From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com>

Subject: OBITUARY - ELDER G.C. ELMORE.

Date: Friday, July 06, 2001 6:41 PM

Decatur County Journal

October ll, l900

The subject of this sketch was born in Crab Orchard, Ky., Sept. l2,

l823, and died at his home in Pleasanton, Iowa, Sept. 28, l900, aged 77

years and l6 days. At the age of 9 years he moved to southern Iowa

where he grew to manhood. He was married to MARY J. RANDOLPH, Sept. ll,

l845, and with her moved to Mercer County, Mo., near Freedom, where they

lived until one year ago when they moved to Pleasanton, Iowa. To this

union were born l2 children, two of whom are dead. All the others with

the mother are living.

Father ELMORE, as he was familiarly called, was converted at the age of

9 years and commenced preaching while quite a young man. At the age of

35 he was ordained a minister in the Baptist Church at Freedom, Mo., in

which congregation he labored faithfully until about six years ago when

he joined the Church of Christ in Christian Union and remained a

faithful member until death.

The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Burris of Cainsville, Mo., and

the remains laid to rest in Freedom cemetery. Besides his wife and

children, he leaves thirty-five grandchildren and seventeen great

grandchildren, and a host of friends to mourn his loss, but they do not

mourn as those having no hope but feel that their loss is Heaven's gain.

REV. WEAVER.

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