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[Charles
Anson "Charlie" Parks] Times-Republican Thursday November 12, 1903 [p. 1] Childhood And
Death A Bright and
Promising Life Intercepted by Cruel Death----Died After Short and Painful
Illness From Monday's
Daily The
funeral of Charles [Anson],
the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Parks [Rachael Carmichael], residing about seven miles southeast of this city,
occurred today at the residence and interment occurred in the Lexington
cemetery. The
case is a sad one in various particulars.
The little one endured extreme pain during his short illness. He took violently ill Friday and grew
rapidly worse until Sunday afternoon when a consultation of physicians
was called. Dr. Archer,
the regular physician, and Drs. Dunlavy, Beauchamp and Clabaugh were
present, and it was decided to perform a surgical operation to remove
the obstruction in the bowels.
An incision was made, after which it was decided that there was
no use going further as the bowels were too much inflamed and nothing
further could be done for the relief of the little sufferer, and the
end came at about 11 o'clock Sunday night---a merciful relief in death.
He was a beautiful little boy, promising and bright, and a source
of pride and pleasure to the family, all of which is but another evidence
that death is no respecter of persons---another fragrant bud has gone
to blossom in a land of perpetual summer and sunshine, and the family
has an added interest in the future. [Harry
Wysong]
[Augusta Perkins] Times-Republican Tuesday July 25, 1905 Death Visits
Two Homes Two Persons Near
Bedford Who Were Well and Happy yesterday Are Now Cold In Death. Mrs. C. Perkins
and H. Wysong Mr. Harry
Wysong Was Killed By Hay Elevator---Mrs. Perkins Dies Suddenly The
angel of death visited two homes, within a few miles of Bedford, last
night, and turned gladness and joy into sorrow and despair. In both cases death came suddenly and without warning. Harry
Wysong, a young man of
26, who lived 4 miles east of Bedford, was struck on the head by a falling
timber----the upright of a hay stacker, and fatally injured. The accident occurred about 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and the injured man lived until 4:30 this morning
when he passed away. At
the time of the accident, Mr. Wysong was working on a stack, building
a rick of hay. A fork full
had been raised and just as it was tripped one of the guy ropes broke
and the pole falling struck Harry on the side of his head. Drs.
Archer and Standley were called but it was at once apparent that there
was but little chance for recovery.
The skull where the pole had struck was badly fractured, the
temporal bone presenting something of the same appearance as would a
piece of ice that had been struck with some heavy instrument.
The doctors decided that an operation was the only chance, and
they did all that science could suggest but without avail. Soon
after he was injured, Harry recovered partial conscientiousness, but
about 7 p.m., he sank into a comatose condition from which he never
aroused. The
deceased was born and raised in Taylor County, and was 26 years old. He leaves to mourn him a wife and a little
babe eighteen months old. The
funeral will be held at the home Thursday at 1 p.m., conducted by Rev.
Jones. Interment at Lexington
cemetery. This
is indeed a sad affair. Only
one short day ago this was a happy family.
The young husband, strong and vigorous; the wife happy and hopeful;
they had everything to make life beautiful---a comfortable home, health,
love, and a bright eyed laughing babe.
Today that home is indeed desolate.
The happy wife is a widow, the helpless little child fatherless. In
the midst of our enjoyment during the Chautauqua week, our sympathy,
sincere and heartfelt goes out to the bereaved, to whom everything else
would be as nothing could their dear one be restored. ________________________________________________________________________ Another Sudden Death. Mrs.
August D. [aniels] Perkins,
wife of Chalon Perkins,
died suddenly this morning at her home two miles south of Bedford, having
only been ill a few hours. In
the Midst of life we are in death, came to us all with double force
when the early morn brought the sad news of the death of Mrs. Chalon
Perkins. For
years she had not been in the best of health, but her friends never
dreamed when yesterday they met with her and joked and laughed, that
before another sun should rise their friend would be in eternity. But sadly true it proved. Mrs.
Perkins was taken ill at midnight.
She had attended the Chautauqua both afternoon and evening, and
when she went home at night, while not feeling very well, it was not
thought that she was seriously ill.
She retired, and about 12 o'clock awakened her husband saying
she was very sick. Dr. Paschal was summoned and arrived shortly,
but death had already set its seal upon her brow and earthly aid was
powerless to save. Shortly
before six o'clock this morning, just as day was dawning; just as the
sun was striving to break through the dimming clouds and flood the earth
with his life giving rays; at that hour when to the earth a new day
was being ushered in, to our friend there dawned a day more bright,
more glorious, than any earthly sun can bring; for into her spiritual
eyesight burst the brilliant radiance of life eternal, and the effulgence
of His glory which fills all eternity. At
the Assembly last year Mrs. Perkins was taken suddenly ill, and suffered
at frequent intervals up to three months ago. Since that time she had been so much better, and though the
excitement of such gatherings were not usually good for her, she felt
safe in attending. But
the excitement and the exertion proved too much for her, and when she
went home she remarked that she felt sure she would suffer a recurrence
of the old affliction, and her foreboding proved only too well grounded. The
deceased was forty years of age on February 4th last, and
leaves to mourn her, a heartbroken husband, three sons and a daughter. She was an active member of the Rebekah
lodge and a conscientious and faithful Christian. The
funeral will take place at the home tomorrow at 3 p.m. Interment at Fairview cemetery, conducted
by Rev. Jones. The
deceased was also a member of the Royal Neighbors, and this order will
have charge of the funeral. At
9 o'clock tomorrow the Royal Neighbors will meet at their hall to make
arrangements. The Rebekahs
will march in a body from the residence. Times-Republican Wednesday August 15, 1906 p. 8 Former Taylor
County Man Dead. Word
was received here Sunday of the death in Latah, Washington, of E.
B. Poor [e], who was at
one time a resident of Taylor County.
He had been ill for nine months with Brights disease, and his
death was not unexpected. Mr.
Poor lived for many years in Sheridan, Mo., and for a while in Ross
Township, but twelve years ago he removed to Washington. The
deceased was known to many here, but many more were acquainted with
his wife, whose maiden name was Miss Annie Keith [Anna], and who grew to womanhood in this vicinity. She was a sister of S. [ilas] U. [sher],
J. [oseph] H. [omer],
and W. [illiam] C. Keith,
who still reside here, and has many friends here who sympathize deeply
with her in her bereavement. Times-Republican Thursday August 30, 1906 [p. 3] Death of C.
E. Dunning Former Mt. Ayr
Man Passes Away Saturday At Denver, Colo.---Funeral Here Today (Mt. Ayr News,
Tuesday, Aug. 28) Clarence
Dunning died at 9:10 Saturday
morning, Aug. 25, 1906, at his home in Denver, Colorado. The remains were brought to Mt. Ayr last
night for interment, and the funeral was held this forenoon. Mr.
Dunning was taken ill with tuberculosis in March, following a slight
attack of pneumonia, and had been confined to his bed since May 28. Clarence
E. Dunning was born April
3, 1873, and at the time of his death was aged 33 years, four months
and 22 days. He was the
second son of Mr. and Mrs. Day Dunning,
was born in Mt. Ayr, and spent the greater part of his life here. Being graduated from the Mt. Ayr high school in 1890, he later
attended Simpson College, and was for many years employed as bookkeeper
in the banks of his uncle at Bedford, and of his father in Mt. Ayr. He had followed the same employment in
Denver, in which city he located in 1904. Mr.
Dunning was married Jan. 4, 1899, to Miss Jennie Preston. Their
first child, Mildred,
died when a few months old. Their
second daughter, Louise,
is five years of age. Mr.
Dunning was known to everyone in and near Mt. Ayr, and to all who knew
him he was a friend. He
was skilled as a musician. During
his last illness he bore with patience a great deal of suffering, comforting
the troubled hearts of his loved ones with the assurance that his peace
was made with God and that no terrors lurked for him in the valley of
the shadow of death. Mr.
Dunning is survived by his parents, his widow, his daughter Louise, and 12 brothers and sisters, his death being the
first in a family circle of 13 children. The
remains were accompanied to Mt. Ayr by Mr. Dunning's widow and daughter
of Denver, and by his mother, Mrs. Day Dunning, of Mt. Ayr, who had been at his bedside for two
months. The funeral was
held at 10:30 today at the home of his parents, conducted by Rev. A.
B. Whitmer. Times-Republican Thursday August 30, 1906 [p. 3] Death of Henry
W. Jones The
following account of the death of Henry W. Jones is taken from the Belle Fourche (South Dakota)
Bee, which we received
through the kindness of Mr. C. C. Mohler. The
deceased was well known here, Taylor County having been his home for
over forty years, and many friends will learn of his death with sincere
and heartfelt sorrow. ÒHenry
W. Jones died Wednesday
evening August 15, 1906, at eleven o'clock, of asthma, at the home of
his son, John A. Jones,
of Mona, Wyoming, aged 77 years, 2 months and 21 days. ÒThe
deceased was born May 26, 1829, in Connecticut. He moved from there with his parents to Indiana in early boyhood,
where he grew to manhood and was married to Mary Jane John on July 28, 1850. To this union was born six children, three boys and three girls,
four survive him, two girls and two boys, Mrs. Daniel Hancock [Loretta] of Kelso, Washington, Mrs. Joseph [Josiah] Hoover [Martha] of Bartley, Nebraska, John A. and Charles Jones, both of Mona, Wyoming. One son died in infancy and a daughter was called home two
months ago. In 1855 he
moved with his wife to Taylor County, Iowa, where they made their home
until February 27, 1896, when he moved with his family to Wyoming, where
he resided until the time of his death.
His wife departed this life July 20, 1896. Mr.
Jones was a kind husband, a loving father and was loved by all who knew
him. He had been a sufferer
from asthma for a long time, had been almost an invalid for the past
three years, but seemed to be in as good health as usual until a few
hours before his death. Surrounded
by his loved ones, and amid every comfort, with everything possible
to make life worth living, not all the yearning of loving hearts, nor
the skill of human hands guided by the most learned mind could put back
the cold waters of death's river. At last the end came, without pain or
suffering he quietly passed away. "Funeral
services were held and interment made in Pine Hill cemetery south of
town on Saturday, August 19, 1906, Rev. Derrickson officiating." |