WINDMAN, George "Hold"

WINDMAN

Posted By: Mary E Boyer (email)
Date: 5/8/2024 at 06:19:03

Muscatine Journal and News Tribune
Monday, 14 October 1929, Page 11

Hold Windman Services Here
Victim of Gun Accident at Mt. Pleasant Former Muscatine Resident.
Funeral services for George Windman,

38, former Muscatine resident, who was accidentally shot at Mt. Pleasant Saturday morning, a few hours before he was to have been married, will be conducted at the Grace English Lutheran church of this city Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Leland Leaner will be in charge. Burial will be at Greenwood cemetery.

Mr. Windman was killed while lifting a borrowed shotgun from an automobile, preparatory to returning it to its owner. The charge struck him in the chest and death followed in a short time.

Born Near Muscatine. The body is being brought to Muscatine Tuesday morning from Carthage, Ill., where his mother makes her home, and where services were held today.

Mr. Windman was born on a farm north of this city Nov. 3, 1890, being the son of William and Hattie Windman. His early life was spent in this community. Later he moved to Carthage, and for the past five years has been in business at Mt. Pleasant.

He was to have been married to Miss Mary Clark of Mt. Pleasant at 2 p. m. Saturday, and they had planned to leave immediately on a motor tour to California.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Hattie Windham, Carthage, seven brothers, Henry, William, Fred and Frank, Muscatine, John and Charles of Carthage, Ernest of Evansville, Pa., and one sister, Miss Clara Windman, Carthage.