Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1915 — Former Gillam Resident Dies at Medaryville. [ARTICLE]

Former Gillam Resident Dies at Medaryville.

Squire Calvin Coppess, a former old and well known resident of Gillam tp., died at his home in Medaryville Wednesday morning .aged about 75 years. He leaves a wife' and four children, one son, Maclf Coppess of Gillam tp., and three daughters, Mrs. William Simons of Rensselaer, and Mrs. John Turner and Mrs. Doughty of Gillam tp. He also leaves two brothers, Harvey of Stanwood, lowa, and George of Medaryville, and font sisters, Mts. John R. Gray of Rensselaer; Mrs. Rebecca Hess of Eldorado, Kans., Mrs. Amanda Comer of Walnut, lowa, and Mrs. Rachael Cloud of Ft. Dodge, lowa. Mr, Coppess served through the civil -war in the Ninth Indiana. He had lived in Jasper county, in Gillam tp., since the fall of 1851, until some fifteen years ago, when he moved to Medaryville. He had been in poor health for some time, principally from kidney trouble. The funeral was held at 10 a. m., yesterday at Medaryville and burial made in the Independence cemetery in Gillam tp. Among those attending the funeral from Rensselaer, were Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gray—the latter having been at his bedside since last Friday; Mr. and Mrs. William Simons, and W. F. Osborn and wife. Mr. Osborn’s first-wife was a daughter of Mr. Coppess’.