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G ■ • ;'. V-'■S'SB»*» n»- «****»*»The Passing of Elisha Vance BrileyElisha \ an ;e Ilri-«*y w, a bom Doc. 22,1835 aod died Nov. 27 11*02 at 5 o’clock.a. in., at the ageand ft*66 years, ll monthsceased was married toApril - -x yftftTT * ’Trrrhourleen children, dovewas Ooyj.Wfidm are still living and were present at the funeral, two died at infancy, one died at the age of 19. Deceased hadbeen a member of the Drifted Hrethernchurch for about thirty-five years. Hewas also an honored member of the lodgeof Odd Fellows, % charier member ofthe lodge at Ontario.“LOh” Briley as he was familiarly called w;tlt; one of the sturdy, honest Yeoman of the country,an Old settler in Story county, a man who worked hard early and late, going in his bare feet because be did not havethe means with which to buy shoes butwho by his frugality Industry and sturdy honesty gathered about him before thehand of death was placed upon him acompete.tcy of this world’s goods of*vtil.:blt;any man might well be proud andoassed to his reward well knowing that he hadleft none of his progeny wherewant would over take them ittheyshould exereise in any d *gr«e the judgment which their father had used in hiseariy life in the pioneer days of Iowaand of Story county. The death ofthl« sturdy oak was a great shock to )heLittle didcommunity, iglne that “ Listi ”any one 1m-BrBey was to bestricken* with death so suddenly. He was in Ames but a day before his death,hale, hearty, genial, goodMellow as ever. He was stricken with an underthe left shoulder at about five o’clock a.«u. and in twenty minutes was dead. Tne writer of these line* had in hisheart a warm spot for the deceased. Hew» a friend, a true and tried friend. Aman to be admired by men. He practically hued his way to success, and thesuccess that crowns the efforts of a manlike that Is appreciated, or at. leastshould he. This is the natural end ofin, but it seems the sorrow is greater because a good man should have to go -o young. We feel that a big, good-hearted man i‘ke this should have beenspared tlt; a longer life.wonsiptfas.atwi*ipwwimimn.
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Ames Times
Ames, Iowa, US
Thu, Dec 04, 1902
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