Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1912 — FUNERAL OF GOOD MAN WAS LARGELY ATTENDED. [ARTICLE]

FUNERAL OF GOOD MAN WAS LARGELY ATTENDED.

Concourse a Mile and a Half Long Accompanied Body of M. W. Reed \ to Weston Cemetery. The admiration in which the public held Mark ;Reed and the generous sympathy felt for his family was attested by the large number who attended his funeral Sunday afternoon. It is estimated that near a thousand people gathered at the home a milr and a half west of Rensselaer to attend the service, which was conducted by Rev. C. L. Harper of Trinity M. E. church. There was such a congestion of vehicles that Undertaker Wright found it necessary at the conclusion of the service to have all automobiles proceed to the cemetery ahead of the funeral concourse, which was almost a mile and a half in length. At the grave the Knights of Pythias, of which Mr. Reed had long been a member, conducted the service and the brother Knights each deposited a sprig of myrtle in the grave. The Knights and many of the Pythian Sisters had gathered at the hall at 1:45 and were taken to the Reed home in automobiles donated -for the purpose. The Knights had been asked by Mr. Reed to take charge of the service. The pallbearers were C. J. Dean, J. P. Hammond, W. V; Porter, C. C. Warner, Philip Blue and A. E. Wallace.. ,

There were a large number of floral pieces which friends had sent, the casket being entirely covered. Marcus W. Reed was the youngest child of a. family of three born to John W. and Eliza Reed. He was born in Jasper county May 21, 1861, and died July 26, 1912, his age being 51 years, 2 months and 5 days. He was united in marriage to Sarah Ann Kissinger Ngyember 10, 1881. To this union six children were born: Nellie Borntrager, of Ft. Wayne; James E., Goldie DuCharme, Grace, Ross and Opal, of Rensselaer. All of Mr. Reed’s life was spent on a farm near Rensselaer and here he made a name for himself far better than riches. He was known as a man of fair dealings, with a heart filled with kindliness and his warm personality had surrounded him with friends who keenly felt the sadness of his untimely death. Struck down in the very vigor of manhood, his death should serve all with a warning of life’s uncertainty. In the passing of Mr. Reed a loving husband and father is taken from the home, a worthy member from his lodge and a substantial citizen from the community.