Kingdon, Fred B. – 1862-1940

BUCKLEY, DONALDSON, KINGDON

Posted By: Donna Sloan Rempp (email)
Date: 6/19/2016 at 08:39:26

F. B. Kingdon Rites Held Saturday
F. B. Kingdon was born January 6th, 1862 in Warren County, Illinois and passed away at 6:00 o’clock Thursday evening, September 19th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Laurel Buckley in Monroe.
He came to Jasper County, in 1870, and on December 22nd, 1896 he was united in marriage with Margaret Donaldson of Monroe, who preceded him to glory.
When he was a young man, he became a telegrapher and had charge of the Monroe railroad station for some years; later he ran the Kingdon Grocery Store, from which he retired when he was elected assistant cashier of the Monroe National Bank, which position he held, and that of cashier, with great acceptance for about thirty years, retiring some years ago. Since retirement from the bank, he has lived a retired life with Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Buckley of Monroe, his daughter and son-in-law.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church all his adult life and was treasurer thereof for over thirty years. He was highly respected and loved by all who knew him; kindly, obliging, deferential and gracious to all. His kindly manner and smiling face won for him the respect and esteem of all who knew him; and his kindly deeds, many of them unknown, have ingratiated him into the love of countless friends who mourn his departure.
Besides this great number of friends mourning their loss. There survive three children, Ray Kingdon and Mrs. Merriam Buckley of Monroe and Boyd Kingdon of Cambridge, Iowa; also three brothers, Reed Kingdon of Maywood, Illinois, Wells Kingdon or Prairie City, Iowa and Frank Kingdon of Des Moines. Grandchildren who survive are James Kingdon of Cambridge, Iowa and Keith and Kenneth Kingdon and Lois Buckley of Monroe.
The funeral was held at the Crumpacker Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon, September 21st, with the Rev. W. A. Stevenson of the United Presbyterian Church in charge.
Mrs. W. B. Shaw, accompanied by Mrs. A. O. Van Houwelingen, sang “The Lord Is My Shepherd” and “Saved By Grace”. Pallbearers were Cornelius Vogelaar, W. B. Shaw, Les Beyers, Howard Roberts, William Le Grand and John Murray. Interment in the Monroe Cemetery.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends for their many acts of kindness during our recent bereavement.
We also wish to thank those responsible for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kingdon and Keith and Kenneth; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Kingdon and James; Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Buckley and Lois.
Source: Newspaper Unknown; __ September 1940; (Note: Silent City Cem. has Kingdon, Fred B. 1862-1940)