The Memphis Reveille
Memphis, Missouri
Thursday
April 22, 1926
Page 1
Column 6A. E. THURBER DIED AT HOME HERE TUESDAY; ILL ONLY SHORT TIME
Adolphus E. Thurber, son of William and Keziah Jane Thurber was born September 8, 18631, and departed this life April 20, 1926, aged 62 years, 7 months and 12 days.
He was married to Rose J. Eagan June 20, 1900. Four daughters and one son were born to this union, one of the daughters, Ada, dying in infancy.
Mr. Thurber was a quiet man who made few acquaintances, but to those who were fortunate enough to know him well, he was a good friend, honored and respected for the sterling traits of character. He was honest and industrious, striving to the best of his ability to provide a comfortable home for his family and educate his children. During his last illness he was baptized and taken into the Methodist Episcopal Church of which his wife and three daughters are members.
He leaves to mourn his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Snyder of near Greensburg, Josephine and Frances, and one son, Avon Edward, at home. Four sisters, Mrs. Mark Ward and Mrs. Harriett Ralph of near Memphis, Mrs. Will Rathburn of Keokuk, and Mrs. Albert Roasa of Granger, and numerous other relatives.
Hereafter; oh we need not wasteFuneral services were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. C. Morgan. Burial in Memphis cemetery.
Our smiles or tears whate'er befall;
No happiness but holds a taste
Of something sweeter after all.
No depth of agony but feels
Some fragment of abiding trust
Whatever death unlocks or seals
The mute beyond is just.
1 According to the 1900 census of Scotland County, Missouri, page 150A, Adolphus was born in April 1863.
