William Fortune {obituary} {Iowa}
The Davis City Advance, Davis City, Iowa
Thursday, March 8, l900
WILLIAM FORTUNE, who has been sick for a number of months and confined to the house, died Sunday afternoon about three o'clock.
MR. FORTUNE was an old resident of Davis City and was a man who had served the people in many ways, at one time being Sheriff of Decatur County. He had been Justice of the Peace a number of times and was a fair-minded, impartial man.
During his latter days he has been a great sufferer and his death came as a release from earthly suffering, and ushered him into that great unknown to meet his God.
Short services were held at the residence Tuesday afternoon and the body laid to rest in the Davis City Cemetery.
He leaves a wife, a son and daughter to mourn the husband and father. His friends will miss him but he will not return, and so it is with all; "yet a few days and thee, the all beholding Sun shall see no more in all his course. Earth that nourished thee shall claim thy growth to be resolved to earth again, and thou shalt go to forever mix with the elements."
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