McCord, Percy Reid 1871 - 1913

MCCORD, KELLY, JASPER

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 1/3/2010 at 08:29:00

Death of Percy R. McCord

Passed Away near Bulyea, Canada, Early Yesterday Morning

A telegram received Tuesday morning brought the sad, but not unexpected message of the death of Percy McCord which occurred that morning at 4 o’clock at his home near Bulyea, Saskatchewan, Canada. His parents, wife and little daughters will arrive in Newton, at 10 o’clock Thursday night, with the body, and arrangements will then be made for funeral services.

Percy’s death was caused by blood poison, resulting from a mere scratch on one of his hands, about 2 weeks before. The wound had healed and been forgotten when, a week later, his arm became inflamed, and a physician discovered the cause to be blood poison and pronounced the symptoms very serious. A telegram was sent to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. McCord, who left Newton immediately for the son’s home, arriving several days before his death. This is the first death in the M. A. McCord home-the only son-and their sorrow can only be understood by those who have passed through similar affliction.

Percy Reid McCord was born a few miles west of Newton, January 20, 1871, and nearly all of his 42 years have been spent in this city. He was with his father in the post office here for many years, and no young man has had a wider acquaintance throughout the county than he and one with more devoted personal friends. Fifteen years ago he was united in marriage with Miss Nell Kelly, a daughter of the late James Kelly and Mrs. Laura Kelly of this city. To them were born two daughters, Madge and Kathryn. About one year ago they moved to Canada, where Percy and his father had purchased a large farm near Bulyea, where in the prospect of financial success, and a prosperous and happy future, he is suddenly cut down by death, and his wife and little daughters bereft of a tender, loving husband and a father. Besides these and his parents, Percy is survived by two sisters, Hettie, wife of Fred W. Jasper, and Miss Stella McCord. The entire community is in heartfelt sympathy with the bereaved ones in the affliction which has so suddenly come. ~ Newspaper unknown.
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Funeral Yesterday for Percy McCord was a Large One

The funeral for Percy McCord was held yesterday afternoon at the home of his parents, the M. A. McCords, on First avenue West at 4:30.

The attendance was very large, the house and porch being filled, besides many who were seated in chairs on the lawn. Rev. George Furniss gave a beautiful address and then asked Mr. W. J. Burton, of Bulyea, to make some remarks. This gentleman told why he was sent by the people of his town.

Mr. Burton is a Presbyterian missionary in Bulyea and the Burton home is the second from the Percy McCord home and he felt that he had become acquainted with his neighbor from the states and had found in him the attributes of character which stamped him a man among men and had for him that brotherly love which makes the world akin.

He referred to his high ideals and said that he was the means of adding an uplifting tone to the life of the town in a thousand different ways, until his influence for good was felt by the entire community and they had all come to feel towards Percy McCord and his family the same as he and his family did, and in this sorrow which had come into the McCord family, his fellow townsmen wanted to show their love and respect for him and so had, as a town, sent the speaker to represent them.

There was so mistaking the feelings of Mr. Burton as he spoke of Percy McCord and what he had done fo the little town of Bulyea.

The impression which Mr. Burton’s coming made and the courtesy his town showed in sending him will be a lasting one in the minds of Newton people.

The Masonic quartet sang “Thy Will be Done” and “One Sweetly Solemn Thought”. Those from out of the city who were present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCord, Guy Brantd, and Mrs. C. W. Menig of Des Moines, Walter Scott of Truro, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Pooley of Grinnell and Mr. Burton of Bulyea.

The interment was in Newton. ~ Newspaper Unknown.