Granville M. Cuppy (1852-1931)

CUPPY

Posted By: Debra Scott Hierlmeier (email)
Date: 11/8/2008 at 07:48:18

Granville M. "Tip" Cuppy Dies After a Brief Illness
(May 27, 1852 - June 23, 1931)

G. M. (Tip) Cuppy died at the Jennie Edmondson hospital in Council Bluffs Tuesday evening about 8 o’clock after an illness of a few hours, aged 79 years and twenty-six days.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the Cutler Undertaking Parlors at 2 o’clock with interment in Walnut Hill cemetery at Council Bluffs in the Cuppy lot.
G. M. Cuppy was born at Cuppy’s Grove, Shelby county, May 26, 1852, where he spent his boyhood days. Later, after his marriage to Miss Ella Brown he moved to a farm near Avoca and followed farming for several years. At the death of his brother, W. B. Cuppy, about 25 years ago he purchased the Cuppy farm of 480 acres east of Avoca from the estate, and with it the 240 acres southeast of Avoca. Mr. Cuppy spent most of his time looking after this land interests and the feeding of cattle.
Mrs. Cuppy passed away about sixteen years ago since then Mr. Cuppy has lived alone, spending most of his winter in California with relatives.
Monday, June 22, Mr. and Mrs. E Bartlett of Los Angeles, California, who had been visiting in the east and with relatives at Brayton, Iowa, stopped to see Mr. Cuppy as they were enroute to their home. They found Mr. Cuppy lying on the floor, he said he was not feeling well, but got up and visited for several hours. Mr. Bartlett told him he would stay over and take him to the hospital the next morning where he could be cared for and Mr. Cuppy agreed to do so. Mr Bartlett said “Tip” did not rest very well that night and complained of a severe pain in his head. The next morning they took breakfast at the Tamms hotel after which they stared for the hospital. By the time they arrived at the hospital “Tip” seemed pretty bad, but before the doctor arrived he had improved, all pain left him. While conversing with his doctor Mr. Cuppy threw up his hands and said, “There that pain in my head is coming again.” He lost consciousness almost at once and nevr rallied again, passing away at 8 o’clock.
G. M Cuppy, or “tip” as he was familiarly known, was one of the outstanding characters in this section. A typical pioneer in his way of living. He took life easy, looked on the bright side of life, enjoyed his farm and the raising of livestock for market. He was good to his renters and on occasions when reverses came to the farmers, “Tip” shared the loss with his renters.
Mr. Cuppy was a lover of music and while not a trained musician he played the violin some and got lots of comfort and pleasure playing old tunes as he sat about his home.
Mr. Cuppy was one of the oldest settlers in this section. He watched the state develop from a vast prairie land into the most fertile spot in the world, from the time when the only roads were buffalo trails and houses were few and far between. In his death another of the real pioneers has passed to his reward.
Mr. Cuppy had no children but is survived by one sister, Mrs. Emma Simmons, of Omaha, and a host of more distant relatives. Among them are Dr. A. A. Edgington of Omaha, B.G. Bartlett of Los Angeles, California, and Horace Bartlett of Brayton, Iowa, nephews. Three sisters and two brothers have preceded him in death.

From the Scrapbooks of Bessie Gross Gustafsen
Source: Avoca Journal Herald