Father: David B. Comer
Mother: Colista SMITH Comer
Obituary Notice from the Jeffersonian/reprinted in the Holt County Sentinel-July 30, 1915.
Edward S. Comer was born Mary 22, 1885 at Bigelow, Mo. Afterwards, his parents moved to Mound City, where he grew up and finished the High School course at 16 years of age. Then he went to the State University, graduating at 20 years of age with the degree of A.R. Subsequently he took a post graduate course in the same institution and received the degree of B.S.
His chosen profession was teaching. The first position accepted by him was in Lenox College, Hopkinton, Iowa. Later, he went to Dadeville Academy at Dadeville, Mo., but while he was there his health began to fail and resigning his position, he accepted a professorship in a Military School at Roswell, New Mexico, hoping to regain his health. The change seemed to be of no avail and again resigning this position, he took work as an accountant with a railroad construction company in Mexico. The Southern climate failed to agree with him and he later went to the state of Oregon. One year was spent in the Hood River Valley and along the Pacific Coast.
This benefitted him. He returned to Missouri and resumed his work. He was principal of the public schools at Vandalia for three years and superintendent at the New London for a year. Then he gave out again and went to Tucson, Arizona to recuperate. His strength returned in a sufficient measure to enable him to teach and the next year he was chosen to superintend the public school at Clarksdale, Arizona. He was re-elected for the coming year, came home for a visit and died July 17, 1916, in his 31st year.
Mr. Comer was honored with the office of Vice President of the Verde Valley Teacher's Association, being elected at a meeting of this association at Camp Verde, Arizona on April 1, 1915.
His life was above reproach. He was an obedient son, a kind brother, and an upright young man. In 1896, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Mound City. The funeral service at the home was conducted Monday, July 19, at 11 o'clock, by his pastor, Rev. W.H. Ferguson and at the grave in Mount Hope Cemetery, by the Masons.
A mother, father, three sisters and one brother, besides a host of relatives, mourn the loss on one so dear to them.
Mother: Colista SMITH Comer
Obituary Notice from the Jeffersonian/reprinted in the Holt County Sentinel-July 30, 1915.
Edward S. Comer was born Mary 22, 1885 at Bigelow, Mo. Afterwards, his parents moved to Mound City, where he grew up and finished the High School course at 16 years of age. Then he went to the State University, graduating at 20 years of age with the degree of A.R. Subsequently he took a post graduate course in the same institution and received the degree of B.S.
His chosen profession was teaching. The first position accepted by him was in Lenox College, Hopkinton, Iowa. Later, he went to Dadeville Academy at Dadeville, Mo., but while he was there his health began to fail and resigning his position, he accepted a professorship in a Military School at Roswell, New Mexico, hoping to regain his health. The change seemed to be of no avail and again resigning this position, he took work as an accountant with a railroad construction company in Mexico. The Southern climate failed to agree with him and he later went to the state of Oregon. One year was spent in the Hood River Valley and along the Pacific Coast.
This benefitted him. He returned to Missouri and resumed his work. He was principal of the public schools at Vandalia for three years and superintendent at the New London for a year. Then he gave out again and went to Tucson, Arizona to recuperate. His strength returned in a sufficient measure to enable him to teach and the next year he was chosen to superintend the public school at Clarksdale, Arizona. He was re-elected for the coming year, came home for a visit and died July 17, 1916, in his 31st year.
Mr. Comer was honored with the office of Vice President of the Verde Valley Teacher's Association, being elected at a meeting of this association at Camp Verde, Arizona on April 1, 1915.
His life was above reproach. He was an obedient son, a kind brother, and an upright young man. In 1896, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Mound City. The funeral service at the home was conducted Monday, July 19, at 11 o'clock, by his pastor, Rev. W.H. Ferguson and at the grave in Mount Hope Cemetery, by the Masons.
A mother, father, three sisters and one brother, besides a host of relatives, mourn the loss on one so dear to them.
