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Cephas Dodd Bricker (1916)

BENSON, BRICKER, BRECKENRIDGE, GRISWOLD, IRELAND, NELSON, PIATT, PITT, WEATHERLY

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 3/16/2007 at 19:33:14

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, November 20, 1916

Earlham

C. D. BRICKER DEATH

The town was shocked last Thursday afternoon, when it was announced that our well known citizen, C. D. Bricker, had died instantly, in the Bricker & Benson store, from a stroke of apoplexy.

The funeral occurred at the Friends church, of which he had been a member for 19 years, conducted by his pastor, Rev. Haworth, assisted by Rev. Demaree and Rev. Watson. Interment was made at Penn Center cemetery, as he had expressed a desire to be laid to rest by a son and other relatives who are buried there.

His wife and children George and Carl, Mrs. Weatherly and Mrs. Benson, all of Earlham, have the deepest sympathy of friends and neighbors in this their great loss and sorrow.

There were about 100 relatives attended the funeral of Mr. Bricker last Sunday. Among those from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Griswold and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Breckenridge of Winterset: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Breckenridge of Manning. Mr. and Mrs. James Bricker of Dexter and Mrs. Sarah Pitt of Stuart.
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Earlham Echo
Madison County, Iowa
Thursday, November 30, 1916
Page 1

The community was shocked on Thursday evening when the word came that our friend and fellow townsman, C.D. Bricker, had in a moment's time been called to eternity. While apparently in the best of health and spirits building converse in the store of his son and son-in-law, he was stricken with apoplexy and without a word or sign answered to the summons of the grim messenger. All that loving hands and medical skill could do were of no avail, death being instantaneous.

The loss came as a shock to the community in which he was a pioneer, having spent the greater part of his life in or near Earlham. He was an important factor in the development of his hometown and always stood for the principles of truth and righteousness. He was a quiet, steady-going man of few words but could always be counted on the right side of any issue. He will be missed in the business life in Earlham in which he was always deeply concerned.

For many years, he had a large business interest in and near his hometown, yet he was always modest and unassuming, just and honest in his dealings with all. He knew the blessing which came from honest toil and never shirked a task either great or small. Always frugal and industrious, he leaves a goodly heritage to his sorrowing family not only of material wealth but of a depth of character which made him respected by men of worth.

But it is in his own home where his loss will be most keenly felt as Pa Bricker was a kind and loving husband and father, and his was a real Christian home where God was revered, honored. His home and family were always first in his life, and he did not fail in his duty as he saw it. He had a kind and tender heart which never failed to respond to the needs of his loved ones whatever nature they might be. He found much comfort in his home when all the family were gathered and many words of love, counsel and advice fell from his lips which will be of comfort and cheer to the dear ones left to mourn his loss.

Cephas Dodd, son of Joseph and Rosannah Ireland Bricker, was born in Knox county near Mount Vernon, Ohio on the eleventh of January 1845 and departed this life on the twenty-third of November at Earlham, Iowa. His age at the time of his death was seventy-one years, ten months and twelve days.

He was next to the youngest child in a family of seven of which three of his older brothers, John, Francis and George, and one older sister, Martha Ellen, died in infancy. His mother died when he was five years old leaving him in the care of his sister, Sarah, thirteen years old, and his brother, James, eleven years old, both of whom survive him.

The father married again about two years later bringing into the home three foster brothers, Milton, William and Henry Nelson, two of which are living, and two foster sisters, Emeline and Lucinda, the former, Mrs. Emeline Piatt, is living in Penn township, Madison county. The Nelsons are residents of Dallas county.

The family moved to Knox county, Illinois in the fall of 1849 where they resided one year when they moved to Henry county, Illinois. He was married to Angelina Breakonridge on the thirteenth of Dec. 1873 in Muscatine county, Iowa. Their union was blessed by five children, George, Earl, who died at the age of ten years, Nellie, Ethel and Carl. Nellie Weatherly, Ethel Benson and George live in Earlham, while Carl resides on the Bricker homestead in Penn township. All are known and respected.

He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, two sons, two daughter, two sons-in-law, two daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, one brother, one sister, two foster brothers, one foster sister, other relatives and a host of friends and neighbors who share in a common loss.

Mr. Bricker's funeral was held at 1:30 Sunday afternoon at the Friends church, the pastor assisted by Rev. Watson and Rev. Demaroo conducting the service. The attendance of respecting and grieving friends and relatives was very large. The last journey was then made to the Penn Center burial place, and there all that was earthly of a life well and usefully lived was consigned to the earth.

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