OBITUARIES: Elmer Carnahan; Wapello County, Iowa

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Obituaries  from the Blakesburg Excelsior Wapello County, IA  Sept 1925 

Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa Blakesburg (Wapello co, IA) 
Excelsior Newspaper, Jan 1, 1925 (missing issues Aug 6, 13;)  Oct 8, 
1925-Dec 25, 1930  Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa


Thurs Nov 19, 1925
                                 
A large crowd of sorrowing friends assembled at the Baptist church last 
Thursday afternoon to pay a tribute of respect to the life of Elmer CARNAHAN 
who departed this life November 10, 1925, aged 50 years, five months and eleven 
days. He was a native of Wapello county being born here July 4, 1875.  He was 
united in marriage to Inga PETERSON at Niagara Falls, N.Y. September 21, 1907, 
and to this union was born seven children, one dying in infancy.  He is survived 
by his wife and six children and two brothers and one sister besides other relatives.  
He accepted Christ as his Savior when about thirty years of age and was a member of 
the Church of Christ.  The funeral service was preached by R. F. ALLEN and a 
quartette (sic) furnished several numbers.  The body was buried in the Blacksburg 
cemetery.  Mr. CARNAHAN was killed by a tree falling on him. 
(See associated story, Blakesburg Excelsior, Thurs Nov 12, 1925)