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JOSEPH COUNTS Died 26 FEB 1899
Joseph COUNTS an old resident of near Midway, died last Sunday and we are indebted to our Midway correspondentfor the following particulars of his death:
Joseph Counts departed this life last Sunday morning at his home near Midway, aged 88 years, 4 months and 12 days. The decessed met with a severe accident ywo weeks ago, falling on the hearth at his home, sustaining a broken rib and other internal injuries. He also contracted a deep cold which soon developed into pneumonia. Deceased was the son of Daniel Counts, Sr. the second of a family of thirteen children, and was born in a log cabin onhis fathers estate, about 2 1/2 miles south of Midway, and afterwards resided on his fathers estate a few miles north of Danville, but for the last fifty years he had lived at his late residence about 1 1/2 miles south of Midway. In 1841 the deceased was united in marriage to Miss Mary Dilsever, of Delaware, Ohio. Of this union eight childrenwere born six of whom survivehim: Miss Sarah Moormans andJohn W. Counts, who reside on the home farm; E. A. Counts near Popular Bluff, Mo., Mes. Louise Sturreon, Chicago, Ill., Henry Counts, Kansas, and Mrs. Thomas McCormack, of London, Ohio. The oldest child died in infancy and Mrs. Martha Collins died Aug. 24th, 1886.
The deceased at one time was rated amoung our wealthy farmers but through the mechinations of those who pretented to be his friends and in whom he placed confidence was drawn into business relations which resulted disastrously to him, in which he lost the greator portion of his possessions. Politically the deceased was a sound Democrat and was ever ready to defend the principles of his party. Ha was a sober man, industrious citizen, honest and upright in his dealings with his fellow man, true to his friends and neighbors, while he never sought publicity he was ever ready to relieve the distressed and neady. The deceased united with the M & E Church, Midway under the pastorate of Rev. L. F. Postle. While he was never an active member, he led a consistent christian life. He was unable to leave his home for several years past on account of blindness. During his last sickness his sufferings were intense, but he bore them heroically and patiently, keeping his faith in the open hand of God as it was held out to him through the gate that opens into the great beyond. The funeral services were held at the M & E Church in Midway last Monday, Rev. George Chevrington officiating, and the remains were interred in the New Cemetary, east of that place, where they werefollowed by a large concourse of friends and relatives. His aged companionof this life and children have the heartfelt sympothey of this entire community in this, their bereavement.
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