The funeral of William Elias Wester was largely attended by many old friends and business associates. The Rev. Swinney said of him that "Will Wester was a good man, a Christian gentleman; he worked hard, he loved his home, his country, his church and his God."
Mr. Wester was born at Rileys Creek, Tennessee, June 20, 1861, and when he died, August 20th, his age was 52 years and two months. He had lived in Missouri since boyhood, coming to the state at the age of about 12 years. At 17 years of age he became a member of Bethel M.E. Church under the ministry of the Rev. Hawkins and retained his membership there to the end.
In October, 1892, Mr. Wester was married to Miss Pearl Sullivan and of this union three children were born, and two survive. Nina is seven years old and Helen will be two in December. The other child died in infancy. Besides these children and the bereaved wife, there survived his mother, two brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Dan Wester, of this city, and Robert Wester of Kansas City. The sisters are Mrs. Fred Wilson and Mrs. W. T. Emberton of Kansas City.
Mr. Wester was one of the substantial and progressive farmers of this community. His home place, arranged to his own taste, has long been known as one of the prettiest of farms and he took great pride in it. His last visit to Pleasant Hill, where he was so well known, was two weeks ago today to attend the Chautauqua and purchase another improvement for use on his farm, a power pumping outfit, for which he gave Sloan & Knorpp an order that afternoon. Then he went home, became ill during the evening, and on the next Friday afternoon relatives and friends were grouped in grief about the cold lump of clay that once they had known as William Wester.
When nature's unrelenting arm
Sweeps us like withes away,
Maker of man, be Thou our strength
And our eternal stay.
Mr. Wester was born at Rileys Creek, Tennessee, June 20, 1861, and when he died, August 20th, his age was 52 years and two months. He had lived in Missouri since boyhood, coming to the state at the age of about 12 years. At 17 years of age he became a member of Bethel M.E. Church under the ministry of the Rev. Hawkins and retained his membership there to the end.
In October, 1892, Mr. Wester was married to Miss Pearl Sullivan and of this union three children were born, and two survive. Nina is seven years old and Helen will be two in December. The other child died in infancy. Besides these children and the bereaved wife, there survived his mother, two brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Dan Wester, of this city, and Robert Wester of Kansas City. The sisters are Mrs. Fred Wilson and Mrs. W. T. Emberton of Kansas City.
Mr. Wester was one of the substantial and progressive farmers of this community. His home place, arranged to his own taste, has long been known as one of the prettiest of farms and he took great pride in it. His last visit to Pleasant Hill, where he was so well known, was two weeks ago today to attend the Chautauqua and purchase another improvement for use on his farm, a power pumping outfit, for which he gave Sloan & Knorpp an order that afternoon. Then he went home, became ill during the evening, and on the next Friday afternoon relatives and friends were grouped in grief about the cold lump of clay that once they had known as William Wester.
When nature's unrelenting arm
Sweeps us like withes away,
Maker of man, be Thou our strength
And our eternal stay.
The funeral of William Elias Wester was largely attended by many old friends and business associates. The Rev. Swinney said of him that "Will Wester was a good man, a Christian gentleman; he worked hard, he loved his home, his country, his church and his God."
Mr. Wester was born at Rileys Creek, Tennessee, June 20, 1861, and when he died, August 20th, his age was 52 years and two months. He had lived in Missouri since boyhood, coming to the state at the age of about 12 years. At 17 years of age he became a member of Bethel M.E. Church under the ministry of the Rev. Hawkins and retained his membership there to the end.
In October, 1892, Mr. Wester was married to Miss Pearl Sullivan and of this union three children were born, and two survive. Nina is seven years old and Helen will be two in December. The other child died in infancy. Besides these children and the bereaved wife, there survived his mother, two brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Dan Wester, of this city, and Robert Wester of Kansas City. The sisters are Mrs. Fred Wilson and Mrs. W. T. Emberton of Kansas City.
Mr. Wester was one of the substantial and progressive farmers of this community. His home place, arranged to his own taste, has long been known as one of the prettiest of farms and he took great pride in it. His last visit to Pleasant Hill, where he was so well known, was two weeks ago today to attend the Chautauqua and purchase another improvement for use on his farm, a power pumping outfit, for which he gave Sloan & Knorpp an order that afternoon. Then he went home, became ill during the evening, and on the next Friday afternoon relatives and friends were grouped in grief about the cold lump of clay that once they had known as William Wester.
When nature's unrelenting arm
Sweeps us like withes away,
Maker of man, be Thou our strength
And our eternal stay.
Mr. Wester was born at Rileys Creek, Tennessee, June 20, 1861, and when he died, August 20th, his age was 52 years and two months. He had lived in Missouri since boyhood, coming to the state at the age of about 12 years. At 17 years of age he became a member of Bethel M.E. Church under the ministry of the Rev. Hawkins and retained his membership there to the end.
In October, 1892, Mr. Wester was married to Miss Pearl Sullivan and of this union three children were born, and two survive. Nina is seven years old and Helen will be two in December. The other child died in infancy. Besides these children and the bereaved wife, there survived his mother, two brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Dan Wester, of this city, and Robert Wester of Kansas City. The sisters are Mrs. Fred Wilson and Mrs. W. T. Emberton of Kansas City.
Mr. Wester was one of the substantial and progressive farmers of this community. His home place, arranged to his own taste, has long been known as one of the prettiest of farms and he took great pride in it. His last visit to Pleasant Hill, where he was so well known, was two weeks ago today to attend the Chautauqua and purchase another improvement for use on his farm, a power pumping outfit, for which he gave Sloan & Knorpp an order that afternoon. Then he went home, became ill during the evening, and on the next Friday afternoon relatives and friends were grouped in grief about the cold lump of clay that once they had known as William Wester.
When nature's unrelenting arm
Sweeps us like withes away,
Maker of man, be Thou our strength
And our eternal stay.
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