At 22 William Henry Lancaster, a splendid young man living in the neighborhood of Maple Grove, some eight to ten miles south of Cadiz, died last Thursday night at ten o'clock of tuberculosis. He had been in declining health since last November and for a month past had been confined to his bed. He was twenty two years of age and a son of the late Monroe Lancaster, being the oldest of a family of four children. He is survived by the mother, Mrs. Eunice Lancaster, two brothers and one sister.
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He was a young man held in highest esteem and was an industrious and clever young farmer and enjoyed the confidence of his many friends. He was a member of the Donaldson creek Baptist church. Burial took place Friday afternoon at three o'clock at the Allen grave yard near the home, funeral services being conducted by Rev. Guy P. Hall, of Wallonia. Click here for instructions and tips.