Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1914 — The Grim Reaper. [ARTICLE]

The Grim Reaper.

Simon McCloud, aged about 68 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Johnson, several miles north of Rensselaer, Thursday morning, from cancer of the face, with which he has suffered for several years. He came to Jasper county from Illinois about four years ago. He was an old soldier and leaves a wife. Mrs. Johnson was in Chicago at bhe time of her father’s death, with her husband, who has been in a hospital there for the past seven weeks and has had one of his limbs amputated three times during this period, for tuberculosis of the bone. She returned home Thursday evening, and the funeral will be held today at the Aix ohurch at 1:30 p. m., and burial made in the Prater cemetery.

Thomas W. Anderson, who has been confined to his bed for the past several weeks, died at 5 p. m., Wednesday at his home in the east part of town. Deceased, who was an old soldier, is survived by a widow and several grown children. The funeral will ,be held today at 9 a. m„ from the house, Rev. W. G. Winn conducting the services, and burial in Weston cemetery..