Andrew Elias Messersmith
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Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - August 6, 1937
Two Early Settlers of Eagle County Pass Away
ANDREW MESSERSMITH AND F.E . DUMAS BOTH GO TO THEIR REWARD PAST WEEKâBOTH WERE AMONG EARLY SETTLERS OF COUNTY .
Eagle county buried two more of its pioneer citizens the past week when Andrew Messersmith of Gypsum and Frank E . Dumas of Gilman both passed away.
Andrew Messersmith had been a leading and respected citizen of Gypsum valley for a great number of years, and had recently opened a gas filling and service station in Gypsum in which he was prospering when his fatal sickness overtook him a few months ago.
He was taken to a Glenwood hospital a few weeks ago, where it was ascertained that he could not live for long.
Finally, two weeks ago, he insisted on being brought back to Gypsum, realizing the end was approaching, and desiring to spend his last days surrounded by friends in the home of his sister, Mrs. William H. Lea. The end came Wednesday night, July 28. Mr. Messersmith passed away in his sister's arms, to whom he had called a few seconds before he died.
Andrew Messersmith was born in Inwood, Marshall county, Indiana, May 10, 1897. He came to Gypsum as a young man in the early days of the settlement of that community, and made that his home from that time until the day of his death. He had been prominent in the councils of the Democratic party of Eagle county for many years, and was a progressive spirit in the affairs of the community.
The body was laid to rest in Cedar Hill cemetery Friday afternoon, following services at the Lutheran church led by Rev. Geo. Eller. A quartet composed of Marion Stanley, Albertine Zoellner, William Stanley and Alvin Webb, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. LeRoy Borah, sang "Raise me Jesus to Thy Bosom," and "Asleep with Jesus." The services were attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends, who regret the passing of a good citizen and true friend.
