Obituary of Abraham Lincoln STANFIELD, Edgar County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of Abraham Lincoln Stanfield From Thursday, 11 August 1927, Kansas (IL) Journal Abraham L. Stanfield, representative in the state Legistlature from this district, passed away at his home in Paris, Friday morning at 6:10 o'clock.   He was suddenly stricken a week previously at his summer home near Waupaca, Wis., and his serious condition was at once realized.  A few days later he was brought to his home in Paris, after symptoms of uraemic poisoning had set in.  From the time he arrived in Paris until his death, the legislator was unconscious most of the time.   The funeral service was held on Monday afternoon at the First Methodist church in Paris, the pastor, the Rev. A. R. Grummon, officiating.  The body lay in state from 1:30 until the funeral hour.  The active casket bearers were Claude P. Thomas, Guy Hicks, David Kenny, Carl C. Patrick, R. H. McCubbins, and Dr. E. E. Jones.   The honorary pallbearers consisted of the Congressman William P. Holaday, Representative Hugh M. Luckey, Representative P. J. Breen, Postmaster paul P. Shutt, Judge George W. Bristow, Judge S. Murray Clark, Hon. I. N. Coolley, C. P. Hitch, E. B. Brown, W. S. Logan, T. J. Trogdon, Frank T. Wright, Fred Baber, Victor M. Scott, W. T. Hartley, Frank Beals, Frank L. Moss, Henry Woodyard, W. N. Newkirk, Frank Newlin, William F. Hoult, John H. Williams, and Bert Boyd. Burial was at the Hoult cemetery south of Chrisman.   The death of Mr. Stanfield removes from eastern Illinois an interesting and picturesque character.  Abraham Lincoln Stanfield was born on a farm near Edgar, about nine mile north of Paris, on Sept. 4, 1860.  He grew up on the farm and was educated in the public schools of the district and took a course in a business college, after which he entered the grain business, owning and operating the grain elevators at Edgar and Horace until his son, Donald, became old enough to take the active work of conducting the business off of his hands.   Mr. Stanfield was twice married.   Becoming interested in politics, Mr. Stanfield made the race for the lower house of the General Assembly in 1914 and was elected, being reelected to the House for each term since that time.  He completed his seventh term of service on July 1 of this year.  He was elected on a dry platform and had always received the endorsement and support of the Anti-Saloon league.  He had few of the graces of an orator, but nearly always was in his place in the Legislature and was regarded as a hardworking and dependable member.   He was a member of the Methodist church, was an Odd Fellow, Mason, Elk and Modern Woodman.  He had a fund of sound business sense and was regarded as a shrewd buyer and trader.  He was proud of his name and of a resemblance he bore to the martyred President-- Lincoln. On every hand he was knwon as a loyal friend and a fair and just business associate.  A man whose word could be thoroughly relied upon and a man whose honesty was never questioned.   He was praised by friends of all political faiths, for his consistent stand on the wet and dry question while voting in the House.  He was what might be termed "a radical dry." He was a man of numberless friends and was highly respected in all communities of the twenty-second senatorial district, of which he had served the people efficiently for the past fourteen years.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern