Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/450 Surname: Shaffner, Rice, Myers ------------------------- Obituary from Dallas City Review Koll E. Shaffner Goes to His Death in The River Friday Night Koll E., son of Mr. and Mrs,. Claude Shaffner, was born in Dallas city, Ill., July 6, 1900, and grew to manhood in this city. He passed away April 9, 1926. He was a graduate of the Dallas City Grade and High Schools and completed his work in the local school in the Class of 1918. He served as Vice President and later as President of the Alumni Association. After graduation, he was employed in the First National Bank here as assistant cashier until 1921, at which time he resigned and went to Quincy to attend the Gem City Business College, graduating from there June 16, 1922, with the degree of Master of Accounts. >From there he went to Columbia, Missouri, in July, 1922, where he was employed with the Missouri Farmer as bookkeeper and auditor. He was married to Miss Mabel Bennington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Bennington of this city October 22, 1922. They made their home at Columbia, Missouri, until December, 1924, when they came back to this City, and Koll assisted his father in his grocery business for a few months. He then went into the offices of the Pioneer Lumber Co., of this place as Bookkeeper, and was working in that capacity at the time of his death. In November, 1914, he was buried with his Lord in Christian Baptism, and became a member of First Christian Church of Dallas City. Through the years he had been a most devoted and ardent follower of the Christ. He had a very thorough and comprehensive understanding of the Bible and its teachings. No task in the church was too difficult for him to undertake, and he gave himself unreservedly to the forwarding of his Lord's work upon this earth. While in Columbia, Mo., he showed the same fidelity to the program of the Kingdom, as he did at home, and while there received the unusual recognition of being appointed a teacher of a Bible Class made up of University students. Since January 1st he has been superintendent of the Bible School an publicity manager in the home church. His counsel and advise were constantly in demand by the pastor and teachers of that organization. He was a studious, industrious, and persistent worker, ever neat and exacting. He put his whole mind and energy in all that he undertook. He was a deep thinker on many subjects of importance. It seemed that he was destined to become a power in the community, had he been spared. Besides the sorrowing young wife he leaves his grief stricken parents, his two sisters, Joan and Frances, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his departure. Funeral services were held this afternoon from the Christian Church conducted by the pastor, Roy C. Leeds. Interment was made in the Dallas City cemetery.