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Note: John died by hanging himself in the barn of his farm. OBITUARY. The Shelby Sun (Nebraska) December 26, 1912. Mr. John G. INNESS, son of John and Rebecca INNESS was born in Polk county, Nebr., February 7, 1880 and (died) at his home south of Shelby, Dec. 21, 1912. aged 32 years 10 months and 14 days. Mr. INNESS was married to Miss Marion E. BRIGHAM, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George BRIGHAM, Dec. 27, 1905, and to them two daughters were born, who with their mother, his father and mother, two brothers and three sisters survive him. Mr. INNESS was a faithful member of the Shelby Methodist Church, having united with the church during the pastorate of Rev. Charles L. Hamilton in January, 1893. Mr. INNESS was reared in this community and enjoyed the love and confidence of all who knew him. He was of a cheerful and happy disposition and always ready to bear his share of life's burdens and responsibilities. The strong grip he had upon the confidence and appreciation of the people can be in part estimated by the awful cloud of sorrow that settled over the people of the whole community when the story of his sad death reached them, and by the great number of people who came to his funeral services which were held in the Shelby M.E. Church. God grant that other young men of like sterling worth and character may come up to fill his place in the community. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the faithful wife and children, but no words of ours can give to her the comfort that her knowledge of the fact that Mr. INNESS was the imbodiment of a high type of manhood and that she for her part, had a warm and earnest heart, tried to fill her place, for which her strong womanly instinct and good training had so well fitted her. We can but commend them to the great Sheppard and bishop of our souls, who by his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The funeral services were held in the Shelby M. E. church December 28, the pastor, Rev. L. Morrison gave the funeral address and was assisted in the service by Rev T. K. Surface, pastor of the U.B. church. A quartet composed of the following persons, D.O. Cole, Mr. Nelson, Miss Maude Petteys and Mrs. May Merrick who were intimate friends of Mr. and Mrs. INNESS in earlier life.
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