Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1920 — ROBERT CARLETON WHITE. [ARTICLE]

ROBERT CARLETON WHITE.

The following taken from the Boone County News-Republican, published at Boone, lowa, was handed to us by B. K. Zimmerman, a very close friend of Robert C. White. The article appeared in the above paper on July 26: “A number of relatives and friends gathered Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock to render their final tributes of respect to the memory of Robert C. White at the residence, 203 Tama Tama street. The services were conducted by the pastor of the deceased, Dr. M. V? Higbee of the Presbyterian church. A quartette composed of Mrs. Harold Thorson, Miss Elisabeth Ertz, Joel Carlson and Palmer Snell sang. Mr. Snell gave as a solo, “Crossing the Bar.” The remains were taken to IdnwoOd Park cemetery for burial, accompanied by an escort of honor from Boone Lodge, B. P. O. E. No. 563 of which the deceased was an active member and former officer. The pallbearers were Henry R. Eaton, Fred Richardson, Orville Messnard, H.' A. Flamhaft, W. W. Quinn and Charles Weaver. Life Sketch. Robert Carleton White was bon in Willmington, Ills., June 4, 1888. His earlier years were spent in Illinois and Indiana, coming to Boone, lowa, in 1914. He opened the Boone Vulcanizing Works and continued in this business until the time of his death. On November 15, 1915, he was united in marriage to Elsie B. Ensign, of Colorado Springs, Colo. To this union were given two children, who, with the mother, survive. The children are Marcia Ensign, aged 4, and Ruth Louise, 1 year old. Two* brothers and a sister also remain. These are Walter M. White of Colorado Springs, A. H. White of Joliet, UL, and Mrs. M. C. Jones of Boone.

I Robert White was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Boone Lodge B. P. O. E. No. 563. । He entered into the membership of the Presbyterian church at the same time with several of his friends and neighbors about three months ago. He passed away at his home here on Thursday, July 22, from heart (trouble. He had recently returned i from Rochester, Minn., where ho had been for examination.