TRAVIS, Horace P. 1891-1940

TRAVIS, DICKINSON, STAKER

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 11/5/2016 at 07:27:45

Horace Travis Died Friday at Hospital

Horace P. Travis died at the University hospital at Iowa City Friday evening. Two weeks prior to that time he was taken to the hospital for treatment. Death at the hospital came suddenly following a heart attack. His health began to fail last spring. He was 49 years, 2 months and 20 days old at the time of his death.

The body was brought to the Coffman funeral home where services were held at two o'clock Monday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. David Alexander, pastor of the Baptist church. Burial was in the Grundy Center cemetery.

Mr. Travis was born in Grundy county and resided here all his life. He attended the Grundy Center school. In 1910 he was married to Elizabeth Dickinson, who died in 1918. In 1926 he married Agnes Staker, who survives. There are three children from the first union, Earl from Eldora, Alice who is at home, and Lee from Vinton. The two children from the second union are Elaine and Albert. One brother, Lee, resides at Waterloo.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 3 October 1940, pg 6