Gabriel Lewis Archer (1935)

ARCHER, BOREN, FREY, HOUSTON, SMITH

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 12/16/2007 at 15:12:02

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 4, 1935
Ppage 1

DEATH OF G. L. ARCHER

Postmaster at Saint Charles for the past 13 years, died at his home Friday afternoon as the result of a sudden attack of heart leakage.

Mr. Archer, who was 66 years of age, was born in Monroe county, Iowa. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Archer and came to this county in 1892. He had long been active in the affairs of southwest Madison county and was for several years a successful teacher in the public schools and later established his home in St. Charles.

More details of his life are given in a mortuary notice published elsewhere in this paper.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 4, 1935
Page 8

MORTUARY - G. L. Archer

G. L. Archer passed away suddenly at his home in St. Charles Friday afternoon, his death resulting from a severe attack of leakage of the heart. He had not been well for a few days but very few people knew of his illness as he had been in the post office that day looking after some of the business, and was in one of the stores about noon. He complained of not feeling well and the doctor was called, but he passed away soon after.

The deceased was born in Monroe county, Iowa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Archer. He came to this county in 1892. Had he lived two days longer he would have reached his 66th birthday, and in another day could have observed his 37th wedding anniversary.

He had served as postmaster at St. Charles since 1922, his present commission not expiring until 1936.

In 1898 he was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Houston, and to this union four children were born, three daughters Mrs. Hazel Smith of St. Charles, Mrs. Marguerite Frey of Des Moines, and Mrs. Gwendolyn Boren of Anita, and one son, the Rev. Franklin Archer of Salt Lake City Utah, and five grand children. He is also survived by three brothers, Delbert of Ackley, Minnesota, Ollie of near Winterset, and Will of Truro.

Mr. Archer was always interested in the better things of life and will be sadly missed in the church and Sunday school where he was usually found if his health permitted him to attend.

Rev. Barker conducted his funeral service Sunday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock at the Methodist church and burial was in the St. Charles cemetery. The Masonic rites were observed both in the church and at the cemetery. The pall bearers were C. E. Downs, V. B. Cheek, H. A. Mueller, A. R. Downs, G. A. Neal, and W. H. Vance of Winterset.

A number of people were in attendance from Murray, Truro, Wick, Des Moines, and Winterset.
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The Osceola Tribune
Osceola, Iowa
Tuesday, April 2, 1935
Page 1, Column 8

ATTENDED FUNERAL OF RELATIVE, SUN.

G. L. Archer Died At St. Charles; Uncle of Earl Houston

Earl Houston and mother, Mrs. A. W. Houston, Mrs. Margaret Farley and Mr. and Mrs. John Marks drove to St. Charles Sunday and attended the funeral of G. L. Archer, an uncle of the former and a brother-in-law of the late A. W. Houston. Mr. Archer suffered a fatal heart attack Thursday, death occurring Friday afternoon, March 29, the date of his thirty-seventh wedding anniversary.

Mrs. Archer will be remembered as Miss Hattie Houston. Another coincidence was that the funeral and burial was held Sunday on his sixty-sixth birthday.

Besides his wife he is survived by four children, Re. Frank Archer of Salt Lake City, Utah, who was present at the funeral, Mrs. Fred Bores of Anita, Mrs. Lester Frey of Des Moines, and Mrs. Geo. Smith of St. Charles.

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