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Show I OBITUARY j n " 1 "if 1 1 1 iiiTjTTTSSmiZTiiSTlMir'TEw (Cerrrsponder.ee Irrtermountain Catholic.) Denver, Feb. 2G. Early on the morning morn-ing of th 19th inst, just as the smelter whistle announced the hour of C, Edward Ed-ward Floyd, an old and much respected citizen of Argo, defamed this life, after sn illnpss of several months. He was laid to rest in Calvary cemetery last Wednesday. increased was lon a faithful mem- I Vi(r of St. Patrick's church in North Ienver, and the funeral services were of a character unusualh' solmen and imposing. Father Carrigan, pastor of St. Patrick's, assisted by Father Casey of the cathedral, and Father lzaguirre or the Jesuit college, celebrated the solemn high mass of requiem. After reading the beautiful burial nervice of the Catholic church. Father Carrigan discoursed eloquently on death, and referred feelingly to the many good qualities of the deceased, paying a just tribute of praise to his inemorv. Mr. Floyd was noted for his kindness, kind-ness, generosity and laiRe-heartedness, a faithful Catholic, strict in the performance per-formance of life's dutis. a devoted husband, an affectionate father, and no one who knew him but will Fay he was a cood friend. He was a native of Donoughmore parish, county Donegal, Ireland, and vas scarcely 49 "years of age at the time of his death. Those who knew him intimately loved and admired him, and those who knew him in the days of his strength and vigorous manhood appreciated his sterling; worth. A Kenial host, he was always at his best when entertaining others. Always charitable, always kind, his hospitable .home was .sought by great numbers of 1 friends who whiled away many a pleas- I nt hour at his fireside. He Was warm- I !' attached to his family, and took I treat pride in his children, Who may, well mourn the death of so god a parent. It seems a pity that his kindly heart should be forever stilled; that his family and friends will never again be cheered by his smile or listen to his voice, but "he fought the good fight, he kept the faith," and we may well believe that he has gone to his eternal reward. "How long we live, not years but actions tell." and judging our friend by this test, he was old in years, although dying a.t the comparatively early age of 4!'. That he was held in high esteem by his neighbors was demonstrated de-monstrated at his funeral, perhaps the largest ever held from St. Patrick's church. , Mr. Floyd was not of the grasping and sordid kind; he died poor, but he' left his family well provided for in many ways, having sacrificed much to give his children the advantages of a good education and a good home. During his illness he was treated with great kindness by the Boston & Colorado Smelting company, which he had served faithfully in some capacity or other for close on to thirty years. He entered the employment of the company at Blackhawk, and removed to Argo when the plant was established estab-lished there some twenty-one years ago. Mr. Floyd leaves a wife, eight children, six boys and two girls, and three brothers who have the sympathy of a large circle of acquaintances in their hour of sad bereavement. A conscientious con-scientious Christian, he died fortified bv the rites of holv mother church. May God in His infinite mercy grant him eternal rest is the prayer of a legion le-gion of friends who have happy. recollections recol-lections of the past. |