FELLOWS, Whiting: Died 1900

FELLOWS

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 8/20/2013 at 10:55:22

**Handwritten: Keo. Rep. 21 June 1900

--Whiting Fellows, one of the pioneers of this county, passed away Monday night at his home between Pittsburg and Leando, at the age of 72 years. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Shane were held at the home on the forenoon of Wednesday, and the remains were laid to rest in the Fellows cemetery across the river from Keosauqua. The burial ceremony was in charge of the Odd Fellows, of which organization the deceased was a member.

**Handwritten: 21 Ju 1900
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In Memory of Brother Fellows.

Hall of Leando Lodge, No. 15, I.O.O.F., Leando, Iowa, June 18, 1900.

Brothers, you will never forget,
The tribute you gave,
The links and the flowers
On our dead brothers grave.
Your who have smiled
At his innocent mirth,
Forget him not now,
Though he sleep in the earth.

No more in this hall,
Our brother we'll see
Who once wore the links
With honor and glee.
No more hear the charges,
Our fond brother gave,
For green grows the sod
On our dead brothers grave.

No more in the evening
Our brother we'll greet,
Whose smiles once made cheerful
The brothers he would meet.
Our well beloved brother
Has yielded his breath,-
His name is now written
In the mansions of Death.

For, see ye, yonder mound where
The moonbeams now play,
Where the wild flowers grow
And the moss looks so gray.
We have there placed our tribute
On this Odd Fellow's grave.
The Noble Grand above will keep
Our record true and bright
On His eternal scroll inscribed
With never dying light.

Com. {A.L. RATCLIFF,
{A.F. BENNING,
{W.H. MORRISON

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book C, Page 186, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA