George Fail

FAIL, KNIGHT, HAMILTON, WEBER, SNYDER, STEWART

Posted By: Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/23/2018 at 16:31:50

Wapello Republican, June 13, 1935, page 1

The following obituary, written by Mrs. Albert Knight, will be of interest to many of our Wapello people, as Mr. Fail is a brother of Mrs. Leo Knight of Muscatine and has visited in this city many times and was quite well known here.

George Alfred, son of George and Alfretta (Hamilton) Fail, was born near Oak Hill, Ill., March 2, 1904, and died at his home near Edwards, Ill., May 30, 1935, aged 31 years, 2 months, and 28 days.

His early life was spent in the vicinity of Oak Hill.

On November 6, 1929, he was married to Miss Clara Weber. To this union, twin daughters, Eleanor and Evelyn, were born.

Mr. Fail had been employed by the Western Powder Company, of Edwards, Ill., for a number of years, and lived on their property at the time of his death.

He is survived by his mother, one brother Charles, of Oak Hill, Ill., three sisters, vis: Mrs. Maggie Snyder, Oak Hill, Ill.: Mrs. Martha Stewart, Charleston, S. C.; and Mrs. Milda Knight, Muscatine, Ia.; also many other relatives and friends who mourn the loss of a good husband, father, son and friend.

Funeral services were held from the Brimfield, Ill., Union church, on Sunday, June 2, and 2 o'clock, with burial in the Oak Hill cemetery.

The pallbearers were: Messrs. Chas. Binnegar, Leo Kinsey, Wm. Downing, Merle Soxsey, Robt. Searles and Wm. King.

Friends extend their sincere sympathy to the bereaved families.

"Life is real, life is earnest,
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul."