Re: burial of Addington family
ADDINGTON, CRIST, RINGBLOOM
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email) In Response To: burial of Addington family (Edd Marks)
Date: 2/25/2011 at 20:49:51
John L. Addington appears to have been initially buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis and then removed to the Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa where his wife was buried in 1901.
The following obituaries appeared for both of them:
J. L. Addington, a resident of this county and publisher of the Webb Record for twenty-five years died last Friday in Minneapolis in his seventieth year. John L. Addington was born in eastern Indiana, October 8, 1856 the son of a Methodist minister. He came to Iowa In 1864 and for a time lived in Davenport. Later he removed to Hardin county, Iowa. In 1875 he started teaching in Grundy county, and he afterwards taught in Des Moines and was principal at Alton, Iowa, Filley, Nebraska, and Narka, Kansas. He was twenty-two years in the public schools and for fifteen years of that time conducted newspapers at Filley and Narka.
In 1900 he came to Webb and founded the Record, which he continued to publish until within a few weeks of his death. When the failure of his health compelled him to give up his newspaper work he sold the Record last month to Rev. L. L.
Smith of Webb, who is now publishing it. He was post master at Webb from 1908 until a few weeks ago.In 1881 he was married to Miss Mary Crist of Wisconsin. Eight children were born to them, of whom the following survive. Miss Marion Addington, Mrs. Grace Ringbloom of Minneapolis, Miss Doris Addington of Webb, John L. and Charles
T. Addington of Minneapolis. Mrs. Addington died in 1901. Mr. Addington was a Mason of many years standing and a charter member of Perfection Lodge 51 at Webb. Funeral services were conducted Monday by Rev. E. M. Stanworth of Lake Crystal, for five years pastor at Webb.Spencer Reporter -- Spencer, Iowa
Wednesday, May 12, 1926********************
J. L. Addington, pioneer newspaperman of Clay county, and for twenty-five years publisher of the Webb Record, which he founded, died at the home of his son, J. L. Addington, Jr., in Minneapolis last Friday morning, May 7, 1926. His death followed a long illness which forced him to retire from his active duties as publisher of the Record and as postmaster at Webb, a position he had held for eighteen years, and was caused by a cancer. He was in his seventieth year.
Funeral services were held at the home of J. L. Addington, Jr., Monday morning, and twenty-six men and women from Webb in addition to numerous other friends and the relatives attended. Six of Addlngton's old friends acted as pall bearers. The services were in charge of the Masonic lodge at Webb, of which Mr. Addington was a charter member. Rev. Ernest Stanworth, former pastor of the Methodist church at Webb, but now at Crystal Lake, Iowa, preached the funeral sermon. Interment was at Minneapolis.Mr. Addington is survived by two sons and three daughters. They are: J. L. Junior and Charles of Minneapolis, Mrs. Grace Ringbloom and Miss Marion Addington of Minneapolis, and Miss Doris Addington of Webb. Mrs. Addington and three children are dead.
John L. Addington was born in eastern Indiana, October 8, 1856. His father was a Methodist minister, who came to Iowa In 1864, and settled for a time at Davenport, later removing to Hardin county. Mr. Addington came to Webb in September, 1900, and established the Webb Record. He received his presidential appointment as postmaster there July 9, 1908. He was mayor of Webb for four years, was Justice of the peace and a member of the city council a number of years, and also served as president of the school board for a time. In all these activities he was a conscientious doer of good deeds and it has been frequently said of Mr. Addington that he boasted as many friends as any man in Clay county. During his last illness he never complained. He saw beauty in all the flowers around him. He loved the outdoors. He loved humanity. His passing is sincerely regretted by all who knew him. The Record is at the present time under the management of Rev. L. L. Smith, pastor of the Baptist church at Webb and Sioux Rapids. Mr. Smith took the paper over about a month ago, at which time Mr. Addington made his last trip to Minneapolis, there to await the final summons. The News-Herald joins with countless other friends In extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives. Clay county has lost a good and true man in the death of J. L. Addington of Webb.
Spencer News Herald -- Spencer, Iowa
Thursday, May 13, 1926*************************
Mrs. Mary Addington, wife of J. L. Addington, editor of the Record at Webb, died Friday the 25 of heart failure. Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 Sunday the Rev. A. H. Brecket speaking words of comfort and hope to the sorrowing husband, children and friends. D. H. Taylor, of Spencer, was called to prepare the remains for transportation which were taken to Des Moines Monday for interment. Brother Addington has the sincere sympathy of the newspaper fraternity of the county as well as numerous other neighbors and friends.Spencer Herald -- Spencer, Iowa
Wednesday, January 30, 1901
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