TROUT, Elbert 1875-1953
TROUT, FOX, CORRELL
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 11/25/2010 at 21:31:09
MITCHELL, IOWA — Elbert Trout, 78, died Wednesday at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital, Osage, from a lingering illness; funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Champion Funeral Home in Osage, with the Rev. H. F. Risse, Mitchell, officiating, with burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery at Mitchell.
Born July 23, 1875, in Wolf Creek West Virginia, to S. J. and Isabelle Trout. As a boy he worked in a machine shop, and then spent some time in Illinois, Kansas and Louisiana.
March 21, 1900, he married Willie Irene Correll, of Louisiana; who died in 1915** when twin daughters were born. He came to Mitchell following his wife's death because of a friend, Irving Voight, bringing his motherless family to Mitchell in 1917; in December, 1926, married Lucy Barnett Fox in Mitchell; she died May 9, 1929.
He was active in community life, working as a Sunday school instructor, as mayor of Mitchell, served on the Mitchell council, was president of the Oak Grove area, owned a general store hardware store and created a recreation center for the young people of the community; member of the Masonic lodge.
Survivors include four sons, Charles Palmer, O'Fallon, Illinois; Herbert, Mitchell; Milton, a patient at the Veterans hospital in Iowa City, and Hilan J., Mitchell; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Sparry of Tucson, Arizona; Mrs. Ed Zimmer. St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Loxie Wood, Waterloo; there are 14 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Carl Bolton of Burlingame, Kansas.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter and son, three sisters and five brothers.
[Waterloo Courier, Friday, August 28, 1953)
----------------------------------------------** Note: It is believed that Willie actually died in 1916.
Note: The Mitchell County History, 1989 book says Elbert was the son of Soloman J. and Isabelle Frances Trout.
Note:
This is an informative quote from a family member:
"Owing to Mother's health conditions we left Kansas and moved to Louisiana in 1913. Next to arrive in the family were twin girls, June 21, 1914 -- Loxie Marie and Roxie May Trout. On June 20, 1915 Roxie passed away. On December 13, 1916 Mother passed away." -- Hilan Trout, from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY (1989).-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Photo of Elbert and Willie -- from MTICHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989.
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