Father: David B. Comer
Mother: Colista SMITH Comer
Obituary Notice from the Jeffersonian/reprinted in the Holt County Sentinel-July 30, 1915.
Edward S. Comer was born Mary 22, 1885 at Bigelow, Mo. Afterwards, his parents moved to Mound City, where he grew up and finished the High School course at 16 years of age. Then he went to the State University, graduating at 20 years of age with the degree of A.R. Subsequently he took a post graduate course in the same institution and received the degree of B.S.
His chosen profession was teaching. The first position accepted by him was in Lenox College, Hopkinton, Iowa. Later, he went to Dadeville Academy at Dadeville, Mo., but while he was there his health began to fail and resigning his position, he accepted a professorship in a Military School at Roswell, New Mexico, hoping to regain his health. The change seemed to be of no avail and again resigning this position, he took work as an accountant with a railroad construction company in Mexico. The Southern climate failed to agree with him and he later went to the state of Oregon. One year was spent in the Hood River Valley and along the Pacific Coast.
This benefitted him. He returned to Missouri and resumed his work. He was principal of the public schools at Vandalia for three years and superintendent at the New London for a year. Then he gave out again and went to Tucson, Arizona to recuperate. His strength returned in a sufficient measure to enable him to teach and the next year he was chosen to superintend the public school at Clarksdale, Arizona. He was re-elected for the coming year, came home for a visit and died July 17, 1916, in his 31st year.
Mr. Comer was honored with the office of Vice President of the Verde Valley Teacher's Association, being elected at a meeting of this association at Camp Verde, Arizona on April 1, 1915.
His life was above reproach. He was an obedient son, a kind brother, and an upright young man. In 1896, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Mound City. The funeral service at the home was conducted Monday, July 19, at 11 o'clock, by his pastor, Rev. W.H. Ferguson and at the grave in Mount Hope Cemetery, by the Masons.
A mother, father, three sisters and one brother, besides a host of relatives, mourn the loss on one so dear to them.
Mother: Colista SMITH Comer
Obituary Notice from the Jeffersonian/reprinted in the Holt County Sentinel-July 30, 1915.
Edward S. Comer was born Mary 22, 1885 at Bigelow, Mo. Afterwards, his parents moved to Mound City, where he grew up and finished the High School course at 16 years of age. Then he went to the State University, graduating at 20 years of age with the degree of A.R. Subsequently he took a post graduate course in the same institution and received the degree of B.S.
His chosen profession was teaching. The first position accepted by him was in Lenox College, Hopkinton, Iowa. Later, he went to Dadeville Academy at Dadeville, Mo., but while he was there his health began to fail and resigning his position, he accepted a professorship in a Military School at Roswell, New Mexico, hoping to regain his health. The change seemed to be of no avail and again resigning this position, he took work as an accountant with a railroad construction company in Mexico. The Southern climate failed to agree with him and he later went to the state of Oregon. One year was spent in the Hood River Valley and along the Pacific Coast.
This benefitted him. He returned to Missouri and resumed his work. He was principal of the public schools at Vandalia for three years and superintendent at the New London for a year. Then he gave out again and went to Tucson, Arizona to recuperate. His strength returned in a sufficient measure to enable him to teach and the next year he was chosen to superintend the public school at Clarksdale, Arizona. He was re-elected for the coming year, came home for a visit and died July 17, 1916, in his 31st year.
Mr. Comer was honored with the office of Vice President of the Verde Valley Teacher's Association, being elected at a meeting of this association at Camp Verde, Arizona on April 1, 1915.
His life was above reproach. He was an obedient son, a kind brother, and an upright young man. In 1896, he united with the Presbyterian Church at Mound City. The funeral service at the home was conducted Monday, July 19, at 11 o'clock, by his pastor, Rev. W.H. Ferguson and at the grave in Mount Hope Cemetery, by the Masons.
A mother, father, three sisters and one brother, besides a host of relatives, mourn the loss on one so dear to them.
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