Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1907 — FUNERAL OF "KICK" MOORE [ARTICLE]

FUNERAL OF "KICK" MOORE

The funeral of Walter Moore, so familiarly known in Rei s felaer and thrnont the neighborhood, of Mb country home in Barkley tp. as “Kick” Moore, was held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at the M. E. church, Revs. H. L. Kindig of Trinity church and Rev. W. S. Simonson, of the Barkley church conducting the services. The funeral was attended by practically all the neighbors - from Barkley tp., the school he attended this year and the one he attended last year being closed, and the chnrch was crowded to the doors and many stood outside. A touching obituary of bis short life prepared by the grandfather, Squire Moore, was read, and brought tears to the eyes of almost every person within the chnrch. Amid scenes of greatest sorrow the casket was removed from the chnrch, the sadness of the parents being shared by all the neighbors and acquaintances of the bright and happy little chap whose end came so suddenly. The pall bearers were; Charley Moody, Ed Randle, Arthur "Waymire, Clint Brown, George Parker and Will Scott. It was the largest fnneral held in Rensselaer for many years for so young a child, ahd all who attended it seemed to consider the sacrifice of his little life a personal 1068.