Arthur Gilman Graves (1875-1935)

GRAVES, ASKEW

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/20/2021 at 14:10:52

From Nevada Evening Journal May 21, 1935 (page 3)

Graves Funeral Was Held at McCallsburg

Special to the Journal.
Cambridge, May 21--The funeral of A. G. Graves was held Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian church following a prayer service at the home and was one of the largest held here. The church was filled to overflowing with sympathetic friends.

The service was in charge of his pastor, Rev. Chas. Driver, assisted by Rev. H. N Bakke, pastor of the Bethany Lutheran church.

Rev. Jesse Dancey pastor of the Collegiate Methodist church of Ames and an old friend of the family had planned to be here to take part, but was unavoidably delayed but arrived in time to take charge of the services at the grave.

The pall bearers were Will Mehlow, Ervin Morris, J. R. Morris, F. E Nail, Andy Thompson and W. H. Reid.

The many beautiful floral offerings were in charge of Mrs. F. J. Tett and Mrs. R. E. Baumgardner.

The music was furnished by Mrs. T. E. Nail, Jack Nail and Miss Catherine Craig who sang "No Night There" and "Sweet Will of God."

Burial was made in the family lot in the Warren township cemetery.

Arthur Gilman Graves, son of John and Armina Graves, was born December 13, 1875 near Pontiac, Ill., and died at his home near McCallsburg at 12:30 Sunday morning May 12, 1935. He slipped over the border very quietly to meet his mother in the early hours of Mothers' Day, a day sacred to him.

Mr. Graves had been in poor health the past two years but only bed fast the last two weeks. He suffered with heart trouble and at last cancer.

He was united in marriage to Fanny May Askew in 1897 and in 1901 came to Iowa to live, locating on a farm one and one-half miles north of town which continued to be his home until death came.

He is survived by his wife, three brothers, Tom of Coral Gables, Fla., Will and Ive of Chicago, Ill. Two children preceeded him having died in infancy.

Mr. Graves was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church and for eleven years was superintendent of the Sunday school. It was under his administration the new addition of class rooms was added to the church and at the time of his death was serving as choirister of the Sunday school.

He was a member of the Woodmens' lodge. He was interested in civic affairs of the community and was a member of the school board at the time of consolidation. Among those in attendance at the funeral were one brother, Will Graves of Chicago, Ill., Walter Askew of Pontiac, Ill., brother of Mrs. Graves, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bales of Marshalltown, C. A. Gunder and Jake Nelson, Colo, Mrs. Libbie Synder of Des Moines, S. A. Bushneur, Eldora, Martin Erickson and John Hougan of Story City, Rev. Dancey, Ames, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Baumgardner, Mrs. Oscar Hall, Jack Moran, A. H. Fay of Nevada, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Twedt of Zearing.