Hon. Milo McGlathery, 1834-1876

MCGLATHERY, MCMASTERS

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West Union Republican Gazette
West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa
July 7, 1876

Hon. Milo McGLATHERY died at his residence in West Union on last Monday, after being confined to his bed for some months, the disease which terminated his life being consumption. Although not unexpected, yet the news of his death cast a gloom over the entire community, such as was never witnessed before. Judge McGlathery was born in 1834, in Lawrence County, Penn. After receiving a liberal education he entered the law offices of L. L. McGUFFIN, of New Castle, Penn., and afterward graduated at the Union Law College of Ohio. Soon after, in 1856, he, like many others, turned his face westward, and with but little of this world's good he arrived at West Union in September 1856, and formed a law partnership with S. B. ZEIGLER. As a lawyer he was soon recognized as one of the ablest in the District, and his stirling character won him hosts of warm friends and admirers, so that in 1858 he was elected District Attorney, a position which he had filled with such ability and success for eight years, that he was then elected Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, in which capacity he served with great acceptance for eight years more, and it was the toil and constant strain upon his energies while acting as judge that told upon his constitution and no doubt, thus laid the foundation of the disease which terminated fatally.

In December 1859, he was married to Miss A. M. McMASTERS, daughter of James McMASTERS of this place, and he leaves surviving him his widow and two children, Edward and Ada, and a more happy or family has ever been invaded by the messenger of death to call away one of its number - its chief.

A few hours before his death he called his wife and children, bidding them an affectionate farewell and asked them, "to meet him in Heaven." Thus his death was a fitting and glorious ending of a well spent life.

As a citizen he was universally beloved and respected, upright in all his dealings, ever kind and charitable to the poor. As a Judge or prosecutor, ever able, faithful, and impartial; as a husband and father, loving, kind and affectionate. He was buried on Wednesday by the Masonic Fraternity, more than 100 members of the order, representing every lodge in the county, being present to participate in the last sad rites and assist in the solemnly beautiful ceremony. Rev. J. B. CASEBEER delivered to a large assemblage a short but earnest and very appropriate address at the late home of the deceased, after which the remains were conveyed to the cemetery, followed by a sorrowing multitude.

At a meeting of West Union Lodge No. 69, on Wed., July 5th, the following resolutions were adopted. (Resolutions are listed in the newspaper.)