GARSIDE, Edward

GARSIDE TAYLOR LEE HANCOX PRICE BOSWORTH

Posted By: Tony Mercer (email)
Date: 4/7/2019 at 11:59:54

OBITUARY - EDWARD GARSIDE
Edward GARSIDE was born in England in 1825 and died at Shenandoah Iowa, July 14, 1906. In 1854 he married Jane TAYLOR in England and soon after they came to the country and settled in Aurora, Ill. where he followed his trade as dinner, at which he might be called an expert, having served an apprenticeship of seven years at Oldham, England. There were three children - one daughter dying in infancy, and two sons, John and Henry. John lives in Shenandoah, Iowa, and Henry at Newkirk, Okla.

In 1879 the family came to this county [Ringgold] and settled on a farm in Jefferson township near the old station of Kew. In a few years he disposed of the farm, came to Tingley and established himself, with his son Henry, in his old business tinner and hardware. Mother Garside was laid to rest in the Tingley cemetery almost 16 years ago. Soon after, Henry started out in the world for himself, leaving Uncle Ed as we all called him here alone where he remained till five years ago when he left to make his home with his two boys, most of the time with Henry and his good wife Ada in Newkirk, Okla.

Two weeks ago he conceived the idea of visiting his old friends in Tingley and came as far as his son John's in Shenandoah. The journey was too much for him and he rapidly sank to hi long rest with no disease but a worn out body, tenderly cared for by his two sons, who brought his remains on the 2 pm train Sturday and we laid him to rest beside his good wife. Short services were held at the grave, conducted by Rev. E . LEE and a few of us tried singing "Sweet By and By" a favorite hymn of the deceased. The short notice the writer having received a telegram near 9 o'clock of their coming, and the shower just before the train came, made the attendance small. Uncle Ed was a man of sterling character, his ideas of right and wrong were strongly marked. His friendship for those he liked was strong, as his animosity for anyone he disliked. During the 16 to 1 campaign his shop was the rallying place for our English citizens around Tingley to discuss the great question the McKinley Idea being ably led by Rex HANCOX, then pastor of the M. E. church here and supported by Uncle Ed, and opposed by Uncle Billy PRICE and others (What a slaughter house it was for the "H's") We used to drop in occasionally and hear them, and now that Uncle Ed with others of the group are gone, these bright spots in memory are recalled.

- C. C. BOSWORTH

Tingley Vindicator, Thursday, July 19th, 1906