Gentry County MO Archives Obituaries.....GROMER, John Caleb July 1921
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Range Ledger, Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado, July 23, 1921

Published:  Range Ledger 
Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado
page 3
Date:  July 23, 1921 [Thursday]


John C. Gromer Answers Final Summons

John C. GROMER, who had been gradually sinking for several weeks with that 
dreaded disease, cancer of the left breast, with which he had been afflicted 
for the past six months, passed away at his home here last Tuesday evening, 
having remained unconscious from about 10 o'clock Sunday night.  

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon and the 
remains were shipped to McFall, Missouri, where he will be laid to rest in 
Fairview cemetery to be interred beside the tomb of his father and mother.  His 
grief-stricken wife and son Manzal, accompanied the remains to McFall. 

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. M. VIR DEN of Oklahoma City, 
Okla., and Rev. J. H. BONER of Deer Trail, Colo., both former pastors of the 
Methodist church here.  Each delivered a beautiful tribute to their deceased 
friend, Mr. VIR DEN reading an obituary prepared by himself and Mr. GROMER just 
a few days before the latter's death, Messrs. J. F. ADCOCK, John DANIEL, Wm. 
CONRAD, C. D. HATHAWAY, J. R. BEAVERS and Tom HATTON were the pall bearers. 

John Caleb GROMER was born on a farm near McFall, Missouri, January 14, 1858, 
where he grew to manhood.  On April 23, 1877, he was married to Miss Mary Ann 
STANDLEY, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wm. STANDLEY of Gentry County, Missouri.  To 
this union eight children were born, a twin boy and girl dying in infancy, and 
a daughter passing away at the age of five years.  Five sons survive.  The sons 
are:  Manzal, recently engaged in the lumber business at Erie, Colo.; Ira C., 
at Wichita, Kansas; Stanley D., at Tucson, Arizona; Blaine, lieutenant 
commander, U. S. Navy, now at San Diego California, and George N. of Denver, 
Colo.  Also five brothers and two sisters survive.  They are:  Wm. J., Alex. M. 
and George N. at Pattonsburg, Mo.; Samuel D. of Columbia, Mo., and Fred A. at 
Gotebo, Okla.; Mrs. Ellen PERSINGER of McFall, Mo., and Mrs. Sallie MANRING of 
Winfield, Kansas, besides several grand-children.  

In 1884 the family moved to Holt county, Nebraska, and in 1893 they returned to 
their home at McFall, Mo., where he engaged in the lumber business.  In 1906, 
they came to Lincoln county where he and his sons engaged in the lumber 
business and continued in that business for a period of fourteen years, selling 
their yards to the James G. NOLL Lumber company on January 1st, 1920.  For a 
number of years they also conducted a branch yard at Flagler.  

Mr. GROMER carried on farming and stock raising to a certain extent and owned a 
fine farm near the McINTYRE ranch southwest of here.  At one time he harvested 
as much as 21,000 bushels of wheat off one crop in this county. 

They did an extensive lumber business during the homesteading days of the 
newcomers to this county and the firm was rather liberal in extending credit to 
settlers and many of them owe their start in this country to the liberality of 
Mr. GROMER.  He was a pioneer in spirit and practice.  Of a rather rugged 
disposition he was not the type of man who held all his friends but was loyal 
to those who were his friends.  

To the lonely widow and family, we extend full sympathy in their bereavement.  



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