The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
June 20, 1923
Page 1
Column 6SUDDEN DEATH
YESTERDAYW. D. Egbers, Long Ailing Suc-
cumbed to Stroke at Nine
a. m. YesterdayW. D. Egbers, a well known citizen of this city and county, died at nine o'clock yesterday morning following a stroke of paralysis at six in the morning. He has been an invalid for years and his death though not unexpected, was nevertheless a great shock to his family.
Mr. Egbers was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Egbers and he was born near Warsaw, Ill., July 29, 1857, and spent his childhood in his country home.
On May 8, 1879, he was married to Miss Helen Stokes. To this union were born three children, Gay Egbers, one of our leading grocers, and Edith, wife of Mayor J. Paul Califf. A son, Carl, died in infancy. Mrs. Egbers died May 22, 1910.
About thirty-two years ago he moved to the Reigner farm south of Carthage, where he lived until in the fall of 1902 he moved to Carthage and successfully engaged in the grocery business for fourteen years. He sold his interests to his son, Gay, and retired on account of ill health.
On June 41 1912, Mr. Egbers married Mrs. Alberta Pennock Kimbrough, who has been devoted to him and given him every care in his failing health.
Mr. Egbers, as a young man, became a member of the Methodist church, but later became a member and official in the Christian church. After his second marriage he united with the Methodist church, which he faithfully attended.
He leaves to mourn beside his widow and children, three sisters, Mrs. Louise White, of Elvaston, Ill., Mrs. Lydia Hatchett, of Lewistown, Mo., and Mrs. Phoebe VanSeggen, of Farmington, Ia. He was a father and friend to Mrs. Egbers' children, Shirley and Harley Kimbrough and Mrs. Velna Beard.
Mr. Egbers was a quiet, christian man, a successful man both as a farmer and business man, devoted to his family, faithful to his church, and his tongue was quicker at praise than criticism.
The family has the sympathy of all.
The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church, Rev. W. W. Bollinger officiating. Interment at Moss Ridge.
