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Obituary- Moseley, Howard 1

[The newspaper available was very faint. Only parts are legible and transcribed below.]
[From The Rossville Reporter, Friday, February 28, 1913]

Death of Howard Moseley
Again the angel of death has entered our midst and this time bore away a well remembered and respected citizen.

Howard Moseley was born in Eaglebridge town of [ ], Rensselear county, N.Y., October 11, 1870. He came to Kansas with his parents in 1878, and settled in Rossville on their old home place now known as the Sam [ ] home in the north part of town. He spent the early part of his childhood with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Howard and was educated in Rossville, in 1888 graduated from the school here with the highest honors.

After making their home here for several years, Mr. and Mrs. Moseley and family moved to Stafford, Kansas where Howard entered a business college. Later he moved with his parents to Nevada, Mo., where he graduated from a college in that place.

In 19[ ] the mother brought the remains of her husband to Rossville to be buried and has [ ]. Howard remained in Nevada and for the past eighteen years was a painter and paperhanger by trade.

In November, Mr. Moseley became ill with painters poison and his sister, Mrs. [ ] Stiles went to care for him [ ] about three weeks and [ ] him better returned to Rossville. In a few days a message was received by his mother saying [Image 2 starts here] that Mr. Moseley's condition had changed for the worse and his brother-in-law, Mr. Cahill went to Nevada and returned home with him, January 31.

Every thing that a loving mother, sisters and friends could do was done for him and the relatives of the diseased had every reason to hope for his recovery as he was improving rapidly until the morning of February 24th, when he was suddenly taken with a short spasm, which ended his life and without a struggle he passed into the great beyond.

The funeral services while held from the Presbyterian Church conducted by Sev. Chatefield Wed. Feb. 26th, was attended by many friends and the floral offerings were beautiful.

The pallbearers were schoolmates of Mr. Moseley and were: Chas. Cless, Cassius Smith, Duke Wilt, Chas. Heslet, Ira Hopkins and George Guth.

The greaved [sic] relatives have the sympathy of all in their hour of sorrow for Mr. Moseley was loved and respected by all who knew him and by his death the family have lost a loving [ ] brother. He was held up to all as a model young man and his life was far from being a worthless one.

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