Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1915 — Funeral of W. E. Peck Was Largely Attended at Remington Sunday. [ARTICLE]

Funeral of W. E. Peck Was Largely Attended at Remington Sunday.

The funeral of former Postmaster William E. Peck of Remington, who died suddenly early last week from heart trouble at his home in Chautauqua county, New York, was held at the M. E. church in Remington Sunday afternoon and was perhaps the largest attended funeral ever held in Remington. The pastors of the three churches in Remington conducted the funeral services and delegations of Knights of Pythias were in attendance from all the neighboring towns. The floral offerings were the most beautiful and profuse ever seen at a funeral in Jas-

per county. There were about twenty K. of P.’s and friends from Rensselaer, who attended the funeral. The remains of Mr. Peck arrived in Rensselaer Saturday on the 11:05 a. m., train from Chicago, accompanied by Ihis wife and his brothers, Charles and Frank Peck, of Remington, w’ho went to New York state immediately on learning of Ed’s death, and were taken to Remington in Undertaker Howard’s automobile hearse.

Mrs. Peck will return to her home near Ashville, N. Y., today. Mr. Peck’s brother, Ike Peck, of Remington, has been there for some time assisting Ed in looking after his Y farm and dairy work, and will re- , main there indefinitely, it being the , present intention of Mrs. Peck, we understand, to retain the farm and reside upon same. Mr. Peck was 49 years of age on the day of his death, his death occurring some time during th® night of Tuesday night of last week. He was found dead in 'bed. early Wednesday morning and the body was cold, indicating that death had occurred during the early part of the night. The end had been sudden and very peaceful, as not a sound w'as heard from him and the bed clothing had not been disarranged ip. any way to indicate that there had been any straggle. He lay as though peacefully sleeping. He had been feeling fine on Tuesday and he and Ike had joked about which was the better man, and Ed said, “Tomorrow we will spread down some straw on the ground and determine whether you can lay me on my back or not.” Alas, tomorrow never--came to him