OBITUARIES: Robert H. Sellers; 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 Jan 28, 1926

   Robert H. SELLERS, son of Hiram SELLERS and wife was born March 7, 1865, and 
died at his home near Crivitz, Wisconsin, Jan. 16, 1926, aged 60 years, 10 months and 9 
days.  He was united in marriage Sept. 1, 1896, to Mattie LEWIS and to this union were 
born eight children:  Arthur L. of Rock Island, Ill., Walter N. of Bagley, Iowa, Wilson K. 
of Blakesburg, Mrs. Sarah WARD at home, Mrs. Sylvia KING and Mrs. Myrtle 
FULLERTON both of Crivitz and Mrs. Mabel GOODEL of Milwaukee.  One son, Otis, 
died in early childhood.  Besides the immediate family he leaves to mourn his death, 
twelve grandchildren, his aged father of St. Petersburg Fla., five brothers: John of 
Cherokee, Iowa, Charles of Rock Island, Oscar of Marinette, Wis., George, address 
unknown and lee of Springfield, Ill, and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl BROCK of Aledo (?) Ill., 
and Mrs. Nell MILLER of St. Petersburg, Fla., also a large number of friends.  His final 
illness lasted just seventeen days and although loving hands did all that was possible to 
prolong his life, his soul passed into the Great Beyond early Saturday  morning January 
16th.  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church of Crivitz 
and the body laid to rest in the city cemetery.