The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-10-17
Death of E. S. Ferguson.

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nesday In Pine HIN cemetery,
Louisa's beautiful City Of the
Dead.
He died at Pikeville last sun
day morning, OF typhoid fever, az
ter an illness OF three weeks. He
was violently i'll from the begin
ming OF the attack, snd there was
but little hope OF his recovery at
any time.
His wife and sisters were sum
mOned from this place TO his bed
side when he first became sick,
and he was given every attention
night and day, while life lasted.
II was simply one OF those fatal
cases which battles human skill.
The body arrived here Monday
afternoon. The funeral took place
Wednesday at IL a. M, from the
NJ. Il. Church South. DR.. j. NJ.
Boland, the pastor, ably conducted
the services, paying a fitting and
touching tribute to this deceased
mem Der OF his church. The inter-
ment occurred Immediately after
the close OF the funeral services.
The local tent OF Maccabeos, Of
which Mr.. Ferguson was an en-
thusiastlc and honored Nom her,
attended the funeral In a body and
marched from the church to the
cemetery just behind The hearse.
They also participated in the cere-
monies at the grave. The pail
bearers were: Or. a. w. Brcm-
ley, j II. Cooper, +. l.. Stewart,
II. g. Burcbett, Alex. Lackey, Jr.,
aud NJ. +. Conley.
The age OF the deceased was
thirty years. He WIS married TO
Miss Della Frazier in June, 1893.
She, with a little son six months
old, are left TO lament the severe
loss OF an ind u g I
husband and father. Three sisters
are also grief.strlcken-Mrs. Fan
ME Wade, aud Misses Grace aud
Kenna Ferguson. Hosts OF friends
are shocked and grieyod by his I'M
timely death.
Emmette was the only sen OF
the late John NJ. Ferguson, who
died here In 1898. The family first
lived at Anderson, w. Va, and
then at Wayne. Emmette came
here seven years ago TO take the
position OF foreman in the BIG
SANDY NEWS office. Afterward he
was entrusted with the authority
OF general assistant in the manage.
ment Of the business,
/ a few months ago the time fol
the establishment OF newspaper
at Pikeville seemed propitious
and after a thorough Investigation
and consideration Of the matter
| l. m m cite dec d "a &C
undertake the difficult task o
building up Il newspaper business
there, Accordingly, he took VI
the work In July and launched tn,
/ Pikeville Independent. During
(. his two months in business re
markable good showing was made
Money aud work were plentiful
and he was in buoyant spirits owe
the prospects. His wife and chilc
were almost ready to 90 to Pike
Vile to make their home when tn,
shocking message arrived announc
ing his dangerous Illness.
II is Indeed very sad case.
strong young man, whose vigo
promised long life, just starting
upon business career ;hopeful, en-
thusiaslic, In love with life and hi
profession, ambitious to succee,
and with prospects that assure,
success family, to whom he wa
thoroughly devoted, dependent up
, on him-all these circumstance
go to make this death UNUSUAL.
pathetic,
He was ii young man OF NOR
than ordinary ability and wa
sober and moral. He was mem
Der Of the Nj. n. Church South an,
a teacher in the Sunday Schoc
here. Upon going to Pikeville h
= was first made teacher Of Bib
class IN the Sunday School and JUS
Q previous to his illness was olecto
4 superintendent Of the school. Thu
& II will be seen that he was star
Q ing upon a career OF usefulness /
y Ptkeville and would soon have b,
a come most important factor /
b the welfare OF that community.
% The profouude1t sympathy
e called forth throughout the con
munitv nv This deAth