Isaiah T. Enlow 1864-1923

ENLOW, GRUWELL

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Date: 7/3/2018 at 08:48:14

27 September 1923 - West Branch Times

Word was received yesterday of the death of I. T. Enlow at his home in Des Moines.

For a long time past his health has failed and he had been in the hospital for several weeks, suffering from a complication of diseases. Ten days ago he was taken to his home and death came at 1 o'clock yesterday morning.

Mr. Enlow was a West Branch boy and for many years has been a traveling salesman, making occasional welcome visits to the home town while on his business trips.

Always genial and never losing the feeling that he still belonged here, he will be greatly missed.

His last trip home will be made this afternoon and the funeral will be conducted by Rev. Wilson at ten o'clock tomorrow (Friday) morning from the Friends church, with interment in the West Branch cemetery.

The obituary will appear next week.

4 October 1923 - West Branch Times

Isaiah Thomas Enlow, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Enlow, was born March 7, 1864, near Hillsdale, Michigan. His mother died when he was but seven months old and his home was with his aunts until he was brought to his fathers home in Cedar county, Iowa, at the age of 4 years.

Near West Branch he grew to manhood, having united with the Friends church when but a boy.

On December 8, 1885, he was united in marriage to Anna L. Gruwell. To this union were born eight children, one of whom died in infancy. Soon after marriage, he with his wife united with the Methodist church of which he continued an active member until his death.

Tommie Enlow was much respected in this community and his genial nature made him friends wherever he went. For twenty-seven consecutive years he served as traveling salesman for the King-Hamilton Co. of Ottawa, Ill., being one of the oldest men in this line of work in Iowa at the time of his death.

Following an illness of several months he passed away at his home in Des Moines, Sept. 26, 1923, at the age of 59 years, 6 months and 19 days.

He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife and seven children, Charles of Butte, Mont., Harry, Elizabeth, Ruth, William, May and Anna all of Des Moines; also his mother, Lydia Enlow, two sisters, Julia and Anna, two brothers, William and Carl of West Branch, Iowa.

Funeral services were held in Des Moines, Thursday morning, Sept. 27, and the body was brought to the old home in West Branch for burial, services again being held on Friday morning, Sept. 28th, from the Friends church, conducted by the pastor, W. H. Wilson, assisted by Rev. Rowley, pastor of the M.E. church.

Those who attended from a distance were Mrs. Enlow, Harry Enlow, wife and daughter Arla, Harry Lyons and wife, Wm. Enlow and wife, Misses Ruth, May and Anna Enlow, Mr. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weinman and son Francis of Des Moines; Chas. Enlow of Butte, Mont.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Enlow of Knoxville; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Enlow of West Liberty; Mrs. Frank Douglass and Mrs. J. W. Enlow of Iowa City.