Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/468 Surname: Booz, Brown, Harmon, Howd, Kinney, Lenix, McElvane, Thompson, Yetter ------------------------- M. W. YETTER Well Known Citizen of Webster Vicinity Passed to His Re- ward. After many long, weary days and nights of patient suffering, as a beautiful day was nearing its close, lovingly the angels opened the portals of heaven and one more soul was welcomed into the celestial city. Martin W. Yetter, son of Martin and Katherine Yetter, was born in a log cabin within sight of his present home, July 28, 1847, and departed this life, May 25, 1917, at the age of 69 years, 9 months and 27 days. At the time of his birth, his father had in process of erection, a large brick residence which, when completed was the family home, where the subject of this sketch grew to manhood, sharing the toil and hardships of pioneer life. Jan. 28, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Thompson of Burnside, Ill. To them were born three children, William, of near Galesburg; Otis of this vicinity, and little Dora, who died at the age of 3 years. On Jan. 12, 1890, the hand of Providence took from him his companion and left him the care of two motherless little boys. Oct. 16, 1890, he was again united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Brown. To this union was born five children, Albert, Mrs. Goldie Booz, Mrs. Vernice Harmon, all living near the parental home, and Fred and Pearl at home. There are also four grandchildren, Forest, Olive, and Harley Yetter, children of Otis Yetter, and little five-year-old Roland, son of Mrs. Goldie Booz, and who, having spent most of his life with his grandparents, was his especial comfort and companion during his last days; these, together with the loving and faithful wife and a legion of other relatives and friends, mourn today the passing of a good man. His parents, with three children, came to Illinois from Pennsylvania in 1856 and settled on the farm, which has always been his home. There were nine children of his father’s family, Mrs. Mary McElvane, Mrs. Eliza McElvane, Mrs. Emeline Kinney, Mrs. Sarah Thompson, Mrs. Barbara Lenix, Mrs. Kate Howd, Martin W. Yetter, Lewis T. Yetter and John, who died in childhood. All of these, but the youngest son, Lewis, of Geneseo, Ill., have passed to their long home beyond the tomb. In his younger days Mr. Yetter gave his heart into the keeping of the God he loved, and united with the U. B. Church. Since the dissolution of that denomination here, he consecrated himself anew and professed the faith of the Free Methodist church, especially during his last illness, when he daily emphasized his faith in God, and his hope to gain a welcome to the eternal city. Many times during his illness he called his family around him and admonished them to live for God, always assuring them of his readiness to go whenever the summons came. Mr. Yetter was an honored member of the I.O.O.F. lodge of this city and his place in their ranks will be hard to fill. In 1905 he built the new commodious residence nearby the old brick mansion, which for fifty-seven years had been his home, and the hospitality of the Yetter home has for generations been a subject of comment among not only relatives, but by all who chanced to enter there. His friends were numbered by his acquaintances. No one ever came who went away empty handed. Always kind to the poor, every out cash or down-trodden soul, found a harbor of rest within his house. Mr. Yetter was a hard working man and by his honesty and industry he accumulated a comfortable estate to leave to his family, but the best legacy, is the good name, born by the kind heart and loyalty toward God and man. Although his illness extended over many months and every known remedy was tried by both local and special physicians, as well as the untiring devotion of his faithful companion and children, yet nothing could stay the ravages of disease, and it was only a patient waiting without murmur or complaint, for the mortal to put on immortality," and with consciousness retained until the latest breath, as his loved ones gathered about him, loathe to give him up, that his spirit returned to God who gave it. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." A post mortem held by Drs. Bouseman, Parr and L. C. Knight, showed the cause of Mr. Yetter’s death to be cancer of the intestines. Those in attendance from a distance were, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yetter of Galesburg; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Howd, of Macomb; A. O. Howd, of Augusta; Joel Howd, of Burnside; Mrs. Willa Sharpe of Ft. Madison, Ia. Funeral services were held from the F. M. Church Sunday, May 27th, at 2 o’clock p. m., conducted by the Rev. E. M. Smith of Carthage, assisted by Rev. J. D. Lockhard, pastor in charge here. Rev. Mr. Smith gave a splendid discourse, full of hope and sympathy for the bereaved ones, dwelling principally upon the brevity of life and the necessity of preparing for the certainty of the dark hour of death which must come sooner or later to all. A selected choir composed of Miss Adda Spangler, Miss Mae Duffy, Mrs. J. A. Beebe, Mrs. J. A. Robinson, Messrs. Clem Duffie and Arthur Spangler, with Miss Adda, organist, sang the hymns that the deceased loved so well, viz., "Gathering Home," "Beautiful River," "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," and "The Christian’s Goodnight." The Carthage Republican Carthage, Illinois Wednesday May 30, 1917 Page 1 Column 4 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>