OBITUARY: John Davies, 1846-1901, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press October 10, 1901]



                                  DAVIES

John Davies was born in Chester, England, July 31, 1846, and died at this
home in Osage, October 8, 1901.  He was twice married, his first wife having
died about thirteen years ago.  Four children were born to them.  Only two
are living, a daughter, Mrs. Dot Conley of Cannon Falls, and his son
Llewllyn, who is a dentist, located at West Concord, Minnesota.  The son
came and devotedly cared for his father during his last week of sickness.
Mrs. Conley and little daughter came, and thinking her father better,
returned home.

The eighth wedding anniversary of his marriage to his present wife, occurred
the seventh, the day before he died.

About a year ago, he sold their residence on Chase street and a week ago
last Monday the day he was taken sick, they moved into the rooms recently
occupied by Dr. Barrett, over the Pederson & Olson millinery store.

Mr. Davis came to Osage on the first train over the Illinois Central R.R.,
and ever since has been a blacksmith by trade.  He had a wide circle of
friends who knew and respected him as "honest Jack Davies".

After a few days of terrible suffering, it was decided by a council of
doctors that the only chance for his life was an operation for strangulated
hernia in the left side, which took place a week ago Wednesday evening.
He stood the operation well and was hopeful, as were his physians.  On
Friday morning he expressed himself as "the danger being past", but on
Tuesday morning there came a collapse, and as the night came on, he passed 
out of his suffering to the great beyond.

At the post mortem examination it was found that the wound caused by the
operation was doing well but an internal ulcer about three inches long,
had perforated the large intestine near the liver, causing the collapse.
For the past six months at times he had complained of a terrible pain which
compelled him to leave his work and sit down for a few moments until it
passed.

As a business man, Mr. Davies was honest, upright and square with the world.
At one time he was a member of the city council.

He was a member of the Baptist church.

He was unable to talk much at the last but said to his pastor that he was
"ready."

The community has lost a good man and a good neighbor; the family a tender,
generous father and husband.

The funeral services will be held at the Baptist church this Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by his pastor, Rev. D. I. Coon.

Dr. Conley and wife came Wednesday on the four o'clock to be present at
the funeral.

There seemed something almost strange or tragical about the death of all
his brothers and sisters and father, all of them dying unnatural or violent
deaths.



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