Manderville, Albert Merrill, 1923-1926

MANDERVILLE, PATTON, DOPKE, JACKSON

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:34

From the Boyden Reporter, May 6, 1926:

CHILD INSTANTLY KILLED

Albert, the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Manderville, fell out of the cab of the truck his father was driving, Sunday afternoon at about 2:00 o’clock and was almost instantly killed. The accident happened on the road north of Boyden as the family were out riding in the truck, which is used in the business of the Boyden Rendering Works. The Manderville family have lived in Boyden about two months, coming here from Rock Rapids, Iowa, their former home being at Primghar. The child was taken to Primghar, where the funeral was held Tuesday. The Reporter extends its sincere sympathy to the bereaved parents in their hour of sorrow.

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From the Boyden Reporter, May 13, 1926:

ALBERT MERRILL MANDERVILLE

Albert Merrill Manderville was born at Sanborn, Iowa, March 1, 1923, and died at Boyden, May 2, 1926, aged 3 years, 2 months and 2 days, from accident. Though his stay on earth was brief he had established himself in the hearts and affections of those near and dear, where in life he had brought joy and gladness there is now sorrow and sadness because he is gone.

He leaves to mourn his departure his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Peter Manderville, and his little sister Betty Jean; the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Patton of Harris, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dopke, of Primghar, and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 4, at the Congregational church in Primghar, Iowa, with Rev. H. L. Michael preaching the sermon, and the body was laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Among the relatives and friends present at the funeral were Messrs. and Mesdames B. Clifford of Hartley; Boyd Flint of Sanborn; Mrs. Ted Boyd of Sanborn, Mrs. Car Hellman and children of Harris; Messrs. and Mesdames H. Vander Weil and L. Propp of Sheldon; Gib Gallup of Sanborn; Earl Leonard of Cherokee; Mrs. John Alment of Sioux Falls; Will Leonard, Cherokee; Mrs. Weldon Gallup of Sanborn; Mrs. Melvin Clifford and Mrs. Huston of St. Paul, Minn.

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His death certificate gives his parents as Merrille Manderville, born in Primghar, and Clarice Jackson, born in Kansas. It specifies the nature of his internal injuries, but the handwriting is so light as to be largely illegible.