Richard Edmund Nuzum (1946)

JOHNSON, MICHAELS, NUZUM, RUSH, WELCH

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 8/26/2006 at 14:13:20

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 4, 1946

6-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES NEAR ST. CHARLES

The 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nuzum of Near St. Charles died suddenly at his home Sunday morning after a brief illness.

According to information available here, the death was caused by acute indigestion.

Funeral services and burial for the boy were held this Tuesday.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 11, 1946
Page 3, Column 1

NEWS OF INTEREST FROM ST. CHARLES

Richard Edmund Nuzum, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nuzum, passed away early Sunday morning, Dec. 1 after severe convulsions, believed to be caused by eating an excessive amount of honey. The funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the St. Charles Methodist church, with Mr. B. Mott in charge of the service, assisted by the Rev. Robert Carothers, local pastor.

Richard is survived by his parents, one brother, Raymond and seven sisters: Mrs. L. J. Welch, Mrs. J L. Michaels, Mrs. H. E. Johnson and Alixe, Charlene, Charlotte and Carolyn, also his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Rush and J. W. Nuzum.
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Transcriber's note: Burial was in the Sayre cemetery.

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