POE, Hugh

POE, CHRISTY, GREEN, TETER

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 3/17/2014 at 07:32:37

HUGH POE OF NEAR FARMINGTON DIES

Ft. Madison, Ia., Nov. 4-Hugh Poe, a resident of near Farmington, died at the home of his son, Clarence Poe, near Ft. Madison, yesterday. He had made his home with the son since August.

Seventy-nine years old, he spent most of his life in the Farmington vicinity but lived in Ft. Madison for five years after 1927, then returned to Farmington.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lydia Christy Poe to whom he was married on May 5, 1899 in Chambersburg, Mo.; two sons, Clarence of Ft. Madison, and Elmer of Galesburg, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Green of Spangle, Wash., and Mrs. Laverne Teter of Seattle, Wash.; fifteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Clements chapel with burial in Oakland cemetery here. The Rev. Robert Swick, pastor of the First Methodist church will officiate. The body will be at the Clements chapel until Saturday and will be brought back Sunday morning.

Hugh Poe was our life-long friend, spending our boyhood days in the same community. The Poe farm, that of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Poe was just west of the Uncle Jake Miller farm west of Anson. Hugh was a good, honest man and an upright citizen. One by one the friends of our boyhood days are passing away and we are left to trod the wine-press alone. (The Editor).

Source: Scrapbook of Unknown Origin, Page 108