George L. Stiffler (1911)
STARR, STIFFLER
Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:25
McCracken Enterprise
McCracken, Kansas
Friday, December 15, 1911
Page 5, Column 4G. L. Stiffler.
G. L. Stiffler, a highly respected citizen of this community died at his home in this city at 4 o'clock Monday morning. He had suffered for some time with a complication of diseases but seemed to be improving, and his death was unexpected.
G. L. Stiffler was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1843. At the age of ten years he moved with his parents to the state of Iowa where he resided until the Civil war. When the war clouds were gathering thick and heavy and our government was being rent in twain, he responded to its call and in November 1861 joined the 47th Iowa Infantry and bravely endured the hardships and sufferings of the soldier's life until peace was declared in 1865, when he was honorably discharged.
On Nov. 4, 1866 he was joined by the holy bands of matrimony to Miss Lucy Star and to this union were born six children, three boys and three girls. Four of these with a broken hearted mother survive. Also three brothers and one sister, with a host of friends still linger on the shores of time to await that happy meeting when mortality shall have put on immortality and the corrupt shall put on incorruption and it shall be declared that death is swallowed up in victory.
We mourn not for brother Stiffler as for one who had no hope for when quite young he was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church of which he was a member in good standing when God called him on December 11, 1911, after many sleepless nights and weeks of suffering from the church militant to the great church triumphant.
He was an honored member of the G. A. R. post having filled the place of commander of the Rush Post 448, for four years.
The interment took place in the city cemetery, the remains being followed to the grave by many sorrowing friends.
______________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 14, 1911
Page 1, Column 3George Stiffler, an old time resident of Winterset, died Tuesday at his home in McCracken, Kansas. As a young man he joined Company F of the Fourth Iowa and served until the close of the war.
He left Winterset about 1887 and went to St. Louis where he was in charge of the baggage room of Iron Mountain Pine Street depot for a number of years. He has been living on his farm near McCracken, Kansas the past fifteen years.
His brother-in-law, James Starr, left for that place as soon as word was received here by relatives.
_______________________Transcriber's note: Full name taken from gravestone. The deceased appeared in Madison County censuses from 1860 through 1880.
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