Greer, N. L. 1840-1903

GREER

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Date: 3/18/2005 at 19:52:01

LeMars Globe-Post newspaper
Dated August 22, 1903

The Funeral of N.L. Greer

The funeral of the late N.L. Greer was held from the home on Plymouth
street on Wednesday afternoon and it was indeed a sorrowful cortege
which followed the remains to their last resting place and mingled its
tears with those who had been called upon a second time in a brief
period to bear the heavy burdens of bereavement which is placed upon
them by the hands of death.

Brief funeral services were held at the home by Rev. L.G. Kent, pastor
of the Congregational church, and who read the twenty-third Psalm, which
was his favorite Psalm. His favorite hymn, “Abide With Me,” was sung
very feelingly by a quartett, composed of Mrs. D. Drew, Miss Lulu Brown,
C.L. Trenery and E.T. Bedell, and after a fervent prayer the family took
the last look upon his face and the friends within passed to the casket
to see him for the last time.

The funeral was held under the auspices of the Masonic lodge, of which
he was a most highly esteemed member and LeMars Lodge, B.P.O. Elks, of
which he was a charger member, joining in the Masonic column as a guard
of honor. The Masons, followed by the Elks, marched to the home and
took position at the house of mourning. By request of a large number
who had not recently seen Mr. Greer in life, the remains were placed in
a shady place on the lawn, when, after the members of the two orders who
were taking an active part in the funeral had paid their respects to the
dead, the friends took a farewell look upon his face. From the house
the Masonic order led the procession, followed by the Elks, bore the
remains to the cemetery. The members of the Plymouth Old Settlers
Association, of which he was a most valued member, attended in a body.

The impressive ritualistic services of the Masonic order were conducted
at the grave and after each individual Mason had deposited upon the
casket its funeral emblem the Elks passed by he open grave and cast
their emblem upon the casket, each uttering “Peace Be With You.”

At the close of the services the members of the different orders formed
in line in the same order in which they had marched to the cemetery and
accompanied the family back to the house as a guard of honor.

The floral tributes were of surprising beauty, those of the Masonic,
Elks and K. of K. lodges being the emblems of the order some were rich
in the rare beauty of their colorings. The cemetery association of
which he was a member sent a beautiful tribute and a most beautiful
bouquet of white as sent by a number of ladies who were near friends.
The parlor was a huge bank of flowers sent by numerous friends which
bore evidence that scores of persons share with the family in their
great sorrow.

The pall bearers were Alex Relchmann, P.F. Dalton, Geo. A. Sammis, W. S.
Freeman, Judge F. R. Gaynor, and A. A. Alline.

Madison Greer, Of Tarkio, Mo., a brother of the dead man and Mrs. G.E.
Albrook, of Algona, a sister of Mrs. Greer, Mr and Mrs. Jay Greer, of
Spencer, and Mrs. and Mrs. Clay Greer, of Sioux City, were the relatives
from a distance, who came to attend the funeral. Mrs. Albrook will
remain here for some time to visit her sister.
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Alton Democrat
Alton, Iowa
August 22, 1903

N. L. Greer who was one of the leading citizens of LeMars dropped dead of heart disease Sunday night while preparing for bed. He was the father of Catherine Greer who is well known in Sioux county as a popular teacher in the Sioux Center schools.

Mr. Greer was born in Ohio in 1840 and came to LeMars in 1872. For many years he was in the grain business. He was always prominent in public affairs, being elected to the school board for a number of successive terms and serving as mayor from 1897 to 1899. He was a Knight of Phythias. At the time of his death he was chairman of the republican central committee.
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