Lewis May Kob was my great-great grandfather. I'm pleased and surprised to see one of "mine" here! Thanks! Barbara Whitsitt, Illinois -------------------------------------------------- From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 7:09 PM To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: [IADECATU] DEATH OF ELDER L.M. KOB > Decatur County Journal > Leon, Iowa > Thursday, July 6, 1911 > > Elder L.M. KOB was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, December 25, > 1834, > and died at his late home in Garden Grove, Iowa, June 26, 1911, aged 76 > years, 6 months and 1 day. > > He came with his parents to Henry County, Indiana, when six years old > where > he grew to manhood. He was united in marriage to Miss ANNA WIMMER, of > that > county, March 29, 1857. They emigrated to Iowa the same year, reaching > Decatur County, June 4th, in which county they have ever since resided. > To > this union five children were born, two sons and three daughters; the sons > preceded him to the spirit world; the daughters are: Mrs. SIDNEY DUFFIELD, > of Center Township; Mrs. ELIZABETH KENTNER, of Morgan Township, and Miss > JEMIMA KOB, of Garden Grove. > > He united with the Church of the Brethren about 1860, and being a very > zealous worker in the church, he was soon chosen to the ministry and owing > to the rapid progress made by him was soon advanced to the second degree > and > then to the full ministry or eldership in which capacity he has served his > church faithfully and well as long as he lived. His sickness was of long > duration, yet he never murmured or complained but longed so much to be > released from this world of suffering and go home to rest. By his death > the > church feels her great loss for his life, one that was fully consecrated > to > the Lord. He will be sadly missed by the community at large for he was > always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need. > > Funeral services were held on Wednesday at 11 o'clock at the Franklin > Church > conducted by Elder A.L. Sears. Text, Rev. 22:14, after which the remains > were followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of > sorrowing > friends and laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. "Blessed are the dead > which die in the Lord, from henceforth yea sayeth the spirit that they may > rest from their labors and their works do follow them." > --------------------------------------------------------- > Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > December 7, 2009 > [email protected] > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message