Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1914 — Obituary of I N. Makeever. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of I N. Makeever.

Isaac Newton Makeever, son 'fcf Milton and Nancy Makeever, wtos born in Jasper county, Newton township, Ind., July 25, 1849, and departed this life Nov. 10, 1914, aged 65 years, 3 months and 15 days. He was converted and joined the Methodist church at the age of 17, under the preaching of Brother Guild at Saylor school house, and remained a faithful member and reguatr attendant at ehurdh and was also a teacher in the Sunday school until the preaching appointment was moved to another place. He was always kind and considerate of others and always welcomed his friends with a happy smile and a cordial grasp of the hand. There were five children in the family, three sons, Jasper, Newton and Francis Marion, and two daughters, Indiana and Estella, the two sisters, father and mother having preceded him to the better world. As the two brothers were married and had homes of their own this left him alone on the old homestead, where he has resided all his life. He never married, but always eared for his parents as long as they lived and was a faithful, loving and dutiful son. He has been in failing health for the past year, but only confined to his bed a few days. He did not suffer much but steadily grew weaker day by day until the end. He realized that he could not get well and talked frequently about dying and skid he ready to go. He leaves two brothers and fourteen nephews and nieces, and several great nephews and nieces, other relatives and a host of friends to mourn their loss.