Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1918 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Barney DeWitt was born in Barkley township February 1, 1851, and died at the Jasper county hospital October 1, 1918, at the age of 67 years and eight months. He was united in marriage to Sarah V. Marion July 12, 1870. He leaves to mourn their loss a wife, Sarah V., of Fair Oaks; eight children, namely: Stella Dimpsey, of Fort Dodge, Iowa; Clara Hall, of Gifford, Ind.; Ida Clifton, of Fair Oaks; Rilla Fellmy, of Rensselaer; Cora, of Beaver City, Ind.; Arthur, of Hopkins Park, 111., and John, of Fair Oaks. He was a devoted father and husband. He made peace with his Savior and was prepared to leave this world of sorrow and enter into that world of peace and sunshine.