Cooley, Orcutt, Huntington, Clark

COOLEY, ORCUTT, HUNTINGTON, CLARK

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Date: 1/11/2008 at 17:05:47

Jackson Sentinel
February 5, 1903

DIED.

COOLEY – Mrs. Nancy A. Robbins Cooley was born near Millersburg, Holmes county, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1833, and died at her home in this city, Jan. 30, 1903, of paralysis.

When about twelve years of age, she came with her parents to Iowa, where they settled on a farm near Emeline. In the year 1869, March 17, she was married to I. Cooley, and two children were the fruits of this union, one dying in infancy, the other Ada, now Mrs. John A. Tracy. Besides her husband and daughter, she leaves to mourn her death, a sister, Mrs. J. Alberry, of this city, and two brothers, one living in Rock Island and the other in Wisconsin. Mrs. Cooley was a good Christian woman and a kind, loving wife and mother and will be greatly missed by her sorrowing relatives and large circle of friends. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday, Feb. 1, at 11 o’clock, Rev. Chandler officiating, with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery.

ORCUTT – George Bentley Orcutt was born in Conneautville, Pa., Dec. 6, 1850, and died Jan. 31, 1903, at Ruthven, Ia., of acute bronchitis. He moved with his parents to this city when he was six years old, and has resided here ever since until about a year ago when he moved his family to Ruthven, Ia., where he held a position as pharmacist in the drug store of J. B. Large. For several years he was engaged in the drug business here, the senior member of the firm Orcutt & Doe. He was married Oct. 16, 1873, to Nettie Cornell, and to them were born two daughters, Lena and Bertha, who with the bereaved mother mourn the loss of a kind and loving father. Three brothers are also left to mourn his death, Julius, Frank and Fred.

The funeral services were held at the Baptist church, of which he had been a member for many years. Tuesday after noon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. Chandler. The deceased was a member of several lodges – Odd Fellows, Redmen and Woodmen, and the different orders were present at the services. Interment took place in Mt. Hope cemetery, short services at the grave conducted by the Odd Fellows and Redmen.

HUNTINGTON – Horace Huntington was born Nov. 30, 1831, in East Middlebury, Vermont. He spent his earlier years in the place of his birth, coming to Iowa and settling in Jackson county in 1855. He has lived here or near here ever since. March 5, 1862, he was married to Miss Mary McDonald. Beginning in the 60’s he drove mail routes for over 30 years and was a well known and well loved character all over Eastern Iowa. There was born to them three children, Frank, McDonald, and Jennie, now Mrs. Dwight. The wife and three children and three sisters survive the husband and father. For two years he has been ailing and on Monday, Jan 20, while at the home of his son Frank at Marion, he passed away. Mr. Huntington was highly respected in this community, a man of unquestioned honor and integrity. It is the warm testimony of those near to him that he was an unselfish and affectionate husband and father. He was a quiet industrious man, a man of cheerful, hopeful disposition. He was a good kind neighbor – well liked by his acquaintances. It would be the general testimony of those who knew him that a good man and a good citizen has gone to his eternal home. The funeral was held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of W. C. Morden of this city, Rev. Shepherd officiating. Interment in Mt. Hope.

CLARK – At his late home on West Pleasant street, Saturday evening, Jan. 31st, 1903, at 7:30 o’clock, of acute bronchitis, William F. Clark, in his 82nd year. The deceased was born in Mifflin, Ohio, in August, 1821, and removed to Brookville, Penna., where for twenty-five years he was a merchant, afterwards engaged in banking with a son. In 1842 he married Maria von Schrader, a sister of Dr. Otto von Schrader, deceased. Two sons were born to this union, both of whom are now dead, the wife and mother passing away in 1877. June 2, 1882, the subject of this sketch was again united in marriage to Sophia D. Stewart, of this city, who survives him. Brief funeral services were held at the late home Tuesday evening, Feb. 3rd, at 7 p.m., conducted by Rev. D. F. Boomershine of the Reformed church, assisted by Rev. Samuel Shepherd of the Congregational church. Wednesday morning Mrs. Clark, accompanied by the nephew of her late husband, Judge Heath Clark and his son, Benjamin, both of whom reside in Brookville, Pa., and arrived here Tuesday evening, started with the remains for that place, where services will be held in the Presbyterian church, in which the deceased had always retained membership, Judge Clark is the executor of the estate. Wm. F. Clark was a man highly esteemed by all who knew him, and lived as he directed that his last rite should be conducted, in “simplicity, decency and order.”