Mr David Alexander died at his home in the northeast part of the city, Feb 25th, at 10 a.m. after a long and distressing illness.
Deceased was born in Scotland on June 17, 1847 and came in a sail boat with his parents to Canada, when but two and on-half years old, coming to Redwood county in 1870 and located on a homestead in Vesta township. He was married to Catherine Johnson in 1878 who together with seven children remain to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The children are D G Alexander, George, Glenn, Wm, and Mrs Leona Whittet and Grace Sickman of Redwood county and Charles of Camp Cody, one dieing in childhood; one brother, Adam Alexander of North Yakima; one sister, Mrs John Russel of Kintire township.
He was buried from the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon, of which he had long been a member. The funeral sermon pall was preached by Holt. The pallbearers were, Messrs Frank Clague, E A Pease, Geo Whittet Sr, J H Melges, J P Cooper, and Frank Hassenstab. The remains were interred in the cemetery east of town.
Deceased was born in Scotland on June 17, 1847 and came in a sail boat with his parents to Canada, when but two and on-half years old, coming to Redwood county in 1870 and located on a homestead in Vesta township. He was married to Catherine Johnson in 1878 who together with seven children remain to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The children are D G Alexander, George, Glenn, Wm, and Mrs Leona Whittet and Grace Sickman of Redwood county and Charles of Camp Cody, one dieing in childhood; one brother, Adam Alexander of North Yakima; one sister, Mrs John Russel of Kintire township.
He was buried from the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon, of which he had long been a member. The funeral sermon pall was preached by Holt. The pallbearers were, Messrs Frank Clague, E A Pease, Geo Whittet Sr, J H Melges, J P Cooper, and Frank Hassenstab. The remains were interred in the cemetery east of town.
Mr David Alexander died at his home in the northeast part of the city, Feb 25th, at 10 a.m. after a long and distressing illness.
Deceased was born in Scotland on June 17, 1847 and came in a sail boat with his parents to Canada, when but two and on-half years old, coming to Redwood county in 1870 and located on a homestead in Vesta township. He was married to Catherine Johnson in 1878 who together with seven children remain to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The children are D G Alexander, George, Glenn, Wm, and Mrs Leona Whittet and Grace Sickman of Redwood county and Charles of Camp Cody, one dieing in childhood; one brother, Adam Alexander of North Yakima; one sister, Mrs John Russel of Kintire township.
He was buried from the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon, of which he had long been a member. The funeral sermon pall was preached by Holt. The pallbearers were, Messrs Frank Clague, E A Pease, Geo Whittet Sr, J H Melges, J P Cooper, and Frank Hassenstab. The remains were interred in the cemetery east of town.
Deceased was born in Scotland on June 17, 1847 and came in a sail boat with his parents to Canada, when but two and on-half years old, coming to Redwood county in 1870 and located on a homestead in Vesta township. He was married to Catherine Johnson in 1878 who together with seven children remain to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
The children are D G Alexander, George, Glenn, Wm, and Mrs Leona Whittet and Grace Sickman of Redwood county and Charles of Camp Cody, one dieing in childhood; one brother, Adam Alexander of North Yakima; one sister, Mrs John Russel of Kintire township.
He was buried from the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon, of which he had long been a member. The funeral sermon pall was preached by Holt. The pallbearers were, Messrs Frank Clague, E A Pease, Geo Whittet Sr, J H Melges, J P Cooper, and Frank Hassenstab. The remains were interred in the cemetery east of town.
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