Stanton Horace McCammon aka HoraceStanton McCammon(1857-1897

MCCAMMON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 9/27/2024 at 15:10:02

From Story City Herald July 23, 1897 (page 5)

DEATH OF STANTON McCAMMON.

He Dies Suddenly At Des Moines, Sunday Afternoon.

The sudden and unexpected death of Mr. S. H. McCammon shocked this community to no little extent. He was known and universally respected by every one here.

The following from the Daily Capital gives the particulars of his demise.

Monday afternoon at Mercy hospital occurred the death of one of Des Moines' well known business men, S. H. McCammon, of the firm of Stream & McCammon. His death was caused by brain fever. It was almost entirely unexpected, as his condition was not regarded as dangerous. There was a rumor down town this morning that he had committed suicide by taking morphine, but this is emphatically denied by his friends who are in a position to know.

Wild rumors were afloat this morning and this afternoon that Mr. McCammon had taken his own life. This is earnestly denied. Dr. L. D. Rood says that death probably resulted from his overheating one of the days of the races. In any event he was found in his room unconscious last Tuesday by Dr. Reed, who, on the motion of the men at the store, went to the room and, finding it locked, crawled in at a window. Mr. McCammon was lying on the bed unconscious, and he has never regained it since then. The cause of the death is still a little mysterious but the reason assigned is the most probable one.

Stanton H. McCammon died at Mercy hospital of brain fever Sunday afternoon at 5:30. The funeral will take place at Story City, and two brother, J. B. McCammon of Cedarville, Ill., and Irvan McCammon of Freeport, Ill., and an uncle, D. B. Snyder of Lyons, Iowa, to mourn his early demise. His friends, and he had many warm ones in the city and elsewhere, will also sorrow in deep sincerity as he is laid away beside his father and mother to sleep the sleep that on earth knows no waking. Mr. McCammon has been connected with the drug business in Des Moines for fourteen years, for the past six years a member of the firm of Stream & McCammon. Prior to that he was associated with his uncle, D. B. Snyder of Lyons, Iowa. By his associates and acquaintances he will long be remembered as a young man of sterling qualities and of the strictest integrity. He won the confidence of all with whom he came in contact and be kept it by worthy and conscientious deserving. In his social life his gentle, courteous and genial ways, tempered always by an unselfish regard, made for him a warm place in the hearts of all his associates, and he was always regarded by them as on worthy of warmest friendship and capable of giving in kind, a full measure, in return. His character was well illustrated in his never failing and tender regard for his father, who was with him last winter and who died a month ago. His sudden death coms to his sister and brothers with a terrific and crashing blow. There will be many sore hearts because one possessing such noble and manly qualities had to be called when at the threshold of life to lay down his armor in obedience to that summons which is spoken from out the great beyond, and to which there can be no response.

Horace Stanton McCammon was born in Cedarville, Illinois, September 1, 1857, and died at Des Moines, Iowa, July 19, 1897, aged 39 years, 10 months and 17 days. The first few years of his life were spent in the village of his birth. At an early age he came to Iowa with his parents, where he has since lived. At the age of 16 he began the study of drugs, and a few years later graduated from the Chicago College of Pharmacy. He later attended the Agricultural College at Ames. He was subsequently a clerk in the drugstore of Norman Lichty, Des Moines, and about five years ago formed a partnership with Mr. Curtis Stream, with whom he was associated in the drug business up to the time of his death. As a business man, he was faithful to every principle that makes an honorable business man; as a neighbor, he was self-sacrificing; as a friend he was responsive to every kindly thought or act on his part, and as a son and brother, words can hardly express his tender virtues. His christian faith was Evangelical.

Funeral services were held in the Evangelical church at this place at two o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Wirth, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Center school house, west of town, beside those of his mother died a few years ago, and of his father passed away a short time since. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Knights of Pythias. A number of his brother Masons accompanied the remains from Des Moines and assisted in the funeral services, having charge of the exercises at the cemetery.

The following Masons accompanied the remains to Story City: T. D. Hastie, Seth Graham, B. O. Ranger, W. A. Abbott, G. B. Wicks, F. W. paschal, J. J. Luberly, T. A. Hallett, Hugh Miller, J. M. Graham, and Frank S. Wells.