BANTA, Oscar Albiron 1867 - 1930

BANTA, RANDALL, RIGBY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:27

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Saturday, February 8, 1930
Page TWO, Column 4

Oscar A. BANTA.

Oscar Albiron BANTA, who has been an invalid for the past ten years and bedfast since last Thanksgiving, passed away last night at the Jefferson County hospital. His condition had seemed improved of late but last night he took a turn for the worst.

The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Hoskins funeral home, in charge of Dr. U. S. Smith, with interment in Evergreen cemetery.

Mr. BANTA was born Oct. 3, 1867, at Salem, Iowa. He is survived by his wife and three children: Mrs. Neil M. RANDALL and W. Merrill BANTA of Chicago, and Miss Blanche BANTA at home. He also leaves a brother, Albert BANTA, of Salem, and two grandchildren, Mary jane RANDALL, and Shirley Lou BANTA.

In accordance with the Quaker ideas, among whom he was reared, Mr. BANTA has requested that there be no flowers.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Monday, February 10, 1930
Page EIGHT, Column 1

JUST AMONG

… --Mr. and Mrs. Albert BANTA and Harley Almond and daughter, Florence, of Salem, came yesterday to attend the funeral of the former's brother, O. A. BANTA.

--Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Anson of Keosauqua, were here yesterday to attend the funeral of Mr. O. A. BANTA.

--Mrs. Ruth Walatka of Boone, was here yesterday to attend the funeral of O. A. BANTA.

--W. Merrill BANTA returned to his home in Chicago last night, after being called here by the illness and death of his father, O. A. BANTA.

--Mrs. Neil M. RANDALL will return to her home in Chicago this evening, after being here to attend the funeral of her father, O. A. BANTA. …

(same publication and page, but Column 4 -- )

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many friends and neighbors who were so kind to us during the illness and death of our husband and father.

MRE. O. A. BANTA (sic)
MRS. N. M. RANDALL
MR. W. M. BANTA
MISS BLANCH BANTA

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, February 11, 1930
Page SIX, Column 2

OBITUARY

OSCAR A. BANTA

Oscar A. BANTA was born October 3, 1867 at Salem, Iowa and passed away Feb. 8, 1930 at the Jefferson county hospital in Fairfield, Iowa at the age of 62 years, 4 months and 5 days. He was the son of William V. and Mary Ann BANTA and was one of a family of seven children, five of whom preceded him in death, leaving one brother Albert A. BANTA of Salem as the only surviving member of this old Quaker family who had been pioneers in the Quaker settlement at Salem. At the age of eight he was stricken with inflammatory rheumatism and was unable to walk until thirteen years of age. About eleven years ago illness forced him to resort to a wheel chair. During those years he has been a familiar figure on the streets of Fairfield coming and going in his chair. He was a patient and cheerful sufferer and since Thanksgiving has been confined to his bed. The end came after a number of acute heart attacks.

Oct Oct. 28, 1891 he was united in marriage to Martha B. RIGBY of Cottonwood, Iowa. To this union were born six children three of whom died in infancy. He is survived by his wife and the following children. Mrs. Neil M. RANDELL (sic - RANDALL), of Chicago; W. Merrill BANTA, of Downer's Grove, Ill.; Blanche at home and two grandchildren, Mary Jane RANDALL and Shirley Lou BANTA. Funeral services were held from the Hoskin's funeral home on Sunday afternoon with Dr. U. S. Smith of the First M. E. church in charge, assisted by Rev. Wyatt of the Mission. Interment was in the Evergreen cemetery. The pall bearers, who were close friends and neighbors of the deceased were F. E. Duncan, James McCroey, Bert Sinn, Ed Meneely. A V. Frazey and Roy Hill.

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Note: Buried in Lot 3rd.134 with wife Martha who died in 1948.