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William Edwin Blair (1911)

BLAIR, CARTEN, MISNER, MATTHEWS

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 2/27/2007 at 15:57:21

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
July 27, 1911

W. E. BLAIR FOUND DEAD IN BED
EARLY THIS MORNING

Well Known Carpenter Was Up Town Apparently in Good Health Yesterday

This morning at 6 a.m. W. E. Blair, living at 600 Spruce street was found dead in bed. Mrs. Blair got up about 5:30 and went out to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. At that time her husband was alive. Mr. Blair had been a sufferer with heart trouble for a number of years. He was down town yesterday talking with friends and doing some shopping and was apparently in as good health as ever.

The deceased was born in Adair county, Kentucky, July 22, 1836, being at the time of his death, 74 years and 11 months of age. He came to Iowa in 1860, settling in Madison county near Winterset. In 1875, he removed to Cass county on a farm nine miles south of this place, then removing to 600 Spruce street where he has since resided.

He was married to Lou Carten in 1854 at Cumberland, Adair county, Kentucky. He leaves a wife, one daughter, Mrs. E. Misner, 1101 East Tenth street, four grandchildren, Mrs. M. E. Matthews, 901 Oak street; Chas., Ruth and Paul Misner and two great grandchildren, Donald and Nellie Matthews. His brothers and sisters are all dead but he has a number of nieces and nephews in the east.

The deceased was a carpenter by trade and was employed in the construction of the county court house. He has been a member of the Methodist church ever since coming to this county, previous to that time belonging to the United Brethern church.

The funeral will be held Friday at two o'clock from the house, Rev. Griffith of the Methodist church officiating. Interment will be in the mausoleum. The pall bearers will be Wilson Prall, B. R. Wasson, Lansing Miller, Geo. McCormick, I. V. Conine and Wm. Jacobson.


 

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