Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, February 26, 1885 Died, at the residence of W.R. KELLER, Feb. 16, 1885, after a long and lingering sickness of six years, Mr. JOHN KELLER, father of the above. The funeral services were held on the 18th inst., conducted by Rev. C. Newlin, of Weldon. The deceased was born in Greene Co., Tenn., April 17, 1800. He was married to PRECILLA B. KING in 1821. They moved to Putnam Co., Ind, in 1827, and from there to Decatur co., Iowa, in 1855, where his wife died in 1869. He leaves two sons and two daughters to mourn the loss of his death. He united with the M.E. Church in 1848; remained a member until 1857; then joined the United Brethren Church where he held his membership until his death. -- A.J. ------------------------------------------------ Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 3, 2009 [email protected]