Orville Averill (1909)

AVERILL, PURSCELL

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 10/16/2010 at 13:34:19

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 4, 1909,
Page 4, Column 6

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Purcell, whose illness from diphtheria was reported in this paper last week, died on Saturday morning, October 30, age 10 years, 5 ms, and 21 ds.

The case was one in which the disease, diphtheria, was in aggravated form and refused to yield to medical treatment. The only other case, that of the Banks child, gives promise of immediate recovery.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, November 5, 1909
Page 1, Column 2

Dies of Diptheria

Orville Purcell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Purcell, died at their home in the south part of town Saturday, after a brief illness of diptheria. The child attended school in No. 2, the same room as the Huffman girl was in.

The funeral was held Saturday night.
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Coordinator's note: Orville was the son of George and Jennie (White) Averill, Lee Purscell was her second husband.

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