This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COURSON, THOMPSON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Tk.2ADE/2261 Message Board Post: Funeral for E. T. Courson Held Here Last Sunday Funeral services for Elmer T. Courson, who passed away at Long Beach, California, Jan 8th, (1938) were held at the Postville Community Presbyterian Church last Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. Samuel Garwin of Dubuque, and a goodly number of old acquaintances of the deceased were present to pay a last tribute of respect to his memory. Interment was made in the family plot in Postville cemetery. Those from out of town present at the funeral were Wilmer Stowe of Fort Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Courson of Belmond, Rev. Chas. Richards of Spirit Lake, and Chris Heller of Long Beach, Calif., the last named being a close friend of the deceased and accompanied the remains here. Submitters' note: Son of Samuel Courson and Esther Thompson.