Willis W. McLain (1847-1880)

MCLAIN

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/20/2010 at 21:59:01

From the Story County Watchman April 2, 1880

The funeral of W. McLain will be at the M. E. Church to-day. He died of consumption, in the southern part of this State, and was brought here for interment.

From the Story County Watchman April 9, 1880

DIED.--In Burlington, this State, on Wednesday, March 31st, 1880, of pulmonary consumption, Willis W. McLain, aged 32 years and six months.

Willis W. McLain, was a son of John H. McLain, who came from Illinois and settled in this county for fully 20 years. With the early history of both the county and this town, the name of McLain occupies a prominent place. W. and H. P. McLain, brothers, the latter now of Ames, will always be remembered as occupying a leading position, socially, among the young people of the young town of Nevada, and in their mature years, they note with much sadness the early demise of their former associate. At the time of his death, Mr. McLain was the Traveling Auditor for the American Express Company, over the C. B. & Q. and its branches west of Burlington, with headquarters at that city. In different capacities he had been connected with the Express Company for about ten years, working himself up upon his merits from route agent to the position of Traveling Auditor. As an evidence of his worth and popularity with the Company and its employees, he was presented with a fine hunting case gold watch in November last. Besides his fathers family and friends, he leaves a wife but no children to mourn his loss. He died with a life insurance policy of $2,500 in force which goes to the benefit of his widow. His remains were brought to the Nevada Cemetery on Friday last for interment, the widow being accompanied by Mrs. Morehouse and Mrs. Foot of Burlington. The bearers were W. J. Hancock Superintendent of the Iowa Division of American express Company, W. A. Naylor, Agent at Burlington, J. A. Gillett, Agent at Cedar Rapids, Chas. Sloan and John L. Russell route agents with headquarters at Cedar Rapids, and S. M. Child, of Dunlap. --Representative.