Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1915 — W. E. PECK DIED SUDDENLY. [ARTICLE]

W. E. PECK DIED SUDDENLY.

Former \. Remington Postmaster a Victim of Heart Trouble in New York State. The sad news was received Tuesday evening of the sudden death in New York state of W. E. Peek, a former well known and popular resident of Remington, which occurred at his home near Ashville, Chautauqua county, N. Y., that afternoon. Two of his brothers, C. H. and F. L. Peck, of Remington, at once left for New York state to bring the remains back to Remington for burial, they driving to Logansport Tuesday night vi^ 1 auto to catch a train there. The news of Mr. Peck’s death was a shock to his host of frjends in Jasper and northwestern’ I’lndiana, 1 ’Indiana, where he was so well and favorably known, and no death has occurred in a long time that has caused more expressions of sadness than this. Mr. Peck’s whole life had been spent in Remington, where for a number of years he was employed as weigher in different grain elevators there. He was prominent in Ideal business affairs, had also served on the town council, and later served sixteen years as postmaster. He was a prominent Knight of Pythias and had served the offices in the local lodge as well as some other offices in the district and state. For many years he had been prominent in the political affairs of his party, and had thus become well known all over the district. Soon after retiring from the postmastership at, Remington Mr. Peck purchased a 208 acre farm in Chautauqua county, New York, and with his family moved upon same last October. He was very much enthused with that section of the coun try and had planned a bright future for himself and family. He was a large, portly man, weigning about 225 pounds, and apparently the picture of health. He perhaps worked to hard at the start, after having been engaged in office work for so many years, and became critically ill from heart trou-

ble a few weeks after locating upon the farm. He was taken to a hospital in. Jamestown, N. Y., but only remained there a short time, becoming anxious to get back home. It is reported that he was apparently getting along nicely and had practically recovered his usual good health when be suffered another attack r which soon ended fatally.

Mr. Peck’s age was about M, years, and he leaves a wife and five children, three sons and two daughters. The children are Mrs. Ernest Swift of Remington; Walter, aged IS; George, aged 16; Harry; aged 11, and Kathryn, aged 8, all at home. He aleo leaves’ five brothers and one sister-—C. H., FT L., Ike, James and Morris Peck of Remington, and Mrs. Mary; Price of Middlesboro, Ky. - 1 A telegram was received here by J. D. Allman Thursday afternoon, stating that the funeral party would arrive here whh the body on the 11:05 a. m., train today. Undertaker Howard of Remington, will meet them here with his automobile hearse and the body will be taken to Remington at once. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m., Sunday afternoon at Remington, and It is probable that a large number of Rensselaer friends of the deceased will attend.