Decatur County Journal Iowa June 22, l893                        AT REST--GONE HOME.                            - - - - - - In the absence of ELD. F. EDWARDS, we were called to conduct the funeral services of Brother ABNER M. BURNS, on Tuesday, June 20, l893, who departed this life at his late residence in Leon, Iowa, Monday, June l9th, after weeks of weary watching and waiting, but the summons found him ready and fully ripe for the change. UNCLE ABNER, as he was familiarly called, was born in Jefferson County, Ind., October l3th, A.D., l8l5, making him 77 years, 8 months and 6 days old.  He was married to MISS ELIZABETH KINNEAR in l836.  In the year l849, he emigrated to the west and settled in Davis County, Iowa; lived there five years and in l854 settled in Decatur County, one-half mile west of Leon, where he and his wife have continued to reside and make their home. Ten children were born to them, six of whom--five sons and one daughter--remain to mourn the loss of a fond and affectionate parent. The children are badly scattered, i.e. one in Colorado, one in Nebraska, two in Montana, and two in Iowa. Brother BURNS has been a professor of religion for over 52 years.  His walk rather than his talk evidenced to the world a character of his inward joy and life.  He and his good wife helped to organize the Leon Baptist Church 39 years ago, and amid its checkered career of sunshine and shadows, they have remained faithful. The floral tributes that covered the casket evinced that his life had left its imprint upon his neighbors' hearts.  Loving hearts cared for him while sick and tenderly laid him to rest beside the dear ones gone before.  The children were all present save two, who could not get here. The Scripture lesson was read from Romans 8: l-28, and 38, and 90; verses of same chapter, used as a text.  REV. W.G. HOHANSHELT assisted us.  We have seldom seen so many aged persons present at a funeral whose heads were already white for the harvest that awaits us all.  May God in his loving kindness bless and guide his aged companion and all the kindred is our prayer.                                  J.H. BURROWS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert