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Ebenezer Lyle Hillis

BARKER, HILLIS, MOODY

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 1/19/2006 at 16:18:32

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, 30 May 1901

Dr. Hillis Dead

Dr. E. L. Hillis, whose prostration by a stroke of paralysis was noted in these columns last week, died last Thursday evening (May 23). The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the K. P. order, attended by a large concourse of neighbors and friends, the interment being in the Winterset Cemetery.

Dr. Hillis came to Winterset something over thirty years ago and engaged in the practice of his profession. In a few years he married May Moody, who, with two children, Mrs. Edith Barker, and Harry H., survives him. Not long after their marriage he removed to Illinois, returning to Winterset about 1881, where his home has been since. He stood high in his profession, and was a man of strong, and some peculiar traits of character, but always out-spoken, blunt and honest in his convictions and expression of them.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, May 31, 1901
Page 8, Column 3

Obituary

E. Lyle Hillis was born April 18, 1843, at Madison, Indiana. He was descended from a long line of Scotch Presbyterians, several of whom were eminent ministers of that church. He graduated quite early in life from a private school of that city. While yet quite a young man he came west, locating at Des Moines, Iowa, for a time, where he read medicine with Dr. Dickerson. He graduated with honor from the Missouri Medical College of Homeopathy, St. Louis, and located in Winterset, Iowa in 1868, where he established an extensive practice.

He was married in October, 1870, to May Moody, of this city. Three children were born to them.

Dr. Hillis united with the Presbyterian church during his young manhood, and was faithful in his attendance and interested in its work. In 1876 he removed to Edwardsville, Ill., pursuing his practice and taking a post graduate course in his old college. While there he became a member of the order of Odd Fellows, maintaining his connection and standing in that order till the day of his death. In 1882 he returned with his family to Winterset, where he continued his practice. He united with the Knights of Pythias and was in good standing in that order.

Two or three years since he was very severely injured in an accident, and never fully recovered from its effects. On the morning of May 21, our city was startled by the word that Dr. Hillis was stricken with paralysis, and that there was little hope of recovery. Too true, the stroke was a fatal one and without recovering full consciousness he quietly breathed his last on Thursday evening, May 23, surrounded by his family and many sorrowing friends.

Dr. Hillis was a man of strong convictions, prompt in decision and outspoken in expression. His brusque manner and strong personality made him somewhat slow in gaining friends but once made and “their adoption tried, he grappled them to himself with hooks of steel.”

Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. McDonald, pastor and Rev. Follansbee assisting. A very large concourse followed to the cemetery led by the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. The beautiful burial service by the Knights closed the sad rites just as the evening sun cast its quieting over the solemn scene. Floral offerings were profuse and beautiful; the special piece presented by the physicians of the city being both elaborate and appropriate.

Realizing the fatal nature of the attack or consequent imbecility as a result the Doctor persistently refused to use any of the remedies proposed, preferring to die heroically than remain a burden to himself and family.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 30, 1901
Page 3

Obituary

Dr. E. L. Hillis was born in Madison, Indiana April 18, 1843. He was educated for his chosen profession at the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis when he subsequently took a post graduate course. In 1869 he came to Winterset and began practicing and remained here with the exception of six years when he was located at Edwardsville, Illinois.

In October 1870 he was married to Miss May Moody, whom he leaves his widow with two children, Mrs. Edith Barker, of Kansas City, and Harry the dental student.

On Tuesday of last week he was stricken with apoplexy and despite the efforts of his brother physicians who cared for him unceasingly, expired in about fifty-six hours from the time of the attack. At first he was in a semi-conscious condition although he was partially paralyzed and seeming aware of his fate, made a heroic fight.

He was a descendent of a long line of physicians and preachers the “Lyle family” and of Scotch-Irish stock. He held his membership with the Presbyterian church of Winterset. For the past five years he was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge at Edwardsville, Ill., and for twenty years a member of the K of P’s of Winterset. Under the auspices of the latter lodge, accompanied by the Odd Fellows as an escort of honor, he was placed at rest in the Winterset cemetery on Sunday evening.

The funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church by his pastor, Rev. W. H. P. McDonald and Rev. L. E. Follansbee of the First Christian church and his remains were followed by one of the largest processions ever passing through our streets to the silent hill. The pallbearers consisted of six of his brother physicians of the city. He was well known and left a large circle of friends to mourn his sudden death.

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