Hinshaw, Richard T. b 1841

HINSHAW, LOWRY

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 2/5/2010 at 10:32:26

Death of Richard T. Hinshaw

Another Veteran of the Civil War Falls Out of Ranks

The sudden death of Richard T. Hinshaw, which occurred at his home in Reasnor about 5 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, June 13, was a shock to his host of friends throughout the county, only a very few of them having known of the sickness which terminated in his death. Although he had not been strong for many months, there was no premonition that the old veteran was so near the end of life’s warfare. On Tuesday while at his store during the noon hour, he was first taken sick, and very soon pneumonia developed from which he passed away two days later. His death has cast a shadow of sorrow over the entire community and especially in the town of Reasnor where he has lived since the town was laid out in 1877 – always identified with its business interests and moral welfare. No man was held in higher esteem, by young and old, than Dick Hinshaw, and no man could be more generally missed in the community.

Richard T. Hinshaw was born in Tennessee, August 5, 1841. When the Civil War broke out, his parents being Quakers, were strong Unionists and devotedly loyal to the Government. Secession was running high and the family, among other loyal refugees, made their way through the lines and into Indiana. On the 10th of February, 1862, he enlisted in the Union Army and served for three years in Company D, 3d, Tennessee Regiment. In 1872, he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Lowry, in Indiana, and soon afterward they moved to Iowa. They settled first near Amboy where they lived until 1977, when they moved to the new town of Reasnor, where he entered into business with the late J. H. Bales who died recently in Eldora. He was the senior member of the firm of Hinshaw & Saunders at the time of his death. He was a birthright member of the Friends Church and was always loyal to its teachings – a good Christian man. He is survived by his faithful companion of over forty years, who has the sympathy of everybody in her great affliction. They had never been blessed with children.

Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday morning, conducted by Rev. F. S. Seeds, pastor of the M. E. church. There was a large attendance, many being unable to get into the house. Splendid music was rendered by the church choir. The pallbearers were Messrs. Eugene Bean, D. H. Wheatcraft, Lloyd Jones, B. B. Trout, George Parish, Wm. McKinney and Louis Shultz. After the sermon the burial service of the G. A. R. was given by members of Garrett Post of this city, viz: H. S. Efnor, J. R. Sitler, F. R. Witmer, A. Dennis, H. H. Phillips, Thos. Killduff, George and John Hews, T. T. McCord, W. B. McKinney and Lloyd Jones.

After the services at the home, the remains, escorted by a large funeral cortege, went to Center church, near Amboy, where after a brief service, the interment was made in the Friends Cemetery nearby, a large number of old friends from the neighborhood being present. ~ Newspaper unknown.