JAMES C. KESHLEAR

KESHLEAR, BOLON

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 3/2/2002 at 21:34:10

Decatur County Journal
Thursday, March 23, l9l6

JAMES C. KESHLEAR was born in Jackson County,
Mo., August 4th, l856, and
died at his home near Davis City, Iowa, March
l9th, l9l6, aged 59 years,
7 months and l5 days. MR. KESHLEAR received
his education in the
district schools of Missouri and in the high
school of Independence. He
came to Leon in the fall of l89l. November
l7th, l89l, he was married
to ALTHA B. BOLON. Four children were born
to this union; namely,
WILLIAM BOLON, TESSIE, who died in infancy;
GARLAND R., and BLENDINE,
who together with his wife and two brothers
and one sister survive him.

The funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon, March 2l. Short
services were conducted at the home, after
which the sorrowing family
and friends followed the remains of their
loved one to the Methodist
Church in Davis City where Rev. Raoul R.
Moser, of the Leon Methodist
Church, had charge of the services. Every
available seat in the church
was occupied and many stood throughout the
services. The body of JAMES
KESHLEAR was then laid to rest in the
cemetery west of Davis City. The
I.O.O.F., of which MR. KESHLEAR was an
honored member, had charge of the
services at the grave. The floral tokens
were many and beautiful.

JAMES C. KESHLEAR will be missed. That which
was good and true and
strong in his character and life will live,
and will continue to
influence others. His short comings and
foibles were buried with him in
the grave. His spirit is in the hands of a
just God. May the promises
of Jehovah comfort the bereaved ones, and may
the teachings of His Word
be precious to us all.

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Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
March 2, 2002