Robert Averill Purscell (1909)

PURSCELL

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson
Date: 7/30/2005 at 10:36:01

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday September 2, 1909

Robert, the eight months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Purscell died at their home in the south part of town Thursday morning after a lingering illness. The child had not been strong since birth.

The funeral services were held Friday at 4 p.m. at the home conducted by Rev. Mr. ReQua and burial was made in the Winterset Cemetery.
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The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
September 2, 1909, page 2

Local Tips -

The eight months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Purcell died Thursday and was buried Friday in the Rock City Cemetery.
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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.

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 ------ recovery.
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