Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1918 — DEATH OF JOHN RICHMOND. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF JOHN RICHMOND.

iMrs. Tillman Watson returned on Thursday from Oskaloosa, lowa, where she had been called to attend the funeral of her brother, John Richmond, formerly of Jasper county. He and his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whiteman, of Oskaloosa, lowa, had made a visit back to Indiana via automobile, and he was taken sick on his way home with erysipelas of the throat and lungs and was obliged to-take the train at Keota, lowa, not being able to ride longer in the car, He arrived home Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 11, arid died Friday, Sept. 13. He leaves to mourn, his one son, four daughters, four sons-in-law, wife, sister, one brother and two half brothers, also a host of friends and relatives. ’ • • Farewell dear father, farewell, How soon we’ll follow, none can tell, But sooner or later at God’s call We, too, will follow, one and all. Farewell dear father, now we say, We cannot-meet till judgment day, Then we’ll meet on that golden shore Where death can part us no more. Contributed by his (sister, posie Watson.