ATWOOD MOREHEAD

MOREHEAD, CLARK, FULLER, MILLER, ROUSH, HUTE, KEHN, BECK

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Date: 2/22/2004 at 18:36:38

Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa
Tuesday, September 30, 1930
Jackson County Loses Another Good Citizen

In the death of Atwood Morehead, which occurred last Friday afternoon, Jackson county has lost another of its highly honored citizens and his sudden passing came as a shock to the countless friends he had won by his splendid character, high ideals and true exemplification of manhood and citizenship. Mr. Morehead had been afflicted with a cold for several days and came from his home near Iron Hill to purchase some cold tablets of Mrs. Fannie Blanchard, local agent for the Watkins remedies. He went to her home on South Main street to obain the remedy and while seated in a chair was stricken with a heart attack and asked Mrs. Blanchard to call his son Clarence at the Penrose filling station who upon arrival called a physician and an ambulance intending to take his father to the hospital as soon as possible, but before the arrival of the physician, death had done its work.

Sorrow has certainly enshrouded this splendid family throughout the past few months, a daughter, Mrs. Mae Fuller passed away last March, the wife following in death on July 25th, and on Monday morning, the day of Mr. Morehead's funeral, word came from the hospital at Iowa City that another daughter, Mrs. Thelma Beck, had passed away at that place after a long illness, and the sincere, heartfelt sympathy of an entire community goes out to the remaining children in their hour of bitter bereavement. Funeral services for the latter will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday at the Congregational church, Rev. G. F. Barsalou officiating. Burial will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery.

The obituary of Mr. Morehead follows, while that of Mrs. Beck will appear in our next issue:

Obituary

Atwood Morehead, only son of Charles and Elizabeth Morehead, was born in Jackson county, Iowa, March 25, 1858, and passed away Sept. 26, 1930, at Maquoketa, Iowa, at the age of 72 years, six months and one day.

He was united in marriage to Lucy Lovina Clack, Sept. 2, 1877, who preceded him in death July 25, 1930, just two months and one day previous.

To this union was born eight children, two sons and six daughters, Clarence and Wylie of Maquoketa, Mrs. Cora Miller and Mrs. Nellie Roush of Esgate, Mrs. Ruth Hute of Iron Hill, Mrs. Adah Kehn of Delmar and Mrs. Thelma Beck, who passed away at University hospital at Iowa City, at 3:15 Monday morning, Sept. 29, Mrs. Mae Fuller, who preceded his in death March 11, 1930. Besides the sorrowing children, he leaves 24 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn the loss of a loving and faithful father and a friend to all who knew him.

With the exception of two years in Shelby county, he spent his entire life in Jackson county, where he was known to all as a person of a cheerful and patient disposition. He made his home with hs children since the loss of his wife and his greatest desire was to be with them where he served each equally.

He was united in the Christian faith in early life and remained faithful to the end.

Funeral services were held on Monday, Sept. 29, prayer at the home of his son on Emma court, Maquoketa, at 1:00 p. m. and sermon at 2 p. m. at East Iron Hill church by Rev. D. F. Boomershine, and burial in Iron Hill cemetery.