Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1919 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

. John Q. A. Alter, second son of Simon P. Alter and Nancy Braddock, was born in Greenfield, Indiana, Dec. 28, 1844, and died in Rensselaer after a prolonged illness, Jan. 12, 1919. While still a child his father moved with his family to Wisconsin, where they liyed for several years, later returning to Indiana and settling in Rensselaer, where his father was elected county 'treasurer. On Dec. 20th, 1868, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth J. Tharp. Five children were born to them. The first born, a daughter, died in infancy. The deceased had been in business several times and worked to the limit of his strength. For a number of years he carried mail out of Rensselaer on route No. 3. During the war of the rebellion he enlisted, although quite young, in Co. A of the 87th Indiana Regiment, and served nearly three years. While in the army he suffered a sunstroke which affected his nervous system and general health. He came into the world with an abundance of natural goodness which manifested itself in his kindly disposition Which won him a large number of friends. Three years ago his health failed him, which necessitated his giving up his work. On Thanksgiving day of 1917 he was stricken with paralysis, which with other complications caused his death. While he believed in the religion of Christ and tried to live a life of Christian, usefulness, yet he did noir make ah open confession of this faith until'Nov. 4, 1917, when in the presence of his immediate family and a few friends, his pastor baptised him and received him into the church in his own home. . J ■ ‘ During the many weeks of suffering he patiently awaited the call to come up higher. Thus as he had desired he peacefully slept away into eternity. He is survived by his faithful wife, three daughters, Mrs. E. E. Fritts of Indianapolis, Mrs. Ross Grant of Chjcago. and Mrs. H. G. Nowels of Longmont, Colo., and one son, Frank J. Alter, of Chicago, all of whom with the exception of Mrs. Nowels were present. 1 The family and, friends are comforted by the memory of his kindly character and the beauty of his life. | -rr—rr-