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Subject: OBITUARY - JOHN HALL.

Date: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:52 PM

November l9, l896

JOHN, son of THOMAS and S.J. HALL, died near Spring Valley, Decatur

County, Iowa, October 25, l896. He was l7 years, ll months, and l3 days

old, having been born November l2, l878. He was always a good boy, and

a regular attendant at Sunday School. Though he was not a member of any

church, yet his character was such as no professor of religion or church

member need have been ashamed to possess.

In a high degree he enjoyed the regard and friendship of his comrades

and acquaintances. Being of a loving disposition, he was sincerely

loved in return. He leaves a widowed mother and five sisters to mourn

the loss of an only son and brother, at an age when youth merging into

early manhood gave promise of that support and comfort which an

affectionate son would delight in rendering, and a devoted mother and

sisters would be equally gratified in receiving. His last illness,

though lingering and painful, was borne with great patience and

fortitude.

Funeral services were held at the house, on October 26, by ELDER DUNCAN

CAMPBELL. The Scripture lesson was from the eleventh chapter of John:

the text was the twenty-second verse of the fifteenth chapter of First

Corinthians, as follows: "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ

shall all be made alive".

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