Iowa County WI Archives Obituaries.....Bunting, George April 27, 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com December 31, 2006, 2:31 am Dodgeville Chronicle, April 1918 “GEORGE BUNTING Dies at Age of More than 104 Years-GEORGE BUNTING, the oldest person in Iowa County, and perhaps the oldest one that was ever in the County, died at the County Home on Saturday, April 27, 1918, aged 104 years, and well along in the 105 year of his life.” “He was born in England in 1814, according to the records we can get, and came to America when quite a young man. He had lived in and around Dodgeville for more than fifty years, and was widely known. He also, for a time, lived at Ridgeway, long before that town was established. Ridgeway was then known as Sampson’s Tavern. He worked in the mines a part of his life, and then settled on a farm and remained a cultivator of the soil as long as he was able to labor.” “He was married three times, all of his wives long preceding him in death. The writer does not know the names of his deceased companions nor the circumstances concerning their nuptials or death. He united with the Primitive Methodist Church in England, and reunited with it again after coming to this country, and has been a member of the Primitive Methodist of this city for more than half a century, dying in full communion therewith. Throughout his whole life, he was well and favorably known, and made hosts of friends along his pathway.” “Fifteen or sixteen years ago, he went entirely blind and never recovered his sight, since which time he was helpless. Otherwise, his physical strength remained remarkably good for so old a man, until a few years ago, when it generally broke down and continued to grow weaker until at last death came to his relief, which, in his case was a blessing instead of a cross.” “He was buried on Sunday, April 28, 1918, from the church of his choice in this city, Revs. M.D. Peavy and W. C. Tyrell officiating at the funeral. The hymns sang at the service were the favorites of the departed brother, and were rendered in a most excellent way by the Arthur families, who were life-long friends of the deceased. A very large congregation of old friends and more recent acquaintances of our dead brother attended the services, which attested the respect with which he was held by those who knew him well.” “He had lived so long that it seemed that old age had perished in Grandpa BUNTING, but it overtook him at last, and he went to his final rest as a full sheath, well-ripened and ready, awaiting the harvest. He had outlived nearly all of his relatives, only a few grandchildren remaining to mourn his loss.” Additional Comments: A photograph of George Bunting accompanied the obituary. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/iowa/obits/b/bunting287gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb