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Obituary- Pearl, James H.

James H. Pearl
James H. Pearl, a Kansan for 73 years and a resident of the west end of Rossville township for a year less that period died April 12 on the farm he had occupied for 57 yrs.

Mr. Pearl was born at Columbus, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4, 1858 and passed his 86th birthday last December.

He was married to Rosa A. Kiernon on Jan. 26, 1886 in Immaculate Conception church at St. Marys.

Besides attending James School west of Rossville in his boyhood days he attended two years at St. Marys college.

For the past four years Mr. Pearl has been totally blind, but he never lost his usual cheerful disposition, but his Rossville friends missed his friendly calls.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 14, at Immaculate Conception church in St. Marys where a requiem high Mass was sung.

Surviving him are his widow, and six children, John and Tom, living near Rossville; Frank of St. Marys; James A. of Greenville, Mich.; Mrs. George Thomas of Woodston, Kans.; and Rose of the home. There are also 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The pallbearers were Messrs. Lee Doyle, Ernest Ronsse, Clarence Yocum, Percy Delancy, Andrew Koppes and William Gutshall.

Out-of-town relatives present for the services were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pearl, Greensville, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas and Phillip Thomas Woodston, Kansas; Miss Catherine Halloran, Denver; Fred Considine, Osborne; Miss Marjorie Pearl, East St. Louis; Pvt. Robert L. Pearl, Camp Robinson, Ark.; Mrs. James Gregory, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mees and Theresa Jo of Manhattan.

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