Wm KEELEY DIES SUDDENLY FRIDAY

KEELEY, BOWMAN, TUBBS, FUGLSANG, KIDDER

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Date: 1/22/2005 at 17:28:54

JACKSON SENTINEL CLIPPINGS:

DATE: 1928

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Wm. KEELEY DIES SUDDENLY FRIDAY

Wm. S. KEELEY, a pioneer resident of this community, passed away very suddenly Friday, shortly after the noon hour, death resulting from heart trouble.

William Sylvester KEELEY was born in Indiana on March 29, 1859 [written on article: 1850 NOT 1859]; a son born of Francis and Mahala (BOWMAN) KEELEY, and with his parents came to Iowa two years later.

He grew to young manhood on a farm near Maquoketa and excepting several years spent in Wisconsin and Minnesota, where he was employed as a stage driver, and followed this some time on a prospecting trip through the western part of the state, he has always been a citizen of Jackson county.

July 4, 1877, he was united in marriage to Miss Delia TUBBS, daughter of Sidney TUBBS, the builder of TUBBS' mills and one of the most prominent pioneer settlers in Jackson county.

Mr. and Mrs. KEELEY followed farming until a few years ago when they moved to Maquoketa. Two children, Wylie H. of Rock Island, Ill, and Mrs. Edith L. FUGLSANG, of Maquoketa, and the wife and a brother, Frank KEELEY of this city survive.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the lat home, Rev. J.J. KIDDER officiating. Burial at MT. HOPE CEMETERY.