Obituary of Ira H BUSARD, Crawford County, Illinois

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Transcribed by Barbara Dix.

Ira H. Busard, 87, Old Resident of Palestine, Dead 

Teacher in Old frame Grade School Building, Farmer and Local.
Merchant

Death Friday afternoon removed one of Palestine's oldest citizens
in the passing of Ira H. Busard, 87, at his home on North Main
Street.

Farmer, business man and school teacher, Mr. Busard had been
identified with important affairs of the community for many
years.

As a young man he was a teacher here, teaching in the Palestine
Grade School in the early eighties when the Palestine school
building then housing both grade school and the one-room high
school, was located on the lot just north of the present grade
school building where the Boy Scout cabin stands.

Many years ago Mr. Busard also was one of Palestine's merchants
while at different times he gave attention to farming. Late in
life he returned to the school room to fill in a short time
necessary to qualify for his teacher's pension.

For more than 40 years he was an elder in the First Presbyterian
Church in Palestine, beginning this service when the congregation
occupied a frame structure where the post office now is located.
The old building, used as the LaMotte town house , in the rear of
the post office today. He was the oldest member of the church's
session.

The deceased gave generously of his energies to many church
activities and to the time of his death was a close student of
the Bible.

Ira H. Busard was born in Hebron, Ill., Jan. 11th, 1855, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Busard, the father being a United
Presbyterian minister.

Mr. Busard is survived by his wife of second marriage, Ella. His
first wife was Nancy Jane Fife Busard, usually called "Jennie,"
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Fife, deceased, and sister of
Mrs. Anna Dickinson, Mrs. Mattie Hughes, David Fife and William
Fife.

Four of their children preceded the father in death, William,
Clinton, Robert and, Otto.

Robert, who developed into a skilled surgeon at Muskegon,
Michigan, met death some years ago in an airplane accident.
Following the death of the mother, Mr. Busard for some time made
his home in Muskegon with his son.

William, the eldest, passed away at about the age of 22. Clinton
died when about two years old.

The two surviving children are Samuel, of Indianapolis, and Mrs.
Mary Moody, of Springfield, Mass.

Two sisters and one brother also survive, Mrs. Emma Gaines and
Mrs. Cora Norton, of Colorado, and Cicero (?) Busard, of
Marshall, Illinois.

Many friends attended the funeral service Sunday afternoon at the
Presbyterian church. Rev. James Wm. Rankin officiated. Burial
was in the Palestine cemetery. dated Thur .Feb. 26,1942. No
source given.

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