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Thomas H. Hays (1910)

HAYS, MANON

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 11/8/2007 at 16:28:56

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, September 1, 1910

Obituary - THOMAS H. HAYS

The passing of Thomas H. Hays on August 29, 1910, will be noted with more than usual sympathy by a large circle of friends. He died at his home in Winterset at 1 a.m. of anemia, having been an invalid for almost a year.

He was born in Piatt county, Ill., Nov 12, 1840. When two years of age his parents moved to Macon county, where he resided until l869, when he came to Iowa, settling in Douglas township, Madison county, where he resided for better than 20 years, coming to Winterset in 1891.

Being actively engaged in stock buying, gave him a large acquaintance and the friendships thus formed were enduring. Men trusted implicitly in him. He was a man of his word, of splendid judgment, courteous and obliging.

He enlisted in the war of the '60s in the 116th Ill., and was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. He was wounded in the shoulder during the engagements around Vicksburg, taken to the hospital and before entirely well, in assisting a companion, lost his thumb.

On October 29, 1867 he was united in marriage to Ella Manon. This relationship was most pleasant and congenial. In the early '80s, he united with the Early Chapel Church of Christ, and on moving to Winterset, changed his memberships to the church here. He was positive in his Christianity, a man of sterling qualities, a friend to the needy; no one was ever turned away. He possessed the happy faculty of winning the friendship of children - in his heart was the law of kindness.

Funeral services were conducted at the home August 30th by Rev. L. F. Davis, after which the remains were taken to the Worthington church, where in the presence of many sympathizing friends, a few further words were spoken. Interment was in the Worthington church cemetery.
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The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, September 1, 1910
Page 1

The same obituary as above appeared in this newspaper.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
September 8, 1910

Worthington

The funeral of Thos. Hays who died at his home in Winterset on Sunday was held at the church on Tuesday of last week.

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