History and Genealogy of Mahaska County, Iowa
Mahaska County, Iowa Obituaries Mary E. Busby Died at the home of her parents in Rose Hill, Feb 14 1894, of throat trouble, Mary E., only daughter of Dr. W. L. Busby and wife, aged 2 years, 4 months and 5 days. The lamp of life went out early. All was done that could be done by kind and loving parent and other relatives, but after ten days of suffering she passed into the great beyond. The family and other relatives have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement. [Oskaloosa Herald, date unknown, died 14 Feb 1894, submitted by Eileen Kasal Kozman] Chancellor George T. Carpenter Chancellor George T. Carpenter, of Drake University, died in Des Moines on the 29th day of July. Professor Carpenter was born in Nelson county, Kentucky, March 4, 1832. He graduated at Abingdon College, Illinois, in 1859. He soon after entered the Christian ministry, preaching for two years at Winterset, Iowa. Later, he accepted a professorship in Oskaloosa College, where he served for twenty years, the most of the time as president. He was for a long time editor of the Christian-Evangelist. In 1863 he married Henrietta L. Drake, who survives him. In 1873 Professor Carpenter was one of the Commissioners to the World's Fair at Vienna. He was an influential leader among the prohibitionists, and in 1879 was nominated by them for Governor, but declined. In 1881 Professor Carpenter, Elder D. R. Lucas and General F. M. Drake founded Drake University. From this time as long as he lived, Chancellor Carpenter gave his best energies to the building up of this educational institution, which largely through his excellent work and influence has become one of the great colleges of the State. [Annals of Iowa, October 1893, submitted by Cathy Danielson] Chief Justice Seevers Oskaloosa, Ia., March 24 – Ex-Chief Justice Seevers, late of Iowa supreme court, died this morning, aged 78, of paralysis. [Dallas Morning News, March 25, 1895] Submitted by Dale Donlon Harry Earle Turner Died at Oskaloosa, Iowa, March 27, of congestion of the brain, Harry Earle, son of Dr. and Hattie Turner, the doctor and late principal of the Henry public schools. [Henry Republican, Henry, IL, Published April 7, 1881] Contributed by Nancy Piper
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