William Emory Macumber
CALLISON, MACUMBER, MCKIBBEN, REYNOLDS
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 4/2/2006 at 14:11:49
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 14, 1935Death Comes To W. E. MACUMBER
William E. Macumber, one of the most influential farmers of Madison county, died as the result of a paralytic stroke on November 7th, at his home in Lincoln township. He was 68 years of age.
Mr. Macumber had long been a leader in the church and agricultural affairs of Madison county. As a farmer, he had a reputation as a stock raiser and feeder on a large scale. He was long identified with the Madison county farm bureau, and served as president of that organization. He was the president of the Madison county Sunday school association, for eight years, and held responsible positions in the state organization of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Macumber was born on the farm in Lincoln township on February 9, 1873, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth McKibben Macumber. He was reared in that community, receiving his schooling there and at the Iowa Business college in Des Moines. He was married to Elvina Reynolds in 1901, and they established their home in Lorimor, where he engaged in livestock shipping. In 1908 they returned to farming in Lincoln township. Since then that community has been their home, with the exception of a few years spent in Indianola.
The deceased is survived by his wife, his daughters, Mildred and Winifred, a twin sister, Mrs. E. V. Callison of Winterset, and two brothers, Elwood Macumber of Des Moines and Ora Macumber of Winterset.
Funeral services were held at the Ord church last Saturday in charge of the Rev. C. C. Donahue of Milo. Burial was made in the Clark cemetery.
________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 14, 1935
Page 6William Emory Macumber
William Emory Macumber, the oldest son of Andrew and Elizabeth McKibban Macumber was born on February 9, 1873 where what is now known as the Ora Macumber home. His childhood was spent on this farm. He attended the home school after which he took a course at the Iowa Business college in Des Moines.
He and Elvina Reynolds were married October 9, 1901 and established their home at Lorimor, Iowa. It was here their two daughters, Mildred and Winifred were born. The relationship between this father and his daughters was very close and tender. Their thoughtfulness and affection for each other made them companionable and a complete understanding existed among them. This household has always encouraged and kept the previous things that makes a home enjoyable, attractive and uplifting.
When the home was at Lorimor, “Billie”, as he was affectionately called, was engaged in livestock shipping. In 1908 they returned to his home community to live on their own farm which has since been their home excepting a few years they spent in Indianola that the daughters might continue their schooling.
A chronicle of Billie’s life would be a chronicle of the life of his community each interwoven with the other – they would be inseparable.
His zeal for good and unselfish spirit continually placed him in leadership in the local Sunday school and church and all community enterprises. His desire to serve led him into larger fields and he became president of the county Sunday School association which office he filled with dignity and efficiency for eight years and by his tireless effort and devotion accomplished much good.
He loved his home and his farm. His interests included everything that pertained to comfortable and better farm life. The same earnestness he brought to his church he gave to the Farm Bureau when he was elected county president. This position brought him in contact with people in varied walks of life and he became, “Our Billie” to the county.
Billie was always a Christian in the sense of right living doing good and loving his fellow men. He identified himself in the Church of Christ in Christian Union, January 1894 and has held responsible positions in the state organization. His loyalty and devotion made him a power for good in the church. His honorable upright life has been an inspiration to the church, the community and to his friends and is a previous memory to his wife, his daughters, his twin sister, and his brothers.
His health failed about two years ago, and after a few hours of serious illness, he died early in the morning of November 7, 1935.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, his twin sister Mrs. E. V. Callison, Winterset, two brothers, Elwood of Des Moines and Ora of Winterset.
He had fought a good fight, he had kept a good faith, he was ready for the Father’s benediction.
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