Dean Sigman Moyer

MOYER, BERKGREN, DOYLE

Posted By: Lynn McCleary (email)
Date: 1/1/2019 at 07:44:00

Columbus Gazette, November 21, 1935

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Grace Reformed Church for Dean Moyer, who died Sunday afternoon at the University hospital in Iowa City. The services were conducted by the Rev. E. Jasmann.

Two selections, "The Sweet By and By" and "That Beautiful Land" were sung by the male quartet composed of E. H. Settlemire, A. W. Jones, Paul Johnson and theRev. Jasmann. Miss Hilda Owen presided at the piano.

Pallbearers were C. E. Nicholson, J. F. Coffin, Harry Maxwell, A. U. Jean, John Singleton and Wm. McCormick.

Burial took place in the Conesville cemetery.

Dean Sigman Moyer, son of David and Martha Moyer, was born on August 12, 1869 on the Moyer farm one mile south of Conesville, where he spent his entire life.

On October 22, he went to the University hospital at Iowa City for medical treatment and where he passed away on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. His brother, Grover C. was at his bedside when he passed away.

He is survived by four brothers, Albert Clyde, of Kansas City, Mo.; Leonard Harold, Guy Bernard and Grover Cleveland, of Conesville; two nieces, Mrs. Velma Berkgren, of Monument, Kansas; Mrs. Sylvia Doyle, of Milwaukee, Wis., and a great niece and nephew, David and Sally Doyle, of Milwaukee.

Those from a distance attending the services were Albert Moyer, of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. John Beyers and Mrs. Mavis Lumsden, of Iowa City; Mrs. Olive Kile and daughter, Nichols and Mrs. George Richter, of Nichols.