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Robert Givan

ALLEN, BEVINGTON, BROWN, BUSCH, CROW, ELVINS, GIVAN, HANDLEY, HANNON, KIVETT, LLOYD, MCFARLAND, PURDY, ROGERS, STEELE, THOMAS, TUCKER, WILSON

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 2/11/2006 at 20:19:11

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, August 10, 1933
Page 8

Robert Givan

Robert Givan, son of Henry and Anna Givan, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, June 28, 1858, and departed this life July 31st, 1933, at the age of 75 years, one month, and three days. He was in his usual health and passed away while driving his automobile. He had suffered from heart trouble the past year.

He emigrated from Ireland when a boy of nine years old, coming with his parents to Iowa and settling near Gardon Grove, Decatur county. He moved later to Madison county which has since been his home. He had lived on the farm where he was residing at the time of his death for 62 years. He was baptized in the Presbyterian faith in the church of Ireland when a child, and although he attended church services but little in later years he has ever believed in the right and was always ready to help those in need or trouble. He gave of his means for the support of the church and the uplift of the community where he lived and where he will be sadly missed. He was a man of staunch character and was well read, always being posted on the affairs of the nation.

On December 21, 1882, he was united in marriage to Ada L. McFarland, who survives him. To this union, ten children were born; Lewis H. and Carl C. at home, Eva L. Purdy, who passed to her reward February 14, 1921, Mrs. Maude Allen, Mrs. Dell Tucker and R. Lloyd of Winterset, Mrs. Edith Bevington of Clarinda, Mrs. Merle Brown, of Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada, Mrs. Ruth N. Wilson of Villa Grove, Colorado, and Mrs. Verda A. Hannon of Greenfield, Iowa. He was a kind, devoted husband and father.

He leaves to mourn his departure his loving wife, nine children and 25 grandchildren, one brother, William of Winterset and three sisters, Mrs. Howard Kivett of Macksburg, Mrs. J. F. Handley of Winterset and Mrs. F. P. Handley of Lorimor, in addition to other relatives and a host of friends.

His funeral services were conducted from Wesley Chapel by the Rev. Edwin L. Spiller, pastor of the Simpson M. E. church of Des Moines. Rev. Spiller was assisted by the Rev. Clement Rowe of the local church, on Friday, August 4, 1933, at 2 p.m. Burial was made at Greenfield. Those serving as pall bearers were George Thomas, I. N. Elvins, Roy Rogers, J. C. Steele, A. D. Crow and Andrew Busch.

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