Iowa
Old Press
Vinton Eagle
Vinton, Benton co. Iowa
Friday, May 14, 1920
AGED MAN DROPS DEAD AS HE RETURNS FROM FISHING.
Death came suddenly to Zuriel Crow, an aged inmate of the county
home while he was returning from the river where he and another
inmate of the home, George Brown, had been fishing Monday
afternoon. The two had stopped to rest in the Tumulty pasture
between the river and the county home, when Mr. Crow suddenly
fell forward on his face dead. His companion lifted him up, but
realizing he was dead, made a hurried trip to the county home to
notify Superintendent John Holland. The latter made a hurried
trip to the pasture and later had the body brought to the Fry
undertaking parlor in this city and prepared for burial.
Mr. Crow was 85 years old, he had been born in Ohio January 4,
1835. He came to Iowa with his parents as a boy, and the family
settled on Crow creek east of town. There were eight children in
the family and only one lives. This is A.B Crow an inmate of the
soldier's home in Marshalltown. He arrived in Vinton Wednesday
morning. A sister, Mrs. Rose Wheaten, died in Cedar Rapids this
past winter. Funeral services were held at the undertaking parlor
Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock and interment was in
Evergreen cemetary.
[transcribed by M.A.N., April 2006]