Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-19
DEATH CLAIMED HIM.
George Crippen JOINS the Great Majority
Human Help Was Powerless To
Aid Him

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Aid Him.
II is impossible for words To describe
what feeling of sadness and gloon
pervaded the entire city last Friday
afternoon as the word flew from mouth
TO mouth that all hope had been aban
doned by the attending physicians ano
Geo. Crippen's life was measured by Q
few brief hours. Seldom if ever was
a more heroic and determined struggle
made To stay the progress of disease
and restore him in health to his friends
but all unavailing. The physicians
state that he was doomed from the
time he was taken with the final at
tack. Friday morning Mr. Geo. T.
Richardson arrived from Chicago
bringing with him celebrated sur
geon from that city DR.. G.. II. Marquis
and he with Drs. Graves and Hilliker,
of Grand Rapids and DR.. FergusC n, OF
this city, who was the faithful attend
ing physician i'm the case, proceeded to
perform another operation. They
found that the bowels were absolutely
dead, there being no life in them,
which rendered them powerless. Fri
day afternoon he began to fail rapidly
and death came to his relief at about
$3.50 that evening. His suffering and
pain during the period of little less
than week, during which his sick
ness lasted, was of extreme severity
and death brought calm, peaceful
rest in which respect it was welcome.
The funeral services were held from
the residence Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock and were largely attended. 1t
was under the auspices of the f. 81 A.
Nj. lodge of which he was an honored
member and the members of the order
and also the ladies of the Eastern Star
lodge attended in body. The services
were conducted by Rev. j. j. Staley,
Rev. IL. A. Mcconnell and Rev G..
Quick. The pail bearers were Guy
Weter, w. b Reed, w. p. Hethering-
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Frank Ireland. He was tenderly laid
at rest in the Riverridge cemetery, and
although the grass may grow green
DER the grave it will not be more so
than his memory in the heart of his
friends. The flowers with which the
casket was laden were very beautiful
and were the last tribute possible from
friends.
Geo. N. Crippen was born in Fond
du Lac, Wis Nov. 18th, 1858 and was
accordingly Al years of age. His faith
er and mother are both yet alive and
residents of that city but are in quite
feeble health He also has a brother
there who has been an invalid for
about six years, and one sister. Anoth-
er brother and sister reside in the
state of Washington. 1t was one of
the sad features of the funeral that on
account of the poor health and dis
tance at which they reside none of the
relatives of either Mr.. or Mrs. Crippen
were able to be present But there
was no lack of friends to extend sym
pathy and do all that friends possibly
could do.
In 1879 Mr.. Crippen went to Rock
vile, Conn, and began learning the
trade of dyer in Bedding Bros. 81 Co. s
silk mill. Upon the establishment of
the Richardson silk mill in Bedding he
was chosen to take charge of that de-
partment of the business and came here
thirteen years ago this month. He
seemed TO be gifted with exceptional
ability in his chosen vocation and his
death means a loss to the company
whom he had served that is almost ir-
He was a first class citizen, beloved
friend and neighbor, but to his own ia
mily the blow will be heaviest, and the
fond wife and three sons will indeed
miss the kind, true and afIectionate
husband and father to guard, guide and
shield them.