Albert Lafayette Miskell (1895-1940)

MISKELL, BALDUS, NEWCOMB

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Date: 10/6/2024 at 17:24:51

From Story City Herald March 14, 1940 (page 2)

ALBERT L. MISKELL

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 5, for Albert L. Miskell, whose death occurred March 2. A brief prayer service was held at the home, followed by the regular service in Grace church, with Rev. G. L. Bergeman officiating.

With Vernon Anderson at the organ, a quartet consisting of Mrs. Everett Anderson, Miss Elaine James, George Sowers and Arnold Anderson, sand two songs--Rock of Ages and Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown? The latter song was Mr. Miskell's favorite song, as it had been his father's.

Pallbearers were: P. C. Donhowe, Lester Doolittle, Theo. Frandson, Elmer Hanson, Carl Baldus and L. J. Mathre. Interment was made in the Story City Fairview cemetery.

Those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Noel Miskell, Lucille, Billie Joe, Irene, and Opal, of Radcliffe; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Schuler of McCallsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baldus of Ames; Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Baldus and Kenneth, Goldfield; Mrs. Alice Gross, Boone; Mrs. T. W. Baldus and Ida; Mr. and Mrs. Balus Howland, Mr. and Mrs. William Stone, Mrs. Nellie Rainbolt and Nellie Gretten, all of Ames; Mr. and Mrs. Will Williams, Earl Wright, Mrs. R. Ryerson, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Johnson, all of Cambridge and George Lee of Eldora.

Obituary

Albert Lafayette Miskell was the youngest of four children given to Mr. and Mrs. Laffe Miskell, having been born on the 19th day of September, 1895 at Campbellsville, Taylor county, Kentucky. After spending his boyhood days in his native state he, at the age of eighteen years, came north to the state of Iowa and located in Story county where he made his home down thru the years and until his death which occurred at his home on Saturday, March 2, 1940, having attained the age of 44 years, 5 months, and 12 days.

When a boy of seventeen years of age he was deprived of a father's care as a result of the father's death. Consequently he was thrown very largely upon his own resources but it was his ambition to be industrious and to establish a home for himself. He was married to Emma Mary Baldus at Des Moines on August 24, 1915, and to them were given three children. Since the time of this marriage the family had resided a few miles west and a little south of Story City up to the time of his death.

While for some time he had realized that he was not feeling perfectly well yet he was not alarmed about his health condition until in recent months and upon consulting doctors at several different medical institutions about his physical condition he learned of the gravity of his case. He then began to realize that he did not have long to live and therefore proceeded to prepare for the inevitable. Naturally, as a father, he regretted to be compelled to think of leaving his family at this stage of life. A few days ago he was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage which resulted in his death.

He was conscientious and a good husband and a kind father manifesting a great interest in the welfare of his family.

He united with the Baptist church at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, when a lad of 15 years of age.

His father, mother and one brother preceded him in death; he is survived by his sorrowing widow; the three children, Marjorie, Kermit and Dorothy, who are all at home; one sister who is Mrs. George Newcomb of Campbellsville, Ky., one brother, Mr. Noel Emmett Miskell of Radcliffe, Ia., and numerous other relatives and friends.