J. Oscar Sackville 1845-1902

SACKVILLE, DAY, SMITH, HOLROYD

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 7/10/2011 at 11:00:14

J. O. Sackville, well known in this
vicinity, died suddenly at his home
five miles northeast of the city Thursday
evening. He had been in the city
during the afternoon, and appeared in
his usual health. He returned home,
attended to his duties, and retired at
8:30. In a few minutes he had a hemorrhage,
got up and reclined on a couch.
He rapidly grew worse, and died in a
few minutes. The funeral occurred Sunday
forenoon at 10 o'clock, and was attended
by a large concourse of friends
and neighbors. The services were conducted
by Rev. J. M. Wilson. Interment
was in the Oelwein cemetery.
Mr. Sackville was born in Canada 57
years ago, and came to Iowa over
thirty years ago. He has resided on
the farm where he died for 28 years.
In 1874 he was united in marriage to
Miss Alice Day, and to them were born
three children, Maude, the wife of
Richard Smith, Ray and Fern. These
children with the wife and mother are
left to mourn the death of a kind husband
and father, Mr. Sackville was
universally esteemed as an honorable
man, and numbered his friends by the
score. His sudden taking off comes as
a shock to relatives and friends. He
had returned but a few days previous
to his death from a visit to his uncle,
Henry Holroyd, and a cousin, Lincoln
Holroyd, at Genoa, Ill., and they were
in attendance at the funeral.

Oelwein Register - 9 Jul 1902