He married Dorothy Weisenburger, July 11, 1936. Printy Funeral Home, Carthage, was in charge of arrangements. 25, 2005, at the First United Methodist Church, Carthage, with burial in Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage. He loved to sing in the choir.įuneral services were held Tuesday, Oct. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Carthage, and served on many boards and committees. He and Doris owned and operated the Western Auto Store in Carthage from 1973 until their retirement in 1989. He then managed the Monsanto Ag Center, Carthage. He was an avid fan of antique John Deere tractors. After high school, he farmed 16 years and then was employed as a salesman for Graham Implement in Carthage. He graduated from Augusta High School in 1945. Elizabeth Alexander, Des Moines, Iowa, and Janet (Terry) Alexander, Carthage eight grandchildren, Matthew Alexander, Lori Seymour, Tracey Usherwood, Tim and Cory Alexander, Emily Alexander, Rebecca Fitch and Mark Geissler four great-grandchildren, Brady, Ariel, and Tatum Usherwood and Cole Alexander two brothers, James (Carolyn) Alexander, LaPrairie, and Lloyd (Joan) Alexander, Augusta and one aunt, Ruth Lillis, Golden. He is also survived by two sons, Philip and his fiance, Carol, Quincy, Alan (Carla) Alexander, Quincy two daughters, Dr. He married Doris Marie Phillips May 23, 1948, in the Huntsville Methodist Church. 29, 1927, in Quincy, the son of Ollie Mitchell and Lois (West) Alexander. 21, 2005, at Memorial Hospital, Carthage. Sterling Alexander, 77, Carthage, died at 11 p.m., Friday, Oct. He belonged to no society, but I do not think it would be using the slightest egotism in his part to say, that for honesty and morality he was surpassed by none he was a truly exemplary citizen, and it would be well had we a few more such examples to imitate. He never took a conspicuous past in politics, although he adhered very closely to his party, and has been a constant subscriber for THE WHIG almost from its origin until his eyes became so dim he could not see to read. Politically, he was a whig as long as the party retained that name, and has since been a republican. Adair has thirty-four of his second, about thirty-four of his third, and one of his fourth generations. William Adair, the oldest, is living in Keokuk, Ia., at the age of 68 years. They have had eleven children, and all of whom are living except two, and all being at the funeral except one, Mrs. It is said that his father lived to the age of 101. He survived his wife only a little over a year, as she died December, 1878, over 84 years of age. Adair removed with his family to Boone county, Missouri, in 1822 and thence to Adams county, Illinois, in the winter of 1830-31, crossing the river on the ice at Louisiana, Mo., in the latter days of December, and settling on the farm which has since been his home. Adair was born in New Castle county, Delaware, in 1786 but he emigrated to Bourbon county, Kentucky, when but a youth, and was married to Martha Turner, June 4, 1811. Adair died at his home, one and a half miles east of Marcelline, on Monday, March 8, at 5 A. But when we consider that the one referred to was, perhaps, the oldest man in this section of the country, the inducement to write is strong. Were it a common thing, at this day and age of the world, for a man to live to the expiration of almost 94 years, there would not be so much inducement to write.
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