William FRASER

FRASER, CRISCO

Posted By: Sharon R. Becker (email)
Date: 11/21/2008 at 19:16:49

The Mount Ayr Record-News, 1927

OBITUARY - WILLIAM FRASER.

William FRASER, son of Finley and Helen FRASER, was born in Wankasha county, Wisconsin, October 24, 1842, and died at his home in Tingley, Iowa, May 15, 1927, aged 84 years, six months and 22 days. He came with his father's family to Iowa in 1864 and settled in Mahaska county, where he lived until 1870, when he moved to Linn county, Kansas, where he lived five years when he returned to Ringgold county and settled on a farm in Jefferson township, where he lived until the spring of 1895, when he moved to Tingley, where he has since resided. He was married to Martha CRISCO December 28, 1882. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, one sister, Mrs. M. G. WELTON, of Wright, Iowa, three brothers, Donald and John F., of Tingley, and Arch D., of Mount Ayr, and many other relatives and friends. He was a life-long christian, a member of the United Presbyterian church of Tingley and though weak in body he expressed a strong faith in the Lord's promises and his last audible words were repeating of the 121st Psalm.

Funeral services were held in the U. P. church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. G. McKNIGHT, at 2:30 o'clock today (Monday). Interment in the Tingley cemetery.

Transcription by Sharon R. BECKER, 2008