Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1918 — Funeral of A. W. Cole Will Be Held At Lafayette [ARTICLE]

Funeral of A. W. Cole Will Be Held At Lafayette

Lafayette Journal. I Arthur W. Cole died at the Home ■ hospital yesterday morning of pneumonia, after all illness of only five days. He was taken ill while he was on his run as mail clerk on the Monon last Saturday, and when his condition became serious Tuesday, was taken to the hospital, Mr. Cole was born in this city sixty-two years ago, the son of the late Fred W. Cole. He was at one time a printer on the Rensselaer Republican and for thirtyeight years had been in the employ of the government, most of. which time was spent on the run on the Monon milk train. He was married a number of years ago to Miss Ella Osborn, of Rensselaer, who survives him. Besides his widow he leaves his mother. Mrs. Mary J. Cole, of I Soldiers’ home; two children, Miss I Bright Cole, who is employed in the purchasing department at Purdue; and Arthur M. Cole, who is with the Wabash railroad at Detroit. He also leaves two brothers, Fred W. Cole, in the mailing department of the Lafayette postoffice, and George B. Cole, of Los Angeles; and a sister, Mrs. S. T. Royal, of Indianapolis. Mr. Cole was an earnest worker in Trinity M. E. church, of which he had been a member many years. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Rensselaer, and president of the local order of the railway mail clerks. The body was taken to the family home, 1526 Cason street, to await burial. The funeral will be held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon from the family residence, Rev. U. G. Leazenby officiating. Burial will be made in Greenbush cemetery, and will be private. The pall bearers will be George W. Smith, John Hogsson, John J. Fleming, Freeman Seaney, R. H. Shook and Charles Williams, Jr. Friends are requested to omit flowers. ,