George Jepson 1864 - 1927

JEPSON

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Date: 10/6/2016 at 10:13:45

Sioux City Journal
8 June 1927

Last Rites For Former Judge

Masonic Services Held at Temple and at Cemetery

Hundreds of friends, business associates and Masons were present at funeral services for George Jepson, former district court judge, which were held at the Masonic temple Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.

Full Masonic rites were observed at services. The former judge died at his home, 2 Twenty-fourth street, Sunday afternoon after a stroke of apoplexy. He was 62 years old.

Private services were held at the home at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning and the body was taken to the Masonic temple where it remained from 1:30 until 3:34 p.m.

Rev. C. Franklin Koch, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, preached the funeral sermon and Mrs. W.J. Widby sang. Tyrian lodge, No. 508, A.F. and A. M., gave the Masonic ritual at the grave in Logan Park Cemetery. Judge A. O. Wakefield officiated at these rites.

D.C. Browning, C.R. Jones, George H. Bliven, Guy T. Struble, Fred H. Schmidt and Jesse Marshall were the active pallbearers. The honorary pallbearers were: Federal Judge George C. Scott, Judge R.H. Munger, Judge Miles W. Newby, William Milchrist, J.W. Anderson, A.L. Fribourg and John r. Carter.

Rev. Koch said in part:

“Mr. Jepson was one who was so genial in spirit, so loving in character, that even a chance meeting with him aroused one’s respect. He was gifted, genial, loved. He exercised his talents and increased them. He was held in high esteem by members of his profession who found in him a splendid example of a conscientious attorney, whether they worked with him as colleague or opponent. He is remembered for the highly satisfactory manner in which he graced judgeship of the district court.

“Judge Jepson was respected by his neighbors and honored by organizations with which he cast his lot. His passing away so suddenly is a distinct loss to this community. His place will be hard to fill. But we should not for get to be thankful that we have had the privilege of knowing and loving George Jepson, that he was privileged to serve us as long and as well as he did, for this city will always be the richer because of the contributions which he made to her life.”

(3 December 1864 – June 1927)