Perry Talmage Golly (1887-1910)

GOLLY

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Date: 2/21/2017 at 10:21:02

From Nevada Representative December 9, 1910 (front page)

County Correspondence

ZEARING

Death of Perry Golly

The people of this vicinity were greatly shocked last Wednesday morning when learning of the death of Perry Golly, who passed away about 9:40 o'clock that morning. He came home from Des Moines where he was taking a course in dentistry at Drake, for the Thanksgiving vacation not feeling very well but did not complain much, so anxious was he to return to resume his work. The following Monday morning when he was to return, he did not look any better, and felt worse, and upon being persuaded to remain, his temperature was taken which registered 103, a doctor was immediately called and upon examination pronounced the case typhoid fever. He was at once put to bed, remaining but nine short days when death came upon him. The funeral will take place Sunday at 11 a. m. at the Church of Christ, the pastor H. L. Lewis assisted by C. H. Stauffacher, pastor of the Evangelical church, will have charge, after which the remains will be laid to rest in the Zearing cemetery. Perry leaves to mourn his loss a loving father and mother, six brothers, three sisters, and a host of other relatives and friends. The bereaved have the deepest sympathy of the entire community.

From Nevada Representative December 13, 1910 (front page)

County Correspondence

ZEARING

Funeral of Perry Golly

One of the largest funerals ever held in this part of the country was that of Perry Golly held last Sunday, December 11, 1910 at 11:30 a. m. at the Church of Christ. Rev. H. L. Lewis assisted by Rev. C. H. Stauffacher of the U. E. church, officiated. The abundant beautiful flowers showed the high esteem in which he was held by his relatives and friends. He was laid to rest in the Zearing cemetery.

Perry Talmage Golly, son of W. H. and Jane Golly, was born at the family home near Zearing, Iowa April 7, 1887 and died December 7, 1910 aged 23 years and 8 months. He grew to manhood on the farm, going to school at the home district, Zearing and Buffalo Center High Schools and the State Teachers College at Cedar Falls. In September 1910 he enrolled in the college of dentistry at Drake University, Des Moines, to prepare himself for the profession he had selected for his life work. He came home to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with his parents and friends. Before returning to school he became ill from an attack of typhoid fever which resulted fatally in nine days in spite of all the loving care of his parents and relatives and best attention of the family physician. He was a faithful member of the Sunday School from childhood and on February 23, 1903 he conscorated himself to Christ and lived a consistent life to the end. He leaves to mourn his early departure from this life his parents, six brothers and three sisters, besides many other relatives and an unusually large number of friends.