JEREMIAH EVANS. COLUMBUS JUNCTION, LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA.
JEREMIAH EVANS DIED FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS.
Jeremiah Evans, well known and highly esteemed resident of this community, who has been seriously ill since last fall, died at seven o'clock Monday morning, January 20th, 1941.Jeremiah Evans was born July 12th, 1890 at Tregarth, Carnarvonshire, North Wales, the son of Jeremiah and Margaret Evans. He came to America in March 1912. After spending some time in Carroll, Nebraska, Big Rock and Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Evans came to this community and soon afterwards entered the service of his country, from Washington county, on July 31st, 1918. He first went to Camp Dodge and was later transferred to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Following his discharge in July 1919, he took an agricultural course at Ames.
On June 28th, 1922 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Elsie Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones. To this union four children were born, Thomas Richard, Delmore, Leroy and Margaret Jane. After his return from Ames, Mr. Evans located on a farm in the Welsh community where the family has since resided.
In August 1940 he entered the Veteran's hospital at Des Moines and later went to Hines hospital at Chicago and returned home on December 10th since when his condition grew steadily worse until the end finally came on January 20th, 1941.
He leaves to mourn his loss, besides his wife and four children, his father and mother, a sister and a brother and several nieces and nephews in Wales. Mr. Evans was a loyal member of the Salem Presbyterian church and highly esteemed by all who knew him. The sympathy of the church and community go out to the bereaved family in their loss.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Thomas Evans and at the Salem Presbyterian church where a large crowd had gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to the departed.
The services were in charge of the pastor, Rev. D. C. Davies with the Rev. R. N. Chord, pastor of the Zion Congregational church and Rev. Dean Buster, of Mt. Pleasant, a personal friend of Mr. Evans assisting. Mrs. Robert Hanft and Mrs. B. O. Roundy sang very impressively "Ivory Palaces" and "In The Garden."
The beautiful floral tributes in charge of Mrs. Marvin Teeters and the Misses Gayle and Mary Leafn Edwards spoke eloquently of the high regard in which Mr. Evans was held by his friends.
The pallbearers were Marvin Teeters, Chester Pierce, John Rees, Wendell Morgan, Paul Howell and John Peters.
Internment was made at the Cambrian Cemetery.