Richard Walker 1869-

WALKER, SEILER

Posted By: Judy Kelley, volunteer (email)
Date: 9/22/2011 at 21:42:42

This community was very much grieved to hear of the death of Richard Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walker, which occurred Sunday, Sept. 10th, after an illness of two weeks with inflamation of the bowels. The death is made double sad because of the three little children (aged 5, 4 and 1 years) which are left fatherless, and with the widow, father, mother, sisters, brothers and other relatives are left to mourn his untimely death.

The deceased was born June 14th, 1869, thus making him aged 36 years, 2 months and 26 days. He was united in marriage to Miss Celia Seiler on March 16th, 1898. He was a highly respected young man and his death is not alone mourned by his immediate family, but a large number of friends express their sorrow at his demise and extend their heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved ones.

The funeral services were held from the Methodist church in Grandview Tuesday at eleven o'clock a.m. conducted by Rev. W.H. Cooper, of Wapello, and were very largely attended. Interment in Grandview cemetery.

Source: old newspaper clipping with handwritten date of 1905