Linn County KS Archives Obituaries.....PETERSON, Loss  February 16, 1900
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The LaCygne Weekly Journal
Linn County
Friday
February 16, 1900

A Fitting Ceremony.
One of the most impressive ceremonies every witnessed by the people of Parker
was the funeral and interment of Loss PETERSON last Tuesday evening. 
Mr. Peterson during his about 40 years residence in Liberty township had become
so endeared to the people that it seemed almost impossible to give him up. In
all his many business transactions he has been so fiar and honest that he
scarcely, if ever, had made an enemy, and everybody turned out to the funeral.
His sons, Peter, Frank and Oliver personally superintended the construction of
the splendid vault in which he was laid in Highland cemetery and the casket was
the finest that could be bought in Kanas City. It is solid steel, perfectly air
tight, finished in imitation of mahogany and of course was very beautiful. The
funeral was preached by Rev. Mehl, assisted by Rev. Leisner and the pallbears
were: A.G. Seaman, D.H. Saunders, D.W. Sullivan, O.J. Magers, T.L. Nunn, J.M.
McCoy, Thos. Oakley, P.E. Brooks, Smith Byers and G.L. Williamson.
Many of Mr. Peterson's friends from Paola, Greeley, Lane and elsewhere were
present and the procession as it passed over the hill to honor him at his last
resting place, was almost a mile in length. Our wish is that all might so live
as to command the respect shown Mr. Peterson. It does not take wealth, for that
he had only what he got by hard, honest toil. True enough he was well to do in
the world but had only what would be called a humble fortune. One of the
grandest, noblest things that can be siad of any man could be truthfully said of
Loss Peterson. He was an honest man.--Parker Message. 


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