UNCLE HARVE EVANS

EVANS, MULLINIX

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Date: 2/2/2002 at 20:15:26

Decatur County Journal
September 24, l9l4

UNCLE HARVE EVANS, as he was generally known
by the people of this
section, died on last Friday morning about 2
o'clock at the home of MRS.
MOLLIE EVANS, his daughter-in-law, in the
north part of town, at the age
of 97 years, 6 months and 3 days. His death
was not due to any illness,
but simply the failure of vital forces, and
was without pain and was as
quiet and gentle as that of a child falling
asleep.

He was one of the pioneer citizens of this
section, having moved with
his wife and parents to Morgan Township,
Decatur County, in l842, where
he settled on and improved the land now known
as the GATLIFF farm, west
of Lineville, where he tilled the farm and
worked at his trade of
blacksmithing. Later he sold the place and
bought the place three miles
north of Lineville, now belonging to his son,
G.M. EVANS, of Allerton.
Here his wife died in January, l879, and he
continued to live on the
farm, in later years making his home with his
son, G.M. EVANS, and with
his elder son and daughter in this vicinity
and with his grandson,
CHARLES EVANS, of Mercer County, Missouri.

Nearly a year ago, an effort was made by his
two sons, TOM and G.M.
EVANS, to have the old gentleman sent to the
State Insane Hospital at
Clarinda and the trial before Judge Maxwell,
at Corydon, attracted wide
attention and aroused much sympathy for the
old man who had turned all
of his ample means over to his two sons, who
were the only survivors of
his family of six children. The court
rendered a proper decision in the
case by finding the old man not insane or a
fit subject for the asylum
and by appointing W.O. MULLINIX, of this
place, his guardian. The two
sons then paid the costs of the case and
deposited $l,500 in the hands
of the guardian for his maintenance. UNCLE
HARVE was then given over to
the care of MRS. MOLLIE EVANS, of this place,
widow of his son, the late
J.G. EVANS, and her daughter, MISS IDA EVANS,
by whom he was devotedly
cared for and the last months of his life
made the most peaceful and
comfortable of his later years. In this work
and care they were greatly
assisted by CHARLEY EVANS, his grandson, who
left nothing undone to add
to the care and comfort of his aged
grandfather.

His funeral was held from his late home on
Saturday morning, services
being conducted by his old neighbor and
pioneer friend, J.W. Judd, and
the remains laid to rest at the Shields
Graveyard in Woodland Township,
by the side of his wife and near the last
resting place of his father
and mother and several of his children.

JOSEPH HARVEY EVANS was born in Knoxville,
Tenn., March 8, l8l7, and
died at his home in Lineville, Ia., September
ll, l9l4, aged 97 years, 6
months and 3 days. He was the father of six
children.
He also leaves fifteen grandchildren and
thirteen great-grandchildren.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church
and a true and upright
citizen. When the end came he was willing
and ready to go, and said: "I
will soon be with all of them over yonder,"
and went to sleep.

--LINEVILLE TRIBUNE.

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