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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



WILLIAM WILBERFORCE MARPLE. 



In the death of William 

 Wilberforce Marple, Illinois 

 State Dairymen'sAssociation 

 lost one of its most active 

 and progressive members, 

 and an earnest worker for 

 the good of the association 

 as a member and official. 

 Mr. Marple was a director 

 and vice-president of the 

 association at the time of 

 his death. 



He was a country-wide 

 character in the dairy field, 

 famous as a toastmaster at 

 dairy banquets, and a con- 

 stant worker for the good 

 of the dairy industry not 

 alone in his own state but in 

 other states. He was as well 

 known and admired in Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Kan- 

 sas and Nebraska as in Illinois, having worked in those 

 states. 



He was a lovable character with a world of friends, 

 charitable and forgiving, always looking on the bright side, 

 always ready to help, an exponent of and one who prac- 

 ticed the Golden Rule in all his affairs. 



Mr. Marple was for years with the Beatrice Creamery 

 Co., and that company gives the following notice of his 

 death in its Beatrice Service Bulletin: 



The Beatrice family received quite a shock when in- 

 formed of the death of our dearly beloved friend and co- 

 worker, William Wilberforce Marple. 



The most noted exponent of the Golden Rule, most 

 loved because he practiced what he preached, left this 



