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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1914)
H O W A B O U T T H A T N E W © U iT ? Ask to See the Latest Styles from the Largest and Best House in the Don’ t wait Let us take your order today. State, it costs no more. Be among the best dressers of the Let us show you the late styles and the money-saving. Suits from $17 ^ up to $35 m OREGON AKK— All Suits and Overcoats are made by the J. L. Bowman <fc Co , Tailors, Portland, Ore. We take your measure and deliver your suit in five days. Ask “ George” to show you the line of samples and style book. INTERESTING LIFE NOTABLE WOMAN Conti mu*. I from first page and attended many of his meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley were the parents of eight children, five sons and three daughters. One daugh ter died in infancy. She give three of her sons to the defense of the nation in 1801, Robert, John and Joseph, all enlisting in theSth Illinois Infantry and all being in the same company. Robert con tracted the tneatle* during the siege of Vicksburg and died there and is buried in the Vicksburg na tional cemetery. John died 42 years ago and is buried at Pleasant Hill cemetery. March 31, 1801, after a devoted married life of nearly fifty years her husband passed away, the family then li\ mg in Colfnv and he rest* in the Wiley cemetery. She is survive.! by three sens; Joseph of Kearney. Neb. James K. of Decatur, 111., aud Rev. W R of Normal, and two daughters, Amelia Smith, of Bavard, Nth., and Elisabeth Fincham of Colfax She also leaves two brothers, Robert Hop kins of Kansas, and litnrv Hop kins of Bloomington, 111., andfhere are in addition twentv-four grand could do proved futile, as Graud- and probably was able to appre children and thirty-six great grand ma well knew, and she expected ciate her deep knowledge of the children and three great-great- the summons at any time, know Bible and of things spiritual more than most of us. Following Dr grand children. ing that all was well. Thursday Gilmer Rev. J. W Ferris gave the Grandma Wiley, as she was night at 10 o’clock the children obituary, intermingling the sketch known to everyone, uuited with the realized that the end was near with facts of her life that hud Methodist Episcopal church when and she gradually sank until a t ! un^‘‘ r own observation, „ . , . . I telling of events that had trans- she was seven years of age, and re , in the morning ( Friday) her | pi,.b(} that ihoweti what an im. mained one of its most staunch spirit took its flight to the better passion her life had made on supporters during the long period land, and thus ended a career that i both young and old in the com- of 84 years. No weather was too not many of the inhabitants of j munitv. Me have not the room to had, no night too dark for her and this world ever experience. The ' these talks in full much as , . . . , . we would like to hollowing the she was always found at the prayer funeral services were held at the tftik of Mr Ft,rris the ohoir Ban* meeting and at Sunday-school and M. E. church the following Sunday "Jesus Lover of Mv Soul,” and church nearly every Sunday until afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted thus ended the closing services in past ninety years of age, when h«r by Rev. J. W. Ferris, assisted by the career of this notable woman. sight almost failed her aud she j Dr. U. Z. Gilmer of Maquon and Th” remains were conveyed to the Iv ... ., iley cemetery, followed by a long was unable to he out much. But l)r. Williams, ’ District ouperinten- o , was r line of ( carriages, and the v; nodv she was always there in spirit. dent of the district. The church iHUj to rest beside her husband, Eleven weeks previous to her was filled almost to its capacity The pallbearers were five of her death while out in the back yard with friends who came to show grandsons, Hamiiton and Earl at her home she sustained a severe their last tribute to this departed V\ iley. of Normal; trod. Lemuel The choir rendered »nd Paul Finehman. and Leroy fall which dislocated her hip and * mother. "Nearer My God to Thee,” aud Wither*, hu bind af her grand- injured her internally. She wa- after prayer by Dr. R. Williams he daughter. carried in th*‘ house and placed in spoke for a few moments on the Those present from a distance her bod from which she never strong Christian character of the attending the funeral were Rev. arose. On account of her extreme* deceased, his impressions being1 Win C. Wilev and family, of Nor- age recovery was almost too much gathered from the minv vears he ra il; James Wiley and daughter to hope for, but she was patient had khown her. Dr. I Z Gilmer, and husband, of Decatur; Joseph who washer pastor a number of Wilev. of Kearney. Neb., and Mrs. thmught it all He children men years ago, came fer the funeral Amelia $mith. of Bayard. Neb ; Honed above all hastened to her and then spoke for some little time, j Mrs. Hannah Ogden and four bedside and were her constant coni using for his text the words from grandchildren, of Lexington; Mil panions night and day, being Paul quoted at the heginnmc *f le* Henline ai i umiiv. if T< **n- assisted by many of her numerous the sketch. Dr. Gilmer was in-Ida, be-ides many from the neigh- friends. All that loving hands ti mutely acquainted with Grandma boring community. 2:45 j