William Bledsoe

BLEDSOE

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/10/2014 at 17:29:27

Capt. Bledsoe Dies In St. Louis Hospital
Well Known on Boats All Down the Mississippi River

Captain William Bledsoe age ? years, and a former resident of Davenport, died Monday morning at 2:45 o’clock at the Marine Hospital in St. Louis. He had been ill for some time. Deceased is the son of Mrs. J. P. Bledsoe of 1630 Harrison street, Davenport .

Captain Bledsoe was born in 1877 in Davenport and left the city when a young man, and since then has been on many boats, up and down the Mississippi river. He ha also traveled extensively in South America , Alaska , and the United States. At the time of his death he was Captain on a liner on the Yukon river.

Surviving are his mother and two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Elston and Miss Clara Bledsoe of Davenport, and three brothers, Earl and Edward of Davenport and Ernest of La Crosse, Wis.

The remains will be brought to Davenport tomorrow morning, and taken to the Runge Mortuary. Funeral services will be held from the Runge chapel Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock and interment will be in Oakdale cemetery.

Source: The Davenport Democrat & Leader, Davenport, Ia., 28 Jun 1924, p. 15.

Bledsoe Funeral

The William H. Bledsoe funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Runge chapel at 2 o’clock. Dr. Frank Court officiated and interment was made in Oakdale cemetery.

Mrs. C.M. Gustine and Miss Eva Six sang “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere” and “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”.

Pallbearers were H.E. Garner, F.D. Steen, F.W. Garstang, D.W. McDermand, Alva Rice and E.F. Epply.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 01 Feb 1924.