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

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Subject: OBITUARY - THOMPSON PRICE.

Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 12:00 AM

Decatur County Journal

July 20, l899

THOMPSON PRICE was born in Union County, Ohio, September l4, l840, and

died at his home in Creston, Iowa, July 4, l899, aged 58 years, 9 months

and 29 days. He was married to MARY E. MUSTAIN, November l9, l86l,

shortly after he enlisted for the civil war. He served four years in

Co. G, 82nd, Ohio Vol. and was in several hard fought battles. He lived

for a while in Ringgold County, then spent fourteen years in Decatur

County and finally moved with his family to Creston. He leaves a wife,

six girls and two boys to mourn his departure. ALICE, NELLIE, LETHA and

the little boy DELLA are in the home family. MRS. L.J. COLE and MRS.

MAGGIE SMITH live near Lamoni. MRS. ALVA T. PRICE lives in Van Wert and

MRS. J.M. HOLLINGSHEAD resides near the same town.

Bro. PRICE had just reason to be proud of his family and it is the hope

of the writer that they may all live faithful Christians and that they

may be reunited on the other side. Bro. PRICE began his living for

Christ in l860 in the M.E. Church, but just before his death he accepted

as far as he was able the faith of the Christian Church, the writer

having taken his confession in the presence of his children and four

officers of the church.

He said a few minutes before death that all was light before him. The

funeral services were conducted by the writer in the Christian Church at

Van Wert in the presence of a large and appreciative audience. The body

was then taken in charge by the G.A.R. Post and laid to rest in the Van

Wert Cemetery with G.A.R. ceremonies. May the God of all Grace sustain

the bereaved in their sore trial and help them to be comforted by the

precious promises of His word is the earnest prayer of the writer.

Creston, Iowa, July l5, l899.

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