TIMMONS, Salathiel (1835-1909)

TIMMONS, BENNETT

Posted By: Kathy Weaver (email)
Date: 11/10/2018 at 16:42:36

Malvern Leader
Malvern, Mills County, Iowa
Thursday May 6, 1909

Death of Salathiel Timmons

The death of our fellow townsman, S. Timmons whose illness was mentioned in last week’s Leader, occurred Monday morning. He was taken with a stroke of paralysis Friday April 28 but rallied afterward and seemed to be improving up to the morning of his death when he was suddenly taken worse and died within a few minutes. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock from the Methodist church and was conducted by the pastor Rev. W.A. Black and the remains laid to rest in the Malvern cemetery.

Salathiel Timmons was born in Madison county, Ohio, January 19, 1935, and died in Malvern, Iowa, May 3, 1909, being aged 74 years.

He was married to Lydia A. Bennett of Clark county, Ohio, November 26, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Timmons moved to Illinois in 1860; thence to Boone county, Iowa, in 1881; thence to Mills county in 1888; and from the country into the town of Malvern in 1904.

While a resident of Illinois, Mr. Timmons served as a volunteer in the 123rd regiment Illinois infantry, for three years, being honorably discharged in 1865.

Mr. Timmons was converted to the religious life in Boone county, Iowa, in 1882, and immediately united with the Methodist Episcopal church. His conversion was clear and decisive, and he has always been counted a consistent, ernest and faithful Christian man. Though the nature of his last sickness made it impossible for him to express himself in speech, he gave the most satisfactory evidence to those who spoke to him of religious things, that his soul was in perfect peace in fellowship with the Lord.

While in the army Mr. Timmons suffered a severe attack of typhoid fever, losing for a time the power of speech. It is doubtful whether he ever recovered his full strength. His first stroke of paralysis occurred in 1902, the second on the 28th of April, just past, and the third of May, this current month.

There are left to mourn his loss the two children of the family; Mr. Charles F. Timmons of Ashland, Neb., and Miss Effie M. Timmons of this place. Mrs. Timmons departed this life three years ago.

Our departed friend was a warm sociable disposition and was well known in this part of the county and was universally beloved. He was an indulgent parent, a faithful husband, a kind neighbor, a true citizen, a consistent Christian, a noble man. Withal he was a patient and uncomplaining sufferer through all the time of his protracted weakness and disease. For such a man the sunset of this life is the day break of immortality.