Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1916 — GEORGE E. HOSMER PASSES AWAY [ARTICLE]

GEORGE E. HOSMER PASSES AWAY

Pioneer Land Owner of Jasper and Pulaski Counties Passes Away at Makeever Hotel Sunday. George E. Hosmer, familiarly known as “Uncle George,” passed away at the Makeever Hotel Sunday evening about 10:80. Mr. Hosmer at the time of his death was 79 years, eight months and eight days old. Mr. Hosmer has long been a resident of Jasper county and owned much land in Jasper and Pulaski counties, the bulk of his holdings being in the latter county. Mr. Hosmer was bom in New Hampshire December 12, 1836, and came to Pulaski the early sixties, and since that time has been a trader in farms.and an extensive cattle buyer. For the past eight years Mr. Hosmer had not been actively engaged in business and has made his home at the Makeever Hotel where he formed a large acquaintanceship with both Rensselaer people and the traveling public. Mr. Hosmer has riot been in very good health for the phst several years and was taken seriously sick on the 14th of this month and failed rapidly from that time until death. Every care was given him possible, but he became much worse Sunday morning and no hopes were entertained for his recovery, and he sank to his last rest Sunday evening. Rev. Curnick, a physician and the nurse were at his bedside when the death summons came.

Mr. Hosmer was a man of industry and integrity, of simple -tastes and habits and had an extremely kind disposition and of a sympathetic nature, and gave financial aid for charity purposes, and in his death Jasper county loses one of its foremost citizens. Although Mr. Hosmer was never connected with any church, yet he believed in the church and accepted the doctrines of Christianity and teachings of the bible. About a year and a half prior to his death he presented a $3,400 pipe organ to the M. E. church of Rensselaer and up to the very last took a great interest in this organ. ' Mr. Hosmer had made all has funeral arrangements with Dr. Paul C. Curnick and had bought his monument and casket, and requested that the organ that he to the church be played at his funeral services. The exact time that his funerai services will be held has not been determined upon as yet, and will not be made until the arrival of a nephew from Massahcusetts, who is expected to arrive Tuesday. Mr. Hosmer was of New England stock and is the last of his immediate family to pass away. Mr. George Seaberry, of Clinton, Mass., a nephew, is his nearest relative and he will be here for the funeral.