Alfred Garner (1888)

GARNER, SMITH

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 1/17/2006 at 21:00:04

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 20, 1888

Obituary

Alfred Garner, born at Carthage, Tennessee, March 28, 1818, died July 13, 1888, making him 70 years, 3 months and 15 days old.

He resided with his parents in Tennessee until 15 years of age, when they removed to Indiana, where he continued to reside with his parents until February 1st 1838 when he married Miss Margaret Smith and being of an ambitious and energetic turn of mind, set out upon the sea of life at once. The result of this union was nine children, of whom five are still living, four having passed to the unknown world.

Father Garner resided in Indiana until 1845, when he removed with his young family to Wiota, Wisconsin where he resided until September 1852 when he removed to Dubuque County Iowa where he lived until 1868 when he removed to Missouri, where he spent one year when he removed to Madison county, Iowa where he continued to live up to the time of his death. The last five years of his life being spent more or less alone, his wife having preceded him to her reward.

Father Garner converted at the early age of 16 and joined the M.E. church of which he continued a member.

Of the children living who followed the remains to their last resting place were A.T. Garner of Dubuque county, Iowa, Wm. H. Garner of Ft. Madison, Geo. W. Garner and wife of Madison County. The sisters, one who lives in Colorado and one in Mills county, Iowa were deprived of the last rites and ceremonies on account of causes over which they had no control.

The remains were laid to rest on the 15th of July by the order of the Free Masons, of which he was a steadfast member.
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Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 20, 1888
Page 4

Mr. Alfred Garner, one of Winterset's old and respected citizens, died very suddenly on Friday the 13th inst. He had been in his usual health up to the day of his death, the day before performing a full day's work; indeed it is thought that his exposure to the extreme heat of that day hastened the fatal attack.

His funeral was held the following Sunday, the burial service being conducted by the Masonic fraternity and attended by the children of the north ward school, of which he was janitor for some years.

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