Wm. Davis Storks 1835-1911

STORKS, ANDERSON, MILLER, MCCANNON

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Date: 1/2/2025 at 06:57:02

The Wapello Republican, Columbus Junction, IA
Thursday, April 13, 1911
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Wm. Davis Storks was born in Ross county, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1835 and passed away at Oakville, Iowa, April 6, 1911, aged 75 years, 7 months and 6 days. His home was in Ohio until he was ten years of age, when he went to Maryland. Returning to Ohio, he remained there until twenty-one years of age, and deciding to come to Iowa, settled in Tama Town in Des Moines county, where he stayed two years or more and in 1859 moved to Louisa county. He spent time in the service in his country from 1861 to 1864. In the service he was a member of the 14th Iowa Regiment, Co. K., one of the members which composed the "Hornets Nest Brigade." He was taken prisoner April 6, 1862, and was shifted from one prison to another.

He was united in marriage with Miss Sarah P. Anderson, December 18, 1862. Six children blessed this union. Five of these with their good mother are left to mourn their husband and father. The children are as follows: Theodore M., who resides at home; David Wallace, of Wapello, Ia., an infant son, which died at nine days of age; Anna E. Miller, of Mexico, Mo.; Eliza Viola McCannon, Denver, Col and Cora Lilly Kurtis, of Knoxville, Iowa. There are ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Father Storks was converted in a brick school house at Tama Town Prairie early in life in the year 1857 or 1858.

Brother Storks has been a class leader, a trustee of the church and parsonage property of the M. P. church, also a steward for years. He was a faithful member of the M. P. church until it disbanded, December 18, 1910, when he united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Oakville. For nine years he was engaged in the mercantile business in Oakville. Funeral services were held from the Methodist Episcopal church in Oakville Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Rev. R. S. Tague, of Osceola, Iowa, preached the sermon. Rev. Harvey E. Butler, his present pastor read the obituary and made a few remarks. The Rev. A. S. Covert, pastor of the Presbyterian church led in prayer. The remains were brought to Wapello, where the G. A. R. Post conducted a ritual service for the soldier dead, assisted by Rev. H. E. Butler, after which the body was laid to rest in the Wapello cemetery.