Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1909 — OBITUARY OF HOWARD BURR. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY OF HOWARD BURR.

Howard Marquis Burr was born January 15, 1835, in Cuba, N. Y., and lived in the state of New York until the early ’6o’s, when he came west. He lived in Wisconsin and Illinois and after three years in the army he came to the vicinity of Goodland, where he had resided for more than forty years and was a well known and greatly respected citizen of the community in which he lived, as the numbers of people who called on him in his last sickness to offer their services for his comfort and help bore testimony. He was ever interested in the work of the church, and only last year when Goodland was in her campaign against the saloon hehelped circulate the remonstrance, feeling that if liquor were out there would be more chance of the advance of righteousness. He had been in poor health for several years, but since last February it had been plain to his friends that he was failing rapidly. He was confined to his home since early in July., As long as able he enjoyed the visits of friends and spoke so otten of how he liked to have them come to see him. After he was confined to the house he failed rapidly and the end came September 4, 1909. He leaves a wife, three daughters, one son, his ’ mother, one brother, one sister and five grandchildren, and a countless host of friends who have done everything possible for the bereft ones. The funeral was conducted at 2 o’clock September 6, at the M. E. church in Goodland and interment made in the cemetery north of town. His grave was completely covered by the beautiful flowers which were contributed by kind friends and neighbors. xx