The Quincy Daily Journal, Saturday, July 14, 1917, Page 11
MRS. EWALT BURIED
La Belle, Mo., July 14 The remains of Mrs. Martha Ewalt arrived in La Belle Thursday evening, from Cody, Wyoming, accompanied by her son, H. W. Ewalt.
The funeral took place Friday at the Christian church by Rev. J. H. Coll of Shelbyville, Mo., assisted by Rev. McMahan and Lloyd McDaniel a grandson
of the deceased and the singing was beautiful and appropriate. An abundance of beautiful flowers covered the casket.
Mrs. Ewalt was survived by seven children and 35 grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren, and one brother, James of Monticello and one sister,
Mrs. Wiss Brightwell of La belle, and a host of friends who will miss her from their midst. She was a lifelong resident of this community until the last
few years she had been in Wyoming.
These from a distance to attend Mrs. Ewalt's funeral are as follows: Mr. And Mrs. Lloyd Ewalt of Canton, Mr. And Mrs. James Wilson, John Johnson and wife of Monticello, Mrs. Seger and Mr. Collins and others from Knox City.
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The Quincy Daily Whig, Friday, November 09, 1888, Page 8 [transcribed by Debbie Gibson]
OBITUARY
Time and changes are going on the good and pure and true are called away and homes and hearts once gladdened by the presence of a loved one are left saddened and desolute(sic?). Hearts cheered and lives blessed and molded by the influence of such a life. It's loving counsel and deeds are left to mourn the transitory, fleeting nature of the earthly life. No truly good man lives in vain. He may never be known to fame; but few may never know he lived. But from that pure life has gone out an influence that has been felt by all who have come within the radius of its influence and a sweet fragrance of blessing rests on those that have felt its power. Such a man of such a life of purity and blessing was James McCreery. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, he came to America at the early age of 11 years and settled in Pennsylvania in 1846. He moved to Quincy, Ill., and in 1850 to the farm near Lima, now and for years known as the McCreery farm, one and a half miles north of Lima, being the southeast quarter-section of Rocky Run township, in Hancock county. He there resided until about a year ago, when with his son Robert's family he removed to LaBelle, Mo., where on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1888, he passed away to the better land, surrounded by those he loved, aged 76 years, 11 months and 7 days, having been born Nov. 3, 1811. The writer has had an intimate acquaintance with Father McCreery since 1881, at which time he moved to Linn, and well remember the directions given me by father Wm. B. Finley, an aged saint of God now living at West Point, and calmly waiting the angel messenger himself. Said he: When you get there call on James McCreery; tell him I sent you with my love. You will find him a precious man, with a large, loving heart.
I carried out his directions, and have since been blessed with one of the sweetest and most pleasant friendships of my life. I have felt honored these years with the friendship, confidence and respect given and shown to me by Father McCreery and loved family.
He came to Hancock county just after the Mormon exodus, buying a farm on which a Mormon had lived, and began to improve it. His near neighbors, the family of old Father Rolt, one of God's elect, long since in glory, but whose aged wife and several sons still live, honored and loved. Father McCreery for years labored and toiled and served, until at last he became a wealthy man; but never, while making his fortune, was he known as a parsimonious man. He was a wonderful giver. His heart, hand and pocketbook were always open, and many good causes and hundreds of poor people realized his goodness and beneficence.
When the war broke out it found in James McCreery a patriot, pure and stainless one who hated treason and loved loyalty; one who was not afraid nor ashamed to avow his sentiments at any place or time. He gave two sons to carry on the war. James and Henry. James lives, one of Missouri's most honored and true citizens. Henry gave his life to the cause and now lies buried in Lima's quiet cemetery, sleeping the sleep of a patriot hero. Lima post of the G. A. R. bears his honored name. Mr McCreery was a warm-hearted, generous man one who loved his friends with all his heart and never could do enough for them. Hospitable and generous, his home was indeed a home to all who found lodgement (sic) there. He was the very soul of integrity and and honor. He hated duplicity, meanness and fraud with all his heart; a man guilty of such things he wanted nothing to do with, and would not hesitate for one moment to tell him so.
Above all he was a Christian man, an honored member of the Presbyterian church: but not bigot. All good people were his brethren, and other churches than his own and especially Lima M. E. church were grandly aided by his generosity and sympathy, which they appreciated, and mourn his loss.
His family consisted of his wife, a noble and precious woman, and eight children, four boys and four girls James, Henry, John and Robert were the boys. Henry died during the war, James, John and Robert all reside in Missouri as honored citizens and worthy men. The girls are all married. Mrs. McIntyre, Mrs. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Crow at Lima; all ladies in every sense of the term.
The funeral obsequies took place at Lima, in the M. E. church, in the presence of a large concourse of his old friends and neighbors. The writer of this had the honor of delivering the funeral sermon from these words: We All Do Fade as a Leaf. Father McCreery was one of our warmest friends. We loved him with all our heart, and his memory will ever be precious to us. The old soldiers of H. C. McCreery post had charge of the remains, and at the close of the service tenderly bore the remains to the quiet church yard and laid them to rest by the side of his patriot son. The writer's frosts and storms will come: the summer's suns will fall upon his grave; the grasses will spring up, and beauteous flowers will deck his grave; the wind will gently murmur a requiem over his sleeping dust; but by his life he will still speak, and many will carry his image in their hearts while those hearts shall continue to beat.
James W. Madison
DURHAM, Mo., Oct. 2 - Milton Hutchison, 50, died at his home north of Durham, Tuesday, following several weeks illness.
He lad formerly been in Mayo Brothers clinic at Rochester, Minn., re-turning to his home three weeks ago.
Mr. Hutchison was born and reared in the vicinity in which he passed away. He is survived by his wife; a son, Steve and a daughter,
Garnett, both of whom live at home; his father, John Hutchison of the Durham vicinity; two brothers, Lon of Belleville, IL., and Rufe, of Ames. Ia.
Funeral services will be held from the Dover church in Lewis county at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
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