Phillip Loren Melius, 1844-1925

MELIUS, OSTRANDER, SNYDER, BENTON, NICHOLS, JAY, SHALES, BAILEY

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/7/2013 at 08:06:31

There was a very large attendance at the funeral services held last Thursday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at Dickens for Phillip Loren Melius who died at his home in Cornell, Wisconsin, on Saturday, April 25, 1925. The services were in the charge of the G.A.R. members and the pall bearers were Dr. J.H. Bruce, B. Wishmire, Tom Reid, H.E. Reives, C. Culber and L. Thompson. Rev. J.N. Carey conducted the services.

Philip Loren Melius was born in Shenango County, near Binghamton, New York, March 20, 1844. He came to McHenry county, Ill., with his parents, and at the age of 18 he enlisted August 18, 1862, in Co. C., 95th Illinois Infantry. He served under General Grant, and when General Lee surrendered at Vicksburg, he was brigaded in the sixth Brigade of the Sixteenth Army Corps for a while, then with different Brigades and divisiosn until honorably discharged, having served nearly three years.

He was united in marriage to Marion Ostrander, at West Union, Fayette county, Iowa, May 6, 1868, who died July 21, 1889. Ten children were born to this union. F.J. Melius of Cornell, Wisconsin, Mrs. M.L. Snyder of Dickens, Iowa, Mrs. Theodore Benton and Mrs. Charles Nichols, both of Minot, North Dakota. Mrs. Charles Snyder and Mrs. Frank Jay of Cornell, Wisconsin, Mrs. Clesson Shales of Holcombe, Wisconsin, William Melius of Dickens, Iowa, and Mrs. D.W. Benton and R.P. Melius, both deceased.

On Sept. 1, 1896 Mr. Melius was again married to Mrs. Mary E. Bailey at McGregor, Ia. He has lived most of his life in Iowa. The last two years being spent in Wisconsin. He leaves his wife and children, several grandchildren and great grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn their loss.

He made friends easily and was always generous, quick to help and aid those in need of help or a friend.

Early in life he united with the Methodist Episcopal church. When he came to Dickens, Iowa, he united with the Congle church.

Life is real, life is earnest,
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returneth,
Was not spoken of the Soul.

Source: Spencer News Herald, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; May 7, 1925.

Interment in Riverside cemetery
 

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