Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1914 — Funeral of James E. Flynn Held at M. E. 'Church. [ARTICLE]

Funeral of James E. Flynn Held at M. E. 'Church.

The funeral of James E. Flynn was held at the M. E. church this Tuesday morning, the body having been shipped here from Lowell, where his death had occurred Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. V. Waver. Rev. Servies, of Lowell, accompanied the body here and conducted the service at the church. The Ladies of the G. A. R. also held a brief serviee at the church, silk flag on the breast of the deceased, as is the custom at v the funeral of all old soldiers. Nineteen veteilans of the civil war were present^to pay their last act of to him. The body was laid to rest beside the grave of hi® wife in Weston cemetery. , The following obituary was read at the service: ' * . James Emerson Flynn was born Aug. .30, 1844, in Decatur county, Indiana, and departed this life at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hattie F. Weaver, in Lowell, Dec. 6, 19\4, aged 70 years, 3 months and 6 days. His early life was spent in Decatur county and at the age of 14 (he entered the milling business, which trade became his life work. When but a boy he enlisted In the union army, in 00, E, 123 d Reg. Ind. Vol. Infantry, and served his country well as a soldier, receiving at the close of war an honorable discharge. On Feb. 18, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah P. Colby, and to this union were born seven children, four sons and three daughters, three of whom died in infancy, and John Franklin at the age of nine years, He leaves three children to mourn his departure, Mrs. Hattie F. of Lowell, Mrs. Lona Beatrice Nichols, and Hallord A. Flynn v of Chesterton. His wife, Sarah P. Flynn, died on June 13, 1907. Later he was married to Mrs. i Sarah Miller. ( He united with the Methodist Episcopal church when a young man before the war.