Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1914 — 8 extra clerks for this Saturday. We will wait on you promptly at ROWLES & PARKER [ARTICLE]

8 extra clerks for this Saturday. We will wait on you promptly at ROWLES & PARKER

John Coen Dead. John Coen, aged 90 years last March, was found dead in his bed Thursday morning when members of his daughter’s family went to his room. His passing away was evidently very peaceful, for there were no indications that he had struggled at all.

Mr. Coen had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. John R. Vanatta, on North Cullen street, for the past year, where death came to him. He iiad not been feeling very well for some time, hut the day before his death, he was out and about the same as usual and retired Thursday evening feeling no worse thtan he had been. *

Mr. Coen was a native of Ohio, but came to Jasper county when finite young and has resided here for more than sixty years. About fifty years ago he moved to Rensselaer and for a long time was engaged in raising and marketing strawberries. He was a Presbyterian by faith and lived a good Christian life. He leave)) threo daughters, Mrs. of Irby, Wash.; Mrs Harriett Ferguson, of DeKalb, 111., and Mrs. Terzah Vanatta, of this city. Also one brother, William S. Coen, of Rensselaer.

The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Presbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Parreft will conduct the services. Burial in Weston cemetery.