SAYLOR, ISAIAH--Death of I. Saylor – Isaiah Saylor was born May 21, 1850, at Peoria, Ill., and died February 20, 1922, at Fleming, Col., aged 71 years, 8 months and 29 days. On October 23, 1879 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary N. Olmstead at Western, Neb. To this union there were born nine sons and one daughter. One son died in infancy. The remaining nine children and the widow survive to mourn the loss of father and husband. The children are: Anson I. Of Tangent, Ore., Austin J. of Grass Range, Mont., Mrs. Jessie I. Hall of Grass Range, Mont.; Arthur W., Walter O., Claude C., Frank H., Herbert N., and Wilbert M., all of Fleming, Col. He is also survived by three sisters and four brothers as follows: Mrs. Mary Shreffler of Fairfield, Neb., Mrs. M. J. Moyer of Glen Elder, Kas., Mrs. J. J. Lightbody of Geneva, Neb., S. Saylor of Cambridge, Neb., George Saylor of Trenton, Neb., and John Saylor of Bladen, Neb. He was preceded in death by one sister, Matilda Gladman, who died in 1882.

Mr. Saylor homestead in Fillmore county, two miles south of Geneva, in 1872. He came here from Saline County. He resided on this homestead for forty years. Mr. Saylor was a patient suffer for eighteen months following an operation in Denver, Col., until his passing away at his home in Fleming, Col.

Funeral services were held from his late residence on February 23 by Rev. Ray H. Bierson, pastor of the Fleming Community Methodist church and interment will be in the family burying ground at Geneva, Neb., in which neighborhood Mr. and Mrs. Saylor resided for forty years prior to moving to Fleming, Col. three years ago. Mr. Saylor made confession to the Christian faith a few months ago and left the comforting testimony the day before his death the he was ready to go.
The funeral party arrived from Fleming at 11 a. m. Saturday.

The funeral was held at the Methodist church in Geneva at 2 p. m. Saturday and was conducted by Rev. R. H. Thompson. Interment was in the Geneva cemetery. Mrs. Saylor and sons Austin, Arthur, Walter, Claude and Frank accompanied the body to Geneva.

Nebraska Signal 02 MAR 1922 front page