Death of George E. Barnum.
Tuesday afternoon of last week, Leander Gerrard received word from Genoa that George E. Barnum had just dropped dead at that place. He and Fred Stevens had started from here the day before for the western part of the state on business, expecting to drive across the country.
He ate a hearty breakfast; took dinner with some friends and at 2 o'clock fell over on the walk, dying before a physician reached him. Mr. Stevens arrived here with the remains Wednesday, which were taken to the farm residence south of the city, the funeral services being conducted
there Thursday afternoon by Rev. Joel Warner of Creston, burial in the city cemetery, the pall-bearers being H. S. Elliott, Fred Stevens, H. Ragatz, W. A. Way, Adam Smith, Harry Newman.
Mr. Barnum was nearly 51 years of age, having been born at Decatur, Iowa, May 1, 1850. He was married to Miss Carrie Kimball in 1869. She died in 1896, leaving two children, Loran Barnum of this vicinity and Mrs. Bert Hager of Bellwood, who survive their father. In 1898, Mr. Barnum married Miss Emma, daughter of F. H. Gerrard, who with an infant child is left to mourn the loss of husband and father. In many points of character George E. Barnum resembled his father, Guy C. Barnum, who preceded him to the Spirit world by about three weeks. He was generous-hearted to persons in distress; outspoken in his views as to matters which concerned him and others; determined and courageous in whatever his judgment approved of as thoroughly right and proper to do. His was a strong individuality in many ways, a man of his own peculiar kind, whose life journey was not always along the margin of the quiet stream, and whose inmost problems and contests were not of the commonest sort, by any means.
Tuesday afternoon of last week, Leander Gerrard received word from Genoa that George E. Barnum had just dropped dead at that place. He and Fred Stevens had started from here the day before for the western part of the state on business, expecting to drive across the country.
He ate a hearty breakfast; took dinner with some friends and at 2 o'clock fell over on the walk, dying before a physician reached him. Mr. Stevens arrived here with the remains Wednesday, which were taken to the farm residence south of the city, the funeral services being conducted
there Thursday afternoon by Rev. Joel Warner of Creston, burial in the city cemetery, the pall-bearers being H. S. Elliott, Fred Stevens, H. Ragatz, W. A. Way, Adam Smith, Harry Newman.
Mr. Barnum was nearly 51 years of age, having been born at Decatur, Iowa, May 1, 1850. He was married to Miss Carrie Kimball in 1869. She died in 1896, leaving two children, Loran Barnum of this vicinity and Mrs. Bert Hager of Bellwood, who survive their father. In 1898, Mr. Barnum married Miss Emma, daughter of F. H. Gerrard, who with an infant child is left to mourn the loss of husband and father. In many points of character George E. Barnum resembled his father, Guy C. Barnum, who preceded him to the Spirit world by about three weeks. He was generous-hearted to persons in distress; outspoken in his views as to matters which concerned him and others; determined and courageous in whatever his judgment approved of as thoroughly right and proper to do. His was a strong individuality in many ways, a man of his own peculiar kind, whose life journey was not always along the margin of the quiet stream, and whose inmost problems and contests were not of the commonest sort, by any means.
Death of George E. Barnum.
Tuesday afternoon of last week, Leander Gerrard received word from Genoa that George E. Barnum had just dropped dead at that place. He and Fred Stevens had started from here the day before for the western part of the state on business, expecting to drive across the country.
He ate a hearty breakfast; took dinner with some friends and at 2 o'clock fell over on the walk, dying before a physician reached him. Mr. Stevens arrived here with the remains Wednesday, which were taken to the farm residence south of the city, the funeral services being conducted
there Thursday afternoon by Rev. Joel Warner of Creston, burial in the city cemetery, the pall-bearers being H. S. Elliott, Fred Stevens, H. Ragatz, W. A. Way, Adam Smith, Harry Newman.
Mr. Barnum was nearly 51 years of age, having been born at Decatur, Iowa, May 1, 1850. He was married to Miss Carrie Kimball in 1869. She died in 1896, leaving two children, Loran Barnum of this vicinity and Mrs. Bert Hager of Bellwood, who survive their father. In 1898, Mr. Barnum married Miss Emma, daughter of F. H. Gerrard, who with an infant child is left to mourn the loss of husband and father. In many points of character George E. Barnum resembled his father, Guy C. Barnum, who preceded him to the Spirit world by about three weeks. He was generous-hearted to persons in distress; outspoken in his views as to matters which concerned him and others; determined and courageous in whatever his judgment approved of as thoroughly right and proper to do. His was a strong individuality in many ways, a man of his own peculiar kind, whose life journey was not always along the margin of the quiet stream, and whose inmost problems and contests were not of the commonest sort, by any means.
Tuesday afternoon of last week, Leander Gerrard received word from Genoa that George E. Barnum had just dropped dead at that place. He and Fred Stevens had started from here the day before for the western part of the state on business, expecting to drive across the country.
He ate a hearty breakfast; took dinner with some friends and at 2 o'clock fell over on the walk, dying before a physician reached him. Mr. Stevens arrived here with the remains Wednesday, which were taken to the farm residence south of the city, the funeral services being conducted
there Thursday afternoon by Rev. Joel Warner of Creston, burial in the city cemetery, the pall-bearers being H. S. Elliott, Fred Stevens, H. Ragatz, W. A. Way, Adam Smith, Harry Newman.
Mr. Barnum was nearly 51 years of age, having been born at Decatur, Iowa, May 1, 1850. He was married to Miss Carrie Kimball in 1869. She died in 1896, leaving two children, Loran Barnum of this vicinity and Mrs. Bert Hager of Bellwood, who survive their father. In 1898, Mr. Barnum married Miss Emma, daughter of F. H. Gerrard, who with an infant child is left to mourn the loss of husband and father. In many points of character George E. Barnum resembled his father, Guy C. Barnum, who preceded him to the Spirit world by about three weeks. He was generous-hearted to persons in distress; outspoken in his views as to matters which concerned him and others; determined and courageous in whatever his judgment approved of as thoroughly right and proper to do. His was a strong individuality in many ways, a man of his own peculiar kind, whose life journey was not always along the margin of the quiet stream, and whose inmost problems and contests were not of the commonest sort, by any means.
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