Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1913 — GEORGE W. BURK DIED IN DELPHI SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

GEORGE W. BURK DIED IN DELPHI SUNDAY

Ex-County Commissioner and Prominent Farmer of Jasper County Buried in Delphi George W. Burk, for many years a resident of Jasper county and prior to his removal to Lamar, Colo., some twelve years ago, one of the most prominent farmers, died at Delphi Sunday evening at 7 o’clock at the age of 79 years. Mr. Burk served two terms as a commissioner of Jasper county. He owned the farm now owned by Noah Zigler and sold it some twelve years ago to John Cleary, who two years later sold it to Mr. Zeigler. Mr. Burk went to Lamar, Colo., about the time that D. B. Nowels, his son-in-law, and others, went there. He continued to reside there until about nine months Ago, when himself and wife and daughter, Miss Eva, returned to Indiana, in hopes that the change would benefit his failing health. They lived for some time with their daughter, Mrs. Bessie Burk Matthews, south of Delphi, but last fall moved into a part of the Mrs. Florence Lathrop home, where his death took place. For some time Mr. Burk had been unbalanced mentally. On January Ist he was visited by Mr. and Mrs. George L. Morgan, of Rensselaer, Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Burk being sisters.

D. B. Nowels, who was called back from Lamar, Colo., by the death of his fathe?, was notified of the death of his wife’s father on Sunday evening, the same day that his father was buried. He went to Delphi Monday morning and assisted the widow and children in making the funeral arrangements. The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Delphi and jurial will be made in that city. Deceased leaves a widow, four daughters and one son. Two of ;he daughters, Mrs. Nowels and Mrs. Wallace Robinson, reside at Lamar, Colo., the other two daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Matthews and Miss Eva Burk, reside at Delphi, and the son, Manley Burk, lives on a farm near Logansport. Persons who wish to go to Delphi to attend the funeral can leave Rensselaer on the 11:32 train and return on the Hoosier Limited at 6:06.