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Salathiel Timmons obituary (Malvern Leader)

Death of Salathiel Timmons



The death of our fellow townsman, S. Simmons whose illness was mentioned in last week's Leader occurred Monday morning. He was taken with a stroke of paralysis Friday April 29 but rallied afterward and seemed to be improving up to the morning of his death when he was suddenly taken worse and died within a few minutes. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Methodist church and was conducted by the pastor Rev. W. A. Black and the remains laid to rest in the Malvern cemetery.



Salathiel Timmons was born in Madison County, Ohio, January 19, 1935 and died in Malvern, Iowa, May 2, 1909, being aged 74 years.



While a resident of Illinois, Mr. Timmons served as a volunteer in the 123rd regiment Illinois Infantry, for three years, being honorably discharged in 1865.



Mr. Timmons was converted to the religious life in Boone county, Iowa, in 1882 and immediately united with the Methodist Episcopal church. His conversion was clear and decisive, and he has always been counted a consistent, earnest and faithful Christian man. Though the nature of his last sickness made is [sic] impossible for him to express himself in speech, he gave the most satisfactory evidence to those who spoke to him of religious things, that his soul was in perfect peace in fellowship with the Lord.



While in the army Mr. Timmons suffered a severe attack of typhoid fever, losing for a time the power of speech. It is doubtful whether he ever recovered his full strength. His first stroke of paralysis occurred in 1902, the second on the 24th of April, just past, and the third and fatal stroke on the third of May, this current month.



There are left to mourn his loss the two children of the family, Mr. Charles F. Timmons of Ashland, Neb., and Miss Effie M. Timmons of this place. Mrs. Timmons departed this life three years ago.



Our departed friend was a warm, sociable disposition and was well known in this part of the county, and was universally beloved. He was an indulgent parent, a faithful husband, a kind neighbor, a true citizen, a consistent Christian, a noble man. With all he was patient, and uncomplaining sufferer through all the time of his protracted weakness and disease. For such a man the sunset of this life is the day break of immortality.



CARD OF THANKS



We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to our neighbors and friends who so kindly sympathized and assisted us during our late bereavement, and also for the floral offering.

Effie N. Timmons

Chas. F. Timmons and family

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