Henry Kensler (1898)

KENSLER, LOWE, WIGHT, WRIGHT, LITTON

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Date: 6/19/2005 at 13:17:22

Winterset Madisonian
June 22, 1898

Death of Henry Kensler

Henry Kensler was born in this county April 13, 1858, and died June 12, 1898, having lived forty years, one month and 29 days. He spent his boyhood days in Madison county, and was married to Clidona Wright (Wight), of Adair county, September 21 1882. He leaves his wife, two daughters and an aged mother, with other relatives and friend to mourn the loss.

Brother Kensler was a good husband and a loving father, an upright citizen and a Christian gentleman. He became a Christian in October 1897 and was a consistent member of the Church of Christ at Winterset till his death, and is now enjoying the reward of the faithful.

The funeral services were conducted by the writer, June 14 at the residence, in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends; after which a long procession followed his remains to the beautiful cemetery at Winterset where they are now at rest. Thus did the sun of Henry Kensler’s life set at noon, but it went down amid the rose tinted clouds of peace, in the light of whose reflected glory the eye of faith beholds the burnished gates of day.

The tendency of a Christian life is upward. Such was his.

Upward through doubts and fears;
Upward through smiles and tears;
Upward through endless years;
To the New Jerusalem

J. M. Lowe
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Winterset Madisonian – June 15, 1898
Pg 5
County and City

Mr. H. Kensler, who lived about three miles north of town, in Union township, died last Sunday, and was buried Tuesday. He formerly lived in Jackson township. He was a step-son of N. Litton of this place. An obituary notice will be published next week.
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Winterset Reporter – June 16, 1898
Pg 5
Local Pickups

Henry Kensler, of Union township, died rather suddenly last Sunday morning at about 9 o’clock, of dropsy. He had been ailing for some time, but it was not thought the end was so near. Mr. Kensler was apparently quite a strong man. He was about forty years old, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his departure. The funeral was held Tuesday at 10 o’clock a.m., and the remains were interred in the Winterset cemetery.
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Winterset Reporter – June 16, 1898
Pg 5

Death of Henry Kensler.

Henry Kensler was born in this county April 13, 1858, and died June 12, 1898, having lived 40 years 1 month and 29 days. He spent his boyhood days in this county, and was married to Clidona Wight, of Adair county, Sept. 21, 1882. He leaves his wife, two daughters and an aged mother, with other relatives and friends, to mourn his loss. Brother Kensler was a good husband and a loving father, an upright citizen and a Christian gentleman. He became a Christian Oct. 1897, and was a consistent member of the Church of Christ at Winterset, till his death, and is now enjoying the reward of the faithful.

The funeral services were conducted by the writer June 14th at the residence, in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends, after which a long procession followed his remains to the cemetery at Winterset where they are now at rest. Thus did the sun of Henry Kensler’s life set a noon, but it went down amid the rose tinted clouds of peace, in the light of whose reflected glory the eye of faith beholds the burnished gates of day.

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