Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/445 Surname: Myers, Shaffner, Rice ------------------------- Obituary, Dallas City newspaper May 12, 1931 J.O. MYERS, FORMER MERCHANT DIES IN GARY, IND. Julius Oscar Myers was born July 19, 1854 in Fairmont, Missouri, and died May 8, 1931 in Gary, Ind., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tom McNeill with whom he had made his home since the death of Mrs. Myers in 1929. Mr. Myers' ill health began in the fall of 1928 at which time he suffered a broken leg which made him an invalid for the remainder of his life. Deceased conducted a general store in Dallas City for many years and by his honesty and courteous manner, built up a wide circle of warm friends who grieve at his passing. He was brought back to Dallas City on Sunday afternoon and taken to the cemetery where a short service was conducted by Rev. Adams of the Christian church of which he had been a member for many years. Members of the family in attendance were Mrs. McNeil of Gary, F.E. Myers and wife of St. Louis, C.J. Myers and family of Alton, and Mary Myers and George of Dallas City. Another son, R.V. Myers of Toledo, Ohio, was unable to be here. Other friends in attendance were E. D. Kaser and sister, Mrs. Ray Rainwater of Aurora, Chas Quillen and Dick Moore of Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. Ester Gracy, Mrs. F.A. Schulze, Al. Wuellner, Mrs. Wm Zurmuehlen and Gus Bierman and wife of Burlington. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our thanks to all the friends for their many acts of kindness and words of sympathy offered to us at the Funeral of J. O. Myers. - The Family