Robert McHenry Cable (1871-1927)

Robert Cable, who has been in the Hammond hospital for the past two weeks, passed away Monday morning. His remains were brought to Lowell and funeral services were held at the M.E. church yesterday at 2:30 p.m. Interment was made in the family lot in Lowell Cemetery. Obituary next week.

Robert McHenry Cable, son of Daniel and Nancy Cable, was born near El Paso, Ill., July 31, 1871.

He was consecrated to God in baptism by Bishop Taylor when a child about ten years of age. His early years were spent at El Paso, except three years when the family lived in Kansas.

October 5, 1893, he was united in marriage to Cora B. Filckil. The new home was established on a farm near El Paso, where they resided until 1913 when they moved to Lowell, Indiana, to the farm which is the family home at this time.

Mr. and Mrs. Cable were the parents of nine children, seven sons and two daughters, all living except Dorothy June, who died January 22, 1918, at the age of seven months. Those remaining are, Hazel, Ross, Ralph, Floyd, Frank, Homer, Walter and John. There is one grand son, John Robert Cable.

The faithful wife and devoted mother went to her eternal reward July 31, 1917, since which time the father so nobly and faithfully filled the place of father and mother to his devoted children.

The immediate relatives remaining, besides the children, are, one brother, George, of El Paso, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Singer, of Cherry Vale, Kansas, and Mrs. Ross Blakely, of Harlan, Iowa.

Robert Cable united with the Methodist church in Lowell, April 11, 1920. For some years he faithfully served on the official board as steward. He was respected and loved by his church. He was a good citizen, standing for the best things. He loved his family with a devotion that commanded the admiration of everyone.

Mr. Cable was an honored member of the Masonic, Eastern Star and Knights of Pythias orders in Lowell, having attained the highest official position in each of them. He was also a member of the M.W.A., his membership being at El Paso, Ill.

He died in St. Margaret's hospital at Hammond, March 28, 1927, having lived 55 years, 7 months and 27 days.

The funeral was held Wednesday, March 30th, from the M.E. church in charge of Rev. C.A. Brown, of South Bend, and Rev. E.A. Dougherty of Lowell. Mr. Cable seemed to have a premonition that he could not recover, so he made all his own funeral arrangements which were carried out just as he requested. The pall bearers were six sons of the deceased. The wealth of beautiful floral offerings were a mute but very suggestive testimony of the love and esteem felt for Mr. Cable by all who knew him. Burial was made in the family lot in Lowell, in charge of Weaver and Son.

Those attending the funeral from a distance were:

Mrs. F.R. Blakely, Harlan, Ia.

George Cable, Mrs. Arthur Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Filckil, Miss Irene Mayer, Theo. Stimpert, son Frank and daughter, Miss Jennie, Mrs. Peter Roberts, Ed. Klug, of El Paso, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cable and son, Bobbie, of Indianapolis.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cable, of Hammond.

Frank Cable, of Gary.

Ralph Cable, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mohr, Lansing, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cable, of Grant Park, Ill.

Miss Myrtle Dye, Benson, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Dye, of Streator, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. George Tracy and son, Orville, Union Hill, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Wiles Klug, of Crown Point.

Ben Weber, Louis Maybaum, Guy Shearer, Russell Moore, Harry Forsythe, Hal Viant, and Byrl Biggs, of Gary.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Irwin, of Valparaiso.