Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1910 — AGED CITIZEN DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME. [ARTICLE]

AGED CITIZEN DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME.

Joseph Yeoman, a Resident of Jasper County Since 1844, Ylctim of Paralysis of the Heart. Joseph Yeoman, an old and highly respected resident of Jasper county, died at about 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home in the northwest part of Rensselaer. Mr. Yeoman had been in frail health all winter but had been somewhat improved the past six weeks. This morning he put in his time reading and gave no evidence of not feeling very well until dinner time when he said that he did not feel like he wanted anything to eat. His wife and daughter Mattie, his son-in-law John Rush and Mrs. Yeoman’s brother R M. Moore, were all in the house and after they had finished their dinner Mr. Yeoman got up from his chait and went to the bedroom, returning a minute later as though to resume his reading. Just as he reached his chair he fell and the family realized at once that he had been overcome by an attack of heart failure. The family physician was hastily summoned and found that the aged gentleman had passed away.

Deceased would have been 84 years of age the 2d of next September. He had been a resident of. Jasper county since 1844, having lived for many years in Newton township before he retired from the farm and took up his residence in Rensselaer. He leaves a widow and four children besides numerous other relatives. The children are, Mis? Mattie, Who lived at home, Robert and Reuben Yeoman, and Mrs. John Rush, all of Newton township. The funeral arrangements have notbeen made. I have bought Mrs. Imes’ stamping outfit and will be prepared to do all kinds of stamping. I have a line of embroidery floss.

MRS. PURCUPILE.