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Subject: OBITUARY - DAVID SPRINGER.

Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 7:58 PM

Decatur County Journal

February 3, l898

MR. SPRINGER was born in Glenville, N.Y., April 24, l83l. He died at

his late home in Decatur County, Iowa, January 29, l898, aged 66 years,

9 months, 5 days.

His parents were REV. B.O. and ELIZA SPRINGER. With his parents he

moved from Vermont to New Madison, Ohio, and worked on a farm. Thence

he moved to Portland, Indiana, in l849, where he learned and worked in

the cabinet and furniture trade with his brother-in-law, F.N. AVERY.

There he married MISS ELIZABETH MOCK and to them were born six children,

five sons and one daughter, of whom four sons are now living. MRS.

SPRINGER died January 30, l863.

MR. SPRINGER came to Iowa in l865. He spent a short time in

Chillicothe, Mo., engaged in his trade and thence went to Omaha and was

engaged in the U.P.R.R. car works.

February 3, l868, he was married to MRS. SUSAN BROWN, who survives him.

He located on a farm in Burrell Township, Decatur County, Iowa. By his

second marriage, he had born to him three sons and two daughters, all

living. Two years ago he moved to the farm in Decatur Township, where

he spent his closing days of earthly life. He was an invalid the last

seven years of his life but enjoyed a blessed ministry in loving

attention to his wants by wife and children.

It will be seen from this sketch, MR. S. descended from Godly ancestry

and filled a good office in society, rearing a large household and

conducting himself an honorable citizen. While not so pronounced for

Christ in his primal days as desirable and proper, he, towards the close

of life, surrendered himself wholly to God and felt assurance of

acceptance. He was glad to go hence and leave the house of bodily

infirmity to be clothed upon with immortality.

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