This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trautwein Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1547 Message Board Post: John Henry Trautwein Nov. 22, 1944 John Henry, son of Fred and Anna Moyer Trautwein was born in Derry township on March 28, 1856 and passed away at the Pike County hospital, Louisianna Mo. on Nov. 8, 1944, aged 88 years, 7 months and 20 days. On March 7, 1878 he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Jane Jacobs and for 37 years they toiled together and aquired a comfortable home in which they enjoyed until August 18, 1915, when Aunt Jane passed on. Having no children of their own, they took into their home their niece, Miss Emma Trautwein, now Mrs. Emma Pitzer, and reared her with the same parental care as though she had been their own child, educating her in the elementary schools, music and the art of home making. In May 1924, Mr. Trautwein was married to Mrs. Nora Pitzer of Louisanna, Mo. who died Nov. 11, 1936. Since that time he has lived alone at Louisanna. Uncle John, as he was affectionately known, was baptized in infancy and always been a Methodist. He served for a number of years on the board of trustees and has always given generously of his means toward the support of the church, one of his last contributions being the clock that now hangs on the wall. Besides Mrs. Pitzer he is survived bt two brothers, Solomon J. and Albert M. and a host of relatives and friends. The writer has always known Uncle John and will always cherrish and seek to obtain the many fine qualities that made him an outstanding Christian gentleman. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at El Dara, at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, in charge of Rev. J.F. Bilby. The music was furnished by a quartet composed of J.R. Easley, I.A. Hoskin, Edgar Johnson, and Glen Steers, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Ava Sturginger. Interment was at Taylor Cemetery. THose from a distance attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pitzer, Mr. and Mrs. John Holland, Mr. and Mrs. George Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morrow all of Louisanna, Mo. and Staff Sergent Wick Taylor of Topeka, Kansas. Pike Co. Republican