Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1912 — Large Number of People Attended H. Wasson’s Funeral. [ARTICLE]

Large Number of People Attended H. Wasson’s Funeral.

The funeral of Harrison Wasson at tbe M. E. church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock was largely attended, there being an unusually large number of men present Mr. Wasson was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Redmen and these orders turned out in a body. Many, of the men in the procession were members of two apji some were members of ail three of the orders. The pallbearerß were selected two from each order, being W. R. Shesler and John Werner of the Woodmen; Ivan Carson and Chas. Rishling, of the Redmen, and J. A. Grant and Elmer Wilcox, of the Knights. The body lay in state at the late residence between 10 and 12 a. m. Wednesday forenoon and the casket was not opened at the church. Rev. C. L. Harper, assisted by Rev. W. G. Winn, conducted the service and a choir composed of Mrs. E. C. English, Mrs. J. W. Medicus, Miss Ruth Harper, Miss» Esther • Halleck, and Messrs. C. E. Prior, A. A. Fell and John Bruner, Miss Georgia Harris being at tbe piano. , Notwithstanding the extremely bad weather, a cold rain falling throughout Hie day, a large concourse followed the remains to the cemetery, where the Modern Woodmen burial service was conducted.* The service is one of the most appropriate burial rites eker written and the parts were well filled by the Venerable Consul Frank Morrow, Clerk George Mustard, Rev. Parrett and J. A McFarland. The casket was deposited in a steel vault, hermetically sealed. At the church Rev. Harper read the following obituary: Harrison Wasson, the fdbrth child of a family of nine children bom to Wm. S. and Susan Wasson, was born in Dark county, Ohio, Aug. 16, 1869/ Died in Rensselaer, Ind., April 15, 1912, aged 42 years, 7 months, and 29 days. He was married to Fannie Shockney July 6, 1889, while residing in Randolph county,- Indiana. Ten children were born to this union, Pearl, Chloe, Lesta, Alberta, Marie, William, Clifford, Hattie, Virginia and Mildred. After their marriage they resided in Randolph county for five years and then came to Jasper county and have resided in and around Rensselaer since that time, except eight months’ residence at Chicago Heights. During this time he had farmed, worked at the blacksmith trade, engaged in the grocery business and at the time of bis death, owned and conducted the bus lino in Rensselaer"' Mr. Wasson was genial in disposition, an industrious, hard working man, and had a host of friends, and his untimely death is mourned by toe whole community. He leaves a wife, father and mother, ten children, four brothers: Caloin A., Charles E., Luther and Peter; two sisters: Cora V., and Hattie Shrewes, all of Randolph county, to mourn his departure.