FULTON, Alvin 1879 - 1914

FULTON, PARSONS, THOMA

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/22/2022 at 21:59:03

"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Saturday, July 18, 1914
Page 2, Column 1

RELATIVES TO GO SALT LAKE CITY

Fred FULTON and Boyd PARSONS left this morning for Salt Lake City for the purpose of bringing the body of Alvin FULTON to Fairfield. Relatives here have received no further word as to the circumstances of his drowning at Salt Lake City from which point he had a run on the Denver & Rio Grande to Spokane, Wash., where his wife and daughter Frances live.

Mr. FULTON had recently been taking his vacation and is is not known whether or not he had returned to work when the accident occurred.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Tuesday, July 21, 1914
Page 4, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --Mrs. Boyd PARSONS of Galesburg Ill., came yesterday to await the arrival of Alva FULTON body. ...

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Thursday, July 23, 1914
Page 2, column 4

REMAINS ARRIVE HERE TONIGHT

The remains of Alvin FULTON, who was drowned at Salt Lake City, will arrive here at midnight, accompanied by Fred FULTON and Boyd PARSONS.

Efforts to reach the unfortunate man's wife in Spokane have been unsuccessful. As they had been taking a vacation it is not known where to locate them. Arrangements for the funeral will not be made until tomorrow.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Friday, July 24, 1914
Page 2, Column 2

ALVIN FULTON FUNERAL HELD TODAY

A brief funeral service was held at two o'clock this afternoon for Alvin FULTON, Dr. C. P. Foreman having charge.

It is learned that Mr. FULTON with twenty others was bathing in the lagoon on the other side of the Salt lake, at Salt Lake City, and died just after diving. There were no marks on his body and as the water was not deep his body was at once recovere dbut (sic) he could not be resusitated. It is thought he suffered from heart failure. His family has not yet been located.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Saturday, July 25, 1914
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Melcher returned to their home in Monmouth, Ill., last night after attending the Alvin FULTON funeral. ...

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot Old.P.112. According to his Utah Death Certificate, Alvin was born July 3, 1879. He was noted as being married, but the document does not ask for a spouse's name. The date of death was given as July 15, 1914. He was the son of Charles FULTON and Frances THOMA FULTON of Fairfield, IA.