Samuel B. Goodell (1823-1891)

GOODELL, RUSHMORE, TOOKER, BENN

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Date: 1/31/2016 at 15:25:06

From Nevada Representative February 11, 1891

DIED:--This morning at one o'clock at his residence, corner of 8th and Vine Streets, S. B. Goodell. Master Masons will meet at the Hall of Nevada Lodge on Friday at 12:30 to attend the funeral at the M. E. church at 1 P. M.

From Nevada Representative February 18, 1891

--Eugene Benn and family who were called here by the death of Mr. Goodell, returned to their home at St. Peter, Minnesota, Monday.

On the same page of the paper:

Obituary.

S. B. Goodell died last Wednesday morning February 11th, 1891, at his home in Nevada, Iowa. His sickness had been somewhat protracted and his death not entirely unexpected. Mr. Goodell was born in Cortland county New York in 1823 and was nearly 68 years of age at the time of his decease. He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife, to whom he was married in 1843, and three daughters, Mrs. J. B. Rushmore, Mrs. R. B. Tooker and Mrs. Eugene Benn, and their respective families. His home has been in Nevada more or less since 1883, and he is well known to the people of the town and county. He was a member of the Methodist church and was generally esteemed as a worthy, industrious and kindly gentleman. His funeral was attended at the Nevada M. E. church Friday last, the services being conducted by the Rev. Mr. Danner. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and the closing portion of the burial rites at the church and wholly at the cemetery were conducted by his brethren of that ancient order. The esteem in which he was held by his Masonic associates are kindly set forth in the following

RESOLUTIONS:

HALL OF NEVADA LODGE A. F. & A. M.
Nevada, Iowa, Feby. 13th, 1891.

WHEREAS, It has pleased the Grand Architect of the Universe to translate from the lodge below to the Grand Lodge on high our esteemed brother, Sam'l B. Goodell, on the 11th day of Feby. 1891. Therefore

Resolved, That although we bow to this dispensation of Divine Providence as that of gathering the chock of corn when it is ripe for the harvest, yet we mourn his death as our personal loss and as a sorrow to his surviving relatives and friends, and to them we extend our sincere sympathy.

Resolved, That this tribute be spread upon the records of the Lodge, a copy presented to the family of the deceased and furnished the newspapers for publication.

JOHN SCOTT, }
S. S. STATLER, } Com.
JAY A. KING. }