Pauley, Edward J. (1838-1914)

PAULEY, GATES, DODD, KING

Posted By: Linda Linn (email)
Date: 3/4/2011 at 11:51:43

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
3-24-1914

DEATH OF E. J. PAULEY

Was a Former Long Time Resident of
This city

The remains of E. J. Pauley, a former long time resident of LeMars, were brought here for burial on Sunday, accompanied by a brother, A. C. Pauley, and Mrs. Lydia E. Gates, a sister of the
deceased, from Ottawa, Ill.

Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon from the Beely undertaking rooms and were in charge of members of Mower Post, G. A. R., of which the deceased was a member. Comrades of the post acted as pallbearers and a detail of members of Co.K., I. N. G. escorted the remains to the grave.

E. J. Pauley died on February 21 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Gates, in Ottawa, but owing to bad weather and other conditions the final interment was deferred until yesterday. Mrs. Gates notified Dan Hammond, a former resident of this city, of the death of Mr. Pauley, unaware that Mr. Hammond has moved from here to Wisconsin and the letter was returned through the dead letter office to her and no other friends in LeMars received word of his death until the
present funeral arrangements were made and a local undertaker notified that the body would arrive on Sunday.

E. J. Pauley lived in LeMars for nearly thirty years and was engaged in the carpentering business and at one time held the office of street commissioner. He was well known and had many friends and was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge.

Edward J. Pauley was born on September 17, 1838 in Green, county, New York, where he attended country school and worked on a farm and began to learn the carpenter trade. When
seventeen years of age he moved to LaSalle county, Illinois, and when the civil war was in progress enlisted in 1862 in Company H, Eleventh .Illinois infantry and served until martial operations were ended. Returning home he engaged in the furniture and carpentering business and shortly afterwards was united in marriage with Almira Earl. Mr. and Mrs. Pauley later
moved to LeMars where they made their home. On her death about nine years ago, Mr. Pauley remained here for a time and then went to the Soldiers,
home, at Marshalltown and-later spent some time at the Illinois soldiers home in Quincy and also visited frequently with relatives and for the nine months prior to his death lived with his sister, Mrs. L. Gates, who faithfully and tenderly nursed him in his last illness.

He is survived by several brothers and sisters who are A. C. Pauley, Mrs.L. E. Gates, Mrs. Hettie King, of Ottawa, Ill., Mrs. Julia Dodd, of Chicago, Mrs. Happy Thompson, of New York, Chas. B. Pauley of Tiskilwa, Ill

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