Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1906 — Death of Robert F. Priest. [ARTICLE]

Death of Robert F. Priest.

Robert F. Priest, a former well known resident and business of Rensselaer, but living in Chicago for the past ten or fifteen years, died at his home in that city last & unday, at midnight. The cause of his death was heart disease, complicated with pleurisy. He formerly conducted a grocery store in this place for several years. Previous to coming here he lived in Francesville, and he has a bother still there, John Priest. He leaves a widow and one son, Rue, who also lives in Chicago. His age was 63 years, His funeral was held at Francisville, this Tuesday forenoon, after which interment was made in Osborne cemetery, in Hanging Orove Tp., in this county. He was a charter member of the touge of A. O. U. W. organized here about 20 years ago, and afterwards moved to Monon, and still retained his membership until his death.