This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sigler, Cooley, Hupp, Dirks, Davis, Craddock, Tucker, Lewis, Waychoff Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Gk.2ADI/1294 Message Board Post: The Coon Rapids Enterprise ( Carroll Co Ia) Aug 13, 1926 George Sigler Buried Wednesday Came to Iowa More than Fifty Years Ago and Settled in County When Few Farms in Locality Father of Five Children but who are Scattered Over the Country George Sigler died at the home of his son, Dick Sigler, Monday in his78th year. He was the brother of Mart, Frank, Whit, Jerry, and Jack, andthe father of Dick, Erve, Roy, and Ed. With other members of the Sigler family he came to Carroll county some fifty years ago, since which time he has lived in the vicinity of Carrollton and of late years at Dedham, having for years just past, been mail carrier for the government ,carrying mail to and from the depot at Dedham, to the post office atDedham. Also run the bus to and from the depot to town. His wife died several years ago, since which time the deceased lived a large part of the time with his son, Richard. Mr. Sigler was universally esteemed and had a large number of friends. He saw Dedham laid out as a town some forty five years ago and the thinly settled locality near that town develop into a fine farming country. Funeral services were held at the Dick Sigler home and interment made inthe Dedham cemetery. =========================================================== The Herald Wednesday, Aug 18, 1926-Carrollton ( Carroll Co, IA) George Washington Sigler who died last week at the home of his son was born in Monroe county, Ohio, June 4, 1849. He came to Iowa with his parents in 1856 and settled in Lee county, from where they came to Carroll county in 1865. On March 26, 1872, he was married to Miss Helen A. Cooley and to this union six children were born, two dying in infancy ,Ashley and Otto. The Living ones are Roy of Racine, Wisconsin, Ed of Omaha, Nebraska, and Dick and Irve of Carrollton. There are 29 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. John Hupp of Carrollton, and many old friends who will miss him. Most of his married life was spent in and around Dedham. He had been an active man ,always in good health, and worked up to the last 7 weeks of his life. He served as mail carrier and bus driver in Dedham for 10 years, and was always on the job, cheerful and pleasant. He was one of the pioneers of the country, and fought through the hardship of the early settler's lif! e. Mrs. Sigler preceded him 15 years ago, leaving him to fight the battles of life alone. He spent the last 7 weeks at the home of his son, Dick, giving up his active life and work in Dedham on June 5, choosing this place to go to live the last of his days. He reached the age of over 77 years. The funeral services were held at the Dick Sigler home Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. H. Dirks of Carrollton and the remains were laid to rest in the Dedham cemetery. The pall bearers were as follows:Jack Davis, Harry Craddock, George Tucker, Charles Tucker, John Lewis ,George Waychoff, all of Dedham. ( this is my 3rd great grand Uncle)