Stephen Douglas PRINGLE

PRINGLE, WELCH, SEGAR, KIRCHNER, SCHUMAKER, GREGORY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/29/2015 at 12:56:14

October 26, 1860 --- December 21, 1941

DEATH TAKES S. D. PRINGLE; ILL ONE WEEK

Funeral Services to Be Held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Foster's

S. D. Pringle, 81, known to his many friends as Doug Pringle, died at 11 p.m. Sunday at the Farnam nursing home where he had been a patient the past week. Death was caused by complications incident to old age he had been in poor health the past five years.

Funeral Wednesday

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Foster Funeral home, with the Rev. James Stewart and the Rev Roy Nelson officiating. Burial will be made in the Cass Center cemetery.

He was a member of the drum corps here for 50 years, and on his eightieth birthday the drum corps from Mason City came to this city to help him celebrate.

Stephen Douglas Pringle was born in Keokuk county Oct. 26, 1860, his parents being Thomas and Nancy Welch Pringle. His education was acquired in the rural schools and he remained at home with his father, helping on the farm until he was 23 years old at which time he married and began farming for himself.

Buys Farm

For 16 years he engaged in farming 120 acres of land which he had previously purchased in Wright county, but at the expiration of that time he sold his farm and bought 102 acres in Cass township, Hamilton county. He sold this place in 1898 and purchased 184 acres also in Cass township.

Feb. 22, 1883, he was married to Miss Nettie Segar. She died in 1887 and April 14, 1888, Mr. Pringle married Miss Mary Segar, a sister of his former wife. Mr. and Mrs. Pringle were active members of the United Brethren church. He was class leader and Sunday school superintendent for several years and also served as trustee and steward.

The Family

In politics he was a democrat, but had never been identified with any official position. A daughter, Elva May Kirchner, died in 1930. He leaves his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Adrian Schumaker, of Clarion, and four granddaughters, Mrs. Donald Gregory, Mary Ann Kirchner, Donald Mae and Mary Ann Schumaker, a grandson, John Gregory, and a brother, H. E. Pringle, of this city.

Daily Freeman Journal -- Webster City, Iowa
December 22, 1941