The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
September 17, 1924
Page 4
Columns 3 & 4GOLDEN WEDDING
The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoyt, of Webster, and Mr. and Mrs. John Shipman, of Keokuk, was celebrated at the home of the latter in Keokuk, Sunday, Sept. 14, by a rousing picnic dinner in which about one hundred twenty relatives took part, besides a number of near friends. The wedding date proper was Sept. 10th, but owing to the widely scattered families and busy time, the picnic was held on Sunday as noted above.
The double wedding was solemnized at Carthage fifty years ago, the Rev. Head, pastor of the M. E. Church at that time, officiating. It is a remarkable coincidence that all four of the parties are living and in fairly good health. All of their children who are yet living were present except Will Shipman, who lives in Oregon. A mock wedding in which Mr. Pardon Hobart, a life long friend, impersonated the minister, was held and a picture taken of the same.
Of course there was no end to the good time enjoyed and before the party broke up, a heavy purse was presented to each couple; by their children, respectively. The two living daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt, namely, Mrs. Alice Bricker and Mrs. Julia McCoy of Mason City, Ill. each gave them a $2.50 gold coin. It was a never to be forgotten day and we all unite with relatives in wishing for them many happy returns. Following is a list of those present:
Mr. W. E. Warner, Mrs. Julia McCoy, Miss Alura McCoy, Mr. Roy Timmerman, Mrs. Mary Miller, C. G. Kutcher and family, Howard Hoyt and family, Morgan Hoyt, Henry Laundry and family, Horace Franklin and family, Lawrence Boston and family, Virgil Boston and family, Miss Elmira Roseleaf, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Bricker, Mrs. Ed Heikes, Miss Lola Heikes, Harmon Hall and family, William Hoyt and family, Mrs. Otis Sackman and daughter, Mr. Geo. Shipman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bird Carlton, Gilbert Carlton, Hiram Shillings, Mr. Oscar Laudry, Mr. Fred Barrett and family, Mr. Oliver Shipman and children, Mr. Howard Ladry, Mr. John Laudry and family, Mr. Verlin Knight and family, Mr. John Inman, Mr. Fred Edgecomb, Mr. Will Goodrich and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Inman, Mr. John Heck, Miss Leatha Fisher, Mrs. Nina Martin, Mr. Walter Shipman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Chance, Mrs. Betty Arnold and son, Mrs. Nan Edgecomb, Mr. Jean Yetter, Mr. E. A. Shipman, Mrs. Mildred McHugh and family, Mr. Glen Schofield and family, Mr. Milton Shipman, Mr. Frank Fisher and family, Mrs. Harry Bird and children, Mr. John Hoyt, Mrs. Mary Anderson, Mr. Claude Magin, Mr. Glen Bates and family, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Magin, Mr. Will Lovell, Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown, Miss Aline Porter, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shipman, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoyt and Mr. Pardon Hobart.
The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
June 14, 1944
Page 2
Column 1John W. Shipman
Dies in KeokukJohn W. Shipman, 90 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Emma Carlton, 518 South Twenty-first street, Keokuk, at 5:45 o'clock Friday afternoon, June 9 after a period of illness.
Born February 1, 1854, in Ohio, he was the son of Stephen and Mary Laundre Shipman and has been a resident of Keokuk for the last thirty years.
His wife, Mary Hall, whom he married in Carthage, died in 1925. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1924.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Emma Carlton of Keokuk; a son, Oliver Shipman; 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Lydia Hoyt, of Webster, Ill.; Mrs. Ella Scofield of Keokuk; Mrs. Inez Goodrich, of Hamilton, and Allen and George Shipman of Webster, Ill.
Funeral services were held from the Pearson funeral home at 11:00 o'clock Monday morning.
