Robert Poinsett (d. 1910)

POINSETT

Posted By: John Evan Davis (email)
Date: 11/8/2014 at 22:45:06

POINSETT—Thursday, December 8, 1910, at 9 p. m., at his home, 620 Church Street, Robert Poinsett, aged 59 years. The deceased was a switch tender in the employ of the Burlington road and was one of the road's veterans. He is survived by one brother J. G. Poinsett of Marshalltown. The body was removed to the C. T. Sullivan mortuary where funeral services will be held this evening at 5:30 o'clock by Rev. William Spiker of the Plymouth Congregational church. The body will be taken on Burlington No. 5 tonight at Lacona, where funeral services will be held tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock and interment made in the Newberg cemetery.