PEPPERS, Dr. Austin W., 1878-1939

PEPPERS, VAN SCHOLACK, MOYLE, HEISERMAN, WHITE

Posted By: Betty Hootman-Volunteer
Date: 11/17/2012 at 22:29:39

DR. PEPPERS OF BIRMINGHAM DIES
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National Guard Medical Captain And
C. C. C. Physician Taken By Death

Birmingham---Dr. Austin W. Peppers, 61, died at his home in Birmingham Friday at 9:26 p.m. after a long illness.

He was born April 17, 1878 at Albia. He is survived by his wife; a son, Dr. Tracey Peppers of Greeley, Colo., and a daughter, Miss Martina Peppers of Eddyville. Funeral services will be held in the Presbyterian church at Birmingham, Tuesday at 1 p.m., and burial will be at Albia. The body is at the Catcott funeral home.

Dr. Peppers was physician at C. C. C. camps at Ottumwa, Sigourney, Oakville, Fairfield and Keosauqua and had continued in this work to the time of his last illness. He was a captain in the medical corps of the Iowa national guard and had been connected with this service for many years.

He had practiced medicine at Hudson, Colo., and Birmingham.
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PROMINENT VAN BUREN COUNTY PHYSICIAN DIES

Austin W. Pepper M. D., was born in Albia Iowa, April 17, 1878, and died at his home in Birmingham March 8, 1940, at the age of 61 years, 10 months and 21 days. His parents were William and Martina Peppers. He was educated in the Albia school and at Penn college in Oskaloosa. He received his medical education from the Barnes Medical college in St. Louis.

He practiced his profession at Avery, Iowa, in Hudson, Colo., and at Birmingham, Iowa, to which place he came in 1924. Dr. Peppers was for thirteen and one-half years a Captain in the Medical Detachment of the 133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard, and was promoted to Major Dec. 1, 1939. He was also a Major in the Reserve Officers, for the past four years he had acted as surgeon in various CCC camps.

He was married to Miss Nettie Van Scholack December, 1903, and she died Nov. 19, 1907. He was married to Miss Ada Moyle Feb. 3, 1910, who survives him, together with two children, Tracey D. Peppers, M. D. of Greeley, Colo., and Martina Peppers of Eddyville. There are also two grandchildren, Shirley Dell and Janice Arline Peppers, a brother Roy C. of Hudson, Colo., three half-brothers, Fred Peppers of Dwyer, Wyoming, Grant Heiserman of Albia, and John Heiserman of Yuma, Colo., and one half-sister, Mrs. Florence White of Red Hook, New York.

He made his confession of faith in the Christian church at Hudson and has retained his membership there. He was also a member of the Masonic Freternity and of the Van Buren Medical Society.

Dr. Peppers was not only honorable and painstaking in the practice of his profession but loving and generous in his home, anxious to do his part in public affairs, a good neighbor and friend. He valued very highly the opportunity to influence for good the lives of young men through his contacts in the Guard and the camps.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Birmingham Presbyterian church in charge of the pastor, Howard C. Irvine. Interment at Albia.

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book B, page 3 & 4, Keosauqua Public Library; Keosauqua, IA