John E. Bloodgood (1861-1906)

BLOODGOOD, SPRAGUE, GREENE

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Date: 11/19/2016 at 19:32:32

J. E. Bloodgood Ends Life's Walk
Paullina Citizen Dies at Sioux City Hospital Saturday Afternoon.

After an illness of ten days and awaiting the last resort -- the surgeon's knife -- J.E. Bloodgood of this place succumbed to fate after a discouraging battle of more than a week against what seemed to his physicians to be an internal organic derangement that could not be relieved without an operation. But when taken to the hospital at Sioux City on Friday and prepared for the surgeon on Saturday his strength gave out and life fled shortly after noon on Saturday, June 2, 1906.

He was accompanied by his brother-in-law, Hubert Sprague, who realized his dangerous condition some time before the time for the operation and informed the relatives here by phone. The remains were hurriedly prepared for shipment and the body arrived here at six o'clock the same evening. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon at 4:30 andd the sermon was by Rev. Dr. Thompson the pastor of deceased. The residence was not sufficiently large to allow more than half of the people admission. Burial was made at Prairie View.

Deceased passed about fourteen years in Paullina in various pursuits. Of late he had been farming and kept considerable stock about him. He was for one or two years in the merchandise business in Paullina and Gaza. He was a man whose labors were never done till the end came. There is perhaps not another man near who put in so many hours of incessant toil as did Mr. Bloodgood druing the time the writer knew him. He seemed to forget nearly all els for his work. While not entirely successful at all times he may have enjoyed his life with his work. He was always an active churchman and was considered honest and upright in his dealings with his fellowmen.

John E. Bloodgood was born at Farmington, Ontario County, New York, August 17, 1861; died June 2, 1906. He was the second of a family of two children, the sister and mother surviving him and being present at the funeral. When four years of age his father, a Baptist minister, moved to Vinton, Iowa, and subsequently to Norway, Red Oak, Spencer, Sioux Rapids and Linn Grove. The father died in August, 1890.

On January 13, 1886, he was married to Miss Jessie Sprague who, together with six children, survives him. The oldest is Carl, nineteen, and the youngest is an infant of six months.

Mr. Bloodgood united with the Baptist church when fifteen, being baptized at Red Oak. Some four or five years ago, he and his wife united with the Presbyterian church here and have been exemplary and consistent members since.

Deceased was a member in good standing of the Modern Woodmen of America, belonging to Mill Creek Camp, Paullina. The pall bearers were chosen from members of the camp.

The relatives from out of town present at the last rites were: Mrs. Rose Greene of Hardin county, Rose Bloodgood and Mrs. Bloodgood (sister and mother) of Vinton, Rose Crawford of Spencer, Edith Sprague of Sioux City, Frank Sprague of Des Moines.

Paullina (Iowa) Times, Jun 7, 1906, p. 5