Jacob Myers (1931)
FEE, GARRETT, MYERS, OLDHAM
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 11/15/2024 at 16:27:12
The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 22, 1931
Page 1, Column 5JACOB MYERS DIES TULSA OKLAHOMA
Services Held Here Friday Burial At Fairview Cemetery
Funeral services for Jacob Myers whoe death occurred January 13 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, were held Friday at the Tidrick funeral home in Winterset, the Rev. H. L. Olmstead in charge. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers went to Tulsa about three months ago to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Herbert Garrett. Mr. Myers fell January 2. He was stricken with apoplexy January 11, his death occurring two days later.
Mr. Myers was 81 years old and was one of the prosperous and most widely known men of the county. He came to Madison county when he was twelve years old, living in the Fairview neighborhood. About twenty-five years ago Mr. and Mrs. Myers moved to Winterset where they had since made their home. He was custodian of the Madison County Bank ten years, giving up his work about four years ago on account of failing health.
Mrs. Myers and five children survive, Mrs. L. A. Oldham who lives northwest of Winterset being the only one now making her home in the county. An obituary notice is printed on another page of this issue of The News.
________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 22, 1931
Page 2, Column 5MORTUARY – Jacob Myers
Jacob Myers, son of Christopher and Ida Myers, was born in Ohio, November 8th, 1849.
Both of his parents died when he was still a baby, and he made his home with an uncle. They soon came to Appanoose County, Iowa, to make their home, where he was a little later taken into the home of Christopher Foglesong and with them came to Madison County, when 12 years old. They located in the Fairview neighborhood where he worked on the farm, and attended country school when he could.
He was married to Candace Fee January 1st, 1874, and to this union 7 children were born, one died in infancy and their son, Glenn at the age of 12. The other children are Charles of Ambrose, North Dakota, Roy of Portland, Oregon, Mrs. L. A. Oldham of Madison County, Iowa, Carl of California, and Mrs. Gladys Garrett of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
After their marriage they lived in the farm for more than 25 years, most of that time in the Fairview neighborhood. They moved to Winterset, which has since been their home, more than 25 years ago.
He had prospered on the farm and moved to town to retire but he was too energetic of nature to quit work and he was always busy. He became custodian of the Madison County State Bank building and was a faithful employee for 10 years, until 4 years ago when he gave up the work because of failing health.
Three months ago he and Mrs. Myers went to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Garrett. While there he was active until he had a fall on January 2nd, which confined him to the house and on January 11th, he had a stroke of apoplexy and passed away on January 13th, at the age of 81 years.
His has been a life of thrift and industry. No one was ever more faithful to his work than he. In his home he was kind and thoughtful, and everywhere he was loved for his cheerful friendliness and his faithfulness to every task.
He leaves besides his wife and children, 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and many friends.
Mr. Myers was brought back to Winterset where Rev. H. L. Olmstead conducted the service in Tidrick’s Funeral Home Friday afternoon, January 16th, and the burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
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