of his couch round about him and lies down to pleasant dreams".

Funeral services, conducted by his pastor, Guy W. Harvey, were held in the Friends church at West Branch Thursday morning, April 15. Interment was in the Springdale cemetery.