Thomas Grant Couser (1872-1939)

COUSER, BARTLETT

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 2/4/2022 at 20:08:45

From Nevada Evening Journal November 7, 1939 (page 6)

Funeral Service for T. G. Couser Held at Zearing

Special to the Journal
Zearing, Nov. 7--Funeral services for T. G. Couser, who died Oct. 31, were held at the Evangelical church Thursday afternoon, with Rev. R. E. Kerney in charge.

This service followed dinner for the relatives at L. R. Keoppel home, served by the Willing Workers of the church, and assemblage of the relatives and friends at the Mother Couser home where brief prayer services were held by Rev. Kerney.

The floral tributes were in charge of Mrs. Joseph Springer, Mrs. Allie Deal and Mrs. Nels Johnson.

Pall bearers were Jay Pulley, Nels Johnson, Sam Cox, Allie Deal, Art Chandler and Ray Keoppel.

Mrs. Lyle Bailey was at the piano, while the mixed quartette, Mrs. Harry Martin, Miss Myrtle Golly, Gilbert Womeldorff and Glen McBride sang the opening and closing songs for the church services.

Interment was in the Zearing cemetery.

Thomas Grant Couser was born July 8, 1872 and died Oct. 31, 1939, being 67 years, 3 months and 23 days of age.

He came from Adams county, Ohio with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Couser and has been a continuous resident of Story county since childhood. He was united in marriage by Rev. S. Skogsberg, Nov. 20, 1895, to Mehitabel Bartlett, who preceded him in death several years ago. He leaves three sons, Edward of Nevada, Arthur of Fernald and Harvey of Colo, (one son Harry, a dentist of Manchester having died only a few years ago), eight grandchildren, Mother Couser and brother, Arthur.

Mr. Couser was teacher in the rural schools preceding his marriage, township trustee for a term of years an occupied other positions of responsibility while on the farm. He served mankind honestly and faithfully and while enduring his many years of affliction, found pleasure an pastime with fruits and flowers and was made just a bit happier when he could take a bouquet of choice flowers to the room where a friend in pain could be cheered and made to smile through pain.