Marion Register Wednesday May 20, 1896
For five months a familiar figure has been missed from the streets of Marion; a tall commanding form, with genial, pleasant ways and chatty speech was absent. Many friends knew that absence meant suffering but all hoped for his presence again among us. Week by week hopes realized seemed nearer, but just when seemingly the nearest a relapse came to Merritt M. Oakley and he quickly passed away, dying Wednesday last at 6 a.m.
He was born in Essex Co., N.Y., sixty nine years ago and married Miss Susan Morgan in Penn, in 1850, the young couple coming to Iowa and to Linn Co. in 1855.
When the war broke out he enlisted in the cavalry and served three years--re-enlisting and serving six months more. He became corporal of company K 6th Iowa cavalry. While defending the government at White Stone Hills, in what is now Dakota, he was seriously wounded; he suffered from the effects of this wound until his death. Mr. Oakley was a brave soldier, fearing to undertake no duty and shirking no place of danger. In business relation his honesty is unchallenged; he kept the creed--"I have wronged no man" ever before him. In his family he was kind and considerate. As a sick man his patience and cheeriness were worthy of emulation. He is survived by his wife and his two children--Mr. George Oakley and Mrs. Alice Bixby.
The ranks of the Grand Army men are thinning, the Old Settlers Association is called again to mark "transferred to another world" opposite the name of one of its members, and a home where happiness reigned has a vacant chair.
The funeral services were conducted on Wednesday last at 3 p.m., by the pastor of the M.E. church and the body free from its pain at last was laid to rest in the city cemetery.
For five months a familiar figure has been missed from the streets of Marion; a tall commanding form, with genial, pleasant ways and chatty speech was absent. Many friends knew that absence meant suffering but all hoped for his presence again among us. Week by week hopes realized seemed nearer, but just when seemingly the nearest a relapse came to Merritt M. Oakley and he quickly passed away, dying Wednesday last at 6 a.m.
He was born in Essex Co., N.Y., sixty nine years ago and married Miss Susan Morgan in Penn, in 1850, the young couple coming to Iowa and to Linn Co. in 1855.
When the war broke out he enlisted in the cavalry and served three years--re-enlisting and serving six months more. He became corporal of company K 6th Iowa cavalry. While defending the government at White Stone Hills, in what is now Dakota, he was seriously wounded; he suffered from the effects of this wound until his death. Mr. Oakley was a brave soldier, fearing to undertake no duty and shirking no place of danger. In business relation his honesty is unchallenged; he kept the creed--"I have wronged no man" ever before him. In his family he was kind and considerate. As a sick man his patience and cheeriness were worthy of emulation. He is survived by his wife and his two children--Mr. George Oakley and Mrs. Alice Bixby.
The ranks of the Grand Army men are thinning, the Old Settlers Association is called again to mark "transferred to another world" opposite the name of one of its members, and a home where happiness reigned has a vacant chair.
The funeral services were conducted on Wednesday last at 3 p.m., by the pastor of the M.E. church and the body free from its pain at last was laid to rest in the city cemetery.
Marion Register Wednesday May 20, 1896
For five months a familiar figure has been missed from the streets of Marion; a tall commanding form, with genial, pleasant ways and chatty speech was absent. Many friends knew that absence meant suffering but all hoped for his presence again among us. Week by week hopes realized seemed nearer, but just when seemingly the nearest a relapse came to Merritt M. Oakley and he quickly passed away, dying Wednesday last at 6 a.m.
He was born in Essex Co., N.Y., sixty nine years ago and married Miss Susan Morgan in Penn, in 1850, the young couple coming to Iowa and to Linn Co. in 1855.
When the war broke out he enlisted in the cavalry and served three years--re-enlisting and serving six months more. He became corporal of company K 6th Iowa cavalry. While defending the government at White Stone Hills, in what is now Dakota, he was seriously wounded; he suffered from the effects of this wound until his death. Mr. Oakley was a brave soldier, fearing to undertake no duty and shirking no place of danger. In business relation his honesty is unchallenged; he kept the creed--"I have wronged no man" ever before him. In his family he was kind and considerate. As a sick man his patience and cheeriness were worthy of emulation. He is survived by his wife and his two children--Mr. George Oakley and Mrs. Alice Bixby.
The ranks of the Grand Army men are thinning, the Old Settlers Association is called again to mark "transferred to another world" opposite the name of one of its members, and a home where happiness reigned has a vacant chair.
The funeral services were conducted on Wednesday last at 3 p.m., by the pastor of the M.E. church and the body free from its pain at last was laid to rest in the city cemetery.
For five months a familiar figure has been missed from the streets of Marion; a tall commanding form, with genial, pleasant ways and chatty speech was absent. Many friends knew that absence meant suffering but all hoped for his presence again among us. Week by week hopes realized seemed nearer, but just when seemingly the nearest a relapse came to Merritt M. Oakley and he quickly passed away, dying Wednesday last at 6 a.m.
He was born in Essex Co., N.Y., sixty nine years ago and married Miss Susan Morgan in Penn, in 1850, the young couple coming to Iowa and to Linn Co. in 1855.
When the war broke out he enlisted in the cavalry and served three years--re-enlisting and serving six months more. He became corporal of company K 6th Iowa cavalry. While defending the government at White Stone Hills, in what is now Dakota, he was seriously wounded; he suffered from the effects of this wound until his death. Mr. Oakley was a brave soldier, fearing to undertake no duty and shirking no place of danger. In business relation his honesty is unchallenged; he kept the creed--"I have wronged no man" ever before him. In his family he was kind and considerate. As a sick man his patience and cheeriness were worthy of emulation. He is survived by his wife and his two children--Mr. George Oakley and Mrs. Alice Bixby.
The ranks of the Grand Army men are thinning, the Old Settlers Association is called again to mark "transferred to another world" opposite the name of one of its members, and a home where happiness reigned has a vacant chair.
The funeral services were conducted on Wednesday last at 3 p.m., by the pastor of the M.E. church and the body free from its pain at last was laid to rest in the city cemetery.
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