Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-26
EARLY IN THE
 MORNING CAME
The Death Summons to
 W. J. Craft.
Expires Suddenly and Without Any Warning on Monday Morning
 of Heart Disease.

The community was shocked on Mon. day morning by announcement of the death of W. J. Craