Sedgwick, Stewart, William 1948-1965

SEDGWICK, TAGGERT, TAGGART

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/14/2010 at 11:17:56

Golf Accident Is Fatal To Hawarden Youth

Funeral service for William Stewart (Bill) Sedgwick,17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sedgwick jr., who died about 10 o'clock Saturday morning at St. Joseph Mercy hosptial in Sioux City where he had been a patient since a golfing accident nine days previously, were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the First Methodist church. Dr. G.S. Bruland officiating. Interment was at Grace Hill cemetery under the dirction of the Barnard Funeral home.

Bill had undergone surgery Thursday, April 22, after he was accidentdently hit behind the left ear with a golf ball when practicing with other West Sioux high school students late that afternoon. Surgery was performed that night at which time he stopped breathing, after which he was kept alive an artifical respirator and intravenous feeding. Immediately following the accident he had played a couple of holes of golf but became ill and was taken home where he lapsed into unconscionsons from which he never recovered.

Born in Hawarden March 3,1948. Bill attended public schools in Hawarden and was a junior at West Sioux high school, serving as class president. He was active in basketball and golfing, having the previous week won a golf tournament when he shot an eagle . He was especality talented in music and was cast in high school production, the latest of which was "Annie Get Your Gun" in which he played the part of a debonair promoter. Bill also was on the honor roll both this year and last. This year the Hawarden American Legion had chosen him for Boy's State and notification of this honor came to the family the same day of the accident. He was a member of the Methodist church, the Methodist Youth Fellowship and the church choir.

Survivors include the parents living at 1305 Eleventh street; two brothers, Charles M Sedgwick III stationed at Homestead Air Force Base near Miami, Fla., and Tony age 15, at home; two sisters, Anne at Aneheim, Calif., and Carol; a freshman at State Colleg of Iowa, Cedar Falls; and his Paternal Grandmother, Mrs. C.H. Sedgwick at 120 Ninth street, Hawarden He was also a nephew of Mrs. Lois Taggert, a teacher here residing with her mother, Mrs. C.H. Sedgwick, and Mrs. Helen Akia who resides here and teaches at Westfield, and Mrs. Martha Taggert who has a home here but resides the greater part of the time at Springfield, Ill.

The brother and sisters had been called home at his illness and remained until after the funeral.

Dr. G.S. Burland conducted special funeral services at West Sioux high school Monday morning. Student were taken by the busload to the funeral home to view the body. The high school student went to the graveside for the interment rites that afternoon.

Source:Hawarden Independent(5-6-1965)