Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, October 26, 1911 SILAS WORDEN, a well known and respected citizen of near Weldon, was found dead in a chair at his home Monday evening shortly after five o'clock by Duss Sigler, who resided near. Mr. WORDEN had been in poor health for some years, being troubled with heart disease and the cause of his death was heart failure. Immediately after finding the body Mr. Sigler called help and Dr. Phelps, of Van Wert, was summoned. The physician found upon his arrival that death had come some little time before the body had been found and that death had resulted from a failure of the heart to perform its functions. Arrangements are being made to hold the funeral on Thursday afternoon but the place of interment has not been fully decided upon as the Journal goes to press. Weldon relatives and friends are awaiting the arrival of two of Mr. WORDEN's sons from Nebraska before making the final arrangements for the funeral services. The death of Mr. WORDEN was a great shock to his many friends throughout the northern part of the county. ----------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 30, 2009 [email protected] I will look for his obituary..