Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1913 — THREE GARNERED IN DEATH’S HARVEST [ARTICLE]

THREE GARNERED IN DEATH’S HARVEST

Mrs. W. D. Sayler, Mrs. George D. Mustard and John Kennedy Pass to Great Beyond.

Three deaths, two of them In Rensselaer and another at Morocco, all occurred within the past twentyfour hours.

Mrs. William D. Sayler, who suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday of last week, died Tuesday afternoon at about 3 o’clock at the Sayler home in the northwest part of town, after gradually sinking throughout the day. Six years ago she had a stroke of paralysis, from the effects of which she had not entirely recovered. Mrs. Sayler was born in 1851. She leaves a husband and six children and many other relatives to mourn her death. The children are Lawrence and Wallace Sayler, of Rensselaer; Mrs. Winona Brewer, of Winamac; G. N. Sayler, of Albert, Kans.; Wilber Sayler, of Oregon; and Mrs. Ada Hufty, of Colorado. The two last named will not be here for the funeral, but G. N. Sayler is now on his way from Kansas and the funeral arrangements have been based upon the time of his expected arrival and will be held at the late residence at 2:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Mrs. George D. Mustard, who has lived with her daughter, Mrs. Sylvester Gray, for the past six years, died at 4 o’clock this Wednesday morning after a decline of several months that took a serious turn a week ago last Sunday, when she had a severe attack of heart failure. Tuesday, however, she seemed somewhat better and it was not until 1:15 o’clock at night that she became worse and she sank rapidly away following that time. She was 81 years of age on December 29th. Her husband, two sons and one daughter survive, namely, John W. Mustard, of Goodland; Chas. H. Mustard, of St. Anne, 111., and Mrs. Gray, of Rensselaer. The funeral service will be held at the Gray residence Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock, by Rev. C. L. Harper, and the body will be taken to Grand Ridge, 111., for burial, that place having been the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mustard prior to their removal to Jasper county twenty-six years ago, and three sons are buried there

John Kennedy, whose age was about 65 years, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Morocco. He had been quite sick foT several days and his sickness took a serious turn at an early hour Tuesday morning and Drs. Washburn and Johnson were called and an operation performed in the hope of saving his life. It was found that abscesses had formed on the bowels and that his appendix had ruptured and the physicians had but little expectation that he could survive. Mj*. Kennedy was a large land owner and for many years resided on his farm between Morocco and Mt. Ayr and he was well known in Rensselaer, where he frequently came to trade. He is survived by a widow and four or five grown children. The funeral will take place at Morocco at 11 o’clock Thursday morning.