William Edward Simkin

SIMKIN, HARRELL, PENNINGTON, LEE, STEVENS, GUYER, GARRETSON, SAVAGE, LEWIS, ERKHIMER, CAMMACK, TAYLOR, PITMAN, TOWNSEND, EDWARDS, ALMOND, MAXWELL, MATHEWS

Posted By: Waunita Gibons (email)
Date: 8/14/2015 at 16:47:19

Mt. Pleasant Free Press, March 17, 1932.
Salem - Funeral services for W. E. Simkin, was held at the Congregational church, Monday at 2 p.m. and the large attendance of friends and relatives and the abundance of beautiful flowers were symbolical of the high esteem and love he had of those who knew him best.
The services were in charge of Rev. J. M. Harrell, pastor of the church and assisted by Rev. G. C. Pennington of the Methodist church.
Rev. Harrell spoke comforting words from the fourteenth chapter of St. John and the first verse: "Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me", and two lovely selections" In the Garden", and "Beautiful Isle", were sung by the quartette of Mrs. A. J. Lee, Mrs. H. G. Stevens, W. H. Guyer and H. C. Garretson.
William Edward Simkin, son of Edward and Mary Savage Simkin, was born at Poplar Ridge, New York, September 10, 1859, and died March 5, 1932 at the age of 72 years, 5 months and 24 days. In 1865 he, with his parents, came to Iowa and settled on a farm near Salem where he grew to manhood. His education was completed at Whittier College and the Normal Training school at Mt. Pleasant after which he taught school near Salem, also in Page county, Iowa and Nebraska. On October 3, 1883, he was united in marriage to Helen Lewis. To this union five children were born: Mrs. Flora Berkhimer of Fredericktown, Pa., Guy E. and William W. of Salem. He was preceded in death by one son, Frank L. Simkin, who gave his life in the World War and one daughter, Mrs. Irene Cammack, who passed away three days before.
At an early age he united with the church and has been a member of the Congregational church for a number of years. Most of his life was spent on a farm, except being engaged in business for two years in Walla Walla, Wash. and in the lumber business in Salem for about seventeen years until his health failed and forced him to retire.
He leaves to mourn his death, his widow, daughter, two sons, ten grandchildren, two brothers, L. H. Simkin of Backoo, N. D., H. T. Simkin of Proctor, Minn., Mrs. -- of Oskaloosa, Mrs. F. W. Taylor and Mrs. S. W. Pitman of Salem; an aged aunt and a host of friends.
The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the South Cemetery and the pall bearers were F. C. Townsend, C. A. Edwards, Harley Almond, Glen Maxwell, Will Savage and E. H. Mathews.