Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1916 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

Francis M. Pollard was bom in Pike county, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1864, and departed this life March 7, 1916, aged 52 years, 2 months and 4 days. He was married to Violet McGee Jan. 3, 1889. To this union were bom nine children, of whom were at his side when the end came. About three months before his demise he began to realize his physical condition and also the condition of his spiritual life. He prayed for spiritual guidance and asked God to just give him one little star in his crown. Directly after this a nupiber of stars fell seemingly near his window. From that time on he believed God had answered his prayer. He loved to talk of his redeemer and told his family and friends several times to live for Christ and not neglect their soul salvation. A few days before he died, being in a very weak condition, he called his family and friends to his bedside and bn a strong voice talked for an hour and a half of his past life and eternal happiness, admonishing them above all things to rest bn Christ and to meet him in Heaven. iMr. Pollard was a loving companion, assuming a quiet disposition. His disease was of such a nature as to cause him intense pain from the very first, but he bore it all with Christian fortitude, never complaining but constantly resigned to the will of God until death came and relieved him of -his burden and his Master said: “It is enough; enter thou into the joys of the Lord.” Besides his family he leaves to mourn his departure an old' mother, four brothers and four sisters. “A.precious one from us is gone, A voice we" loved is still, A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled.” ~