Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1906 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Walter Disbrow wag bom in Cambridgeshire, England, Jan. 17, 1848, and died at his home near Rensselaer, Ind., April 13, 1906, aged 58 years, 2 months and 27 days. He arrived in New York in November, 1871, and had resided in Jasper county for a number es years. While attending Sunday school April 8, he was taken with a severe headache, caused by the grief over his mother, who preceded h'm only eleven weeks before, which later developed into pneumonia and pleurisy. During all his sickness he never complained but was ready and willing to go, believing all things were for the best. He leaves four sisters and two brothers to mourn their loss, three of which are still in England, two sisters and one brother in America. They are Mrs Jno. Warren and Mrs. Joseph Haxby of Effner, Ind., and John W., of Otnaha, Neb. Mr. Disbrow was always a devoted member of the Church of England. Funeral services were conducted at Effner. Ind., in the Presbyterian church, Monday, April 16, 10:30 o’clock, burial at Sheldon, 111., beside his mother. %* I desire to thank all the neighbors and friends for their kindness during the sickness and death of my beloved brother.

MRS. JOSEPH HAXBY.