John Harper (1906)

BROWN, DEAL, HARPER, VAN HORN

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 2/18/2009 at 11:18:28

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 1, 1906
Page 1, Column 2

John Harper, an aged resident of Winterset, passed away at his home just north of the depot on Sunday morning. The evening previous he had complained of severe pain in the region of the heart and a physician was called. He rallied from the attack and arose Sunday morning and was in the act of dressing when he was stricken with paralysis and died almost instantly.

The deceased was a native of Ohio and was eighty-one years old. His invalid widow and 5 children survive him. He was an honored member of the Christian church of this city and a man respected by his friends and neighbors.

Funeral services were held from the home of his grandson, John Brown, on Tuesday and the interment was made in the Baptist cemetery north of town.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, February 2, 1906
Page 4, Column 4

JOHN HARPER

John Harper was born in Ohio, March 25, 1825. He was united in marriage to Mary M. VanHorn, in Indiana in 1848. To this union was born eight children. His wife died in 1890. He was married the second time in April 1896, to Mary Ann Deal, who together with five children, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, a host of friends and neighbors are left to mourn their loss. His widow now lies helpless with palsy and has been so since May.

Mr. Harper has for several years been a conspicuous figure in the community as he went from house to house selling his vegetables, and there was scarcely a little child in the town who did not know him. In 1894 he was converted and united with the Christian church, of which his wife was a member, and remained an honored and respected member until his death, which occurred last Sunday morning about eight o'clock. He had been feeling quite badly during the night and the doctor was called, but did not think he was seriously ill. After midnight he seemed to be resting comfortably. He got up and began dressing, when death came almost instantly.

The funeral services were held from the home of his grandson, John Brown, conducted by his pastor, Rev. E. E. Bennett, after which he was interred in the Baptist cemetery north of town.

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