SHULAR, William "Uncle Billy" - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

UNCLE BILLY SHULAR,  who made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Riley, until her death about a year ago, died at the home of Wm. Riley in the north part of town about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon.   He was about 85 years old.  Funeral service will be held Saturday forenoon. – S

WILLIAM SHULAR,  oldest son of David and Margaret Shular’s   family of seven sons and one daughter, was born May 4, 1830.   Died April 16, 1914,   age 83 years,  11 months and  12 days.    All of his father’s family preceded him in death, except his brother,  Lewis,  who resides at Crawfordsville, Ind.,  and was present at the funeral, and Francis, a younger brother who resides in the state of Washington. He was married to Louisa Underwood and to this union was born one girl, Phoebe Ann, who married Silas Gifford, and had two children born to them, one dying in infancy,   the other died when the surviving child,  Lizzie,  was quite young.  Lizzie remained with her grandparents until womanhood.   Her grandmother dying,  she continued to live with her grandfather, he faithfully caring for and bearing a large share of the expense of her self and five children.  They remained in mutual and sincere helpful relation, striving and counciling  together to maintain an  honest living until the death of Lizzie, which occurred on the 28 day of March, 1913.    Since her death he has been cared for by William and Sally Riley, who moved into the home that he and Lizzie had managed to save, and who patiently and faithfully cared for his wants and ministered to his needs til his death so well that Uncle William frequently expressed his thankfulness to them and also to others, that he had been so fortunate as to thus be blessed by such kind and good helpers when he had reached the state in which he could not wait on or attend to his own wants.  He was converted when a young man, and held a membership with the Methodist people for a number of years, and afterward with the Friends, but always striving for the real, true Spiritual life.  His life was an open book, marked with a high standard of honesty to his fellowmen, and faithful in what he understood to be his obligations in religious service, often going from house to house in the different neighborhood, talking and singing the songs of Zion and those of his own production, to the comfort of the true believers and with a love and humility that ever marks the saved of the Lord, and that surely gives Consolation to all of his entrance into life Eternal, as a part of the Salt of the Earth.  Funeral services were held in the Friends church by Rev. Levi Woody at 10 o’clock last Saturday, burial following in the Harveysburg cemetery. -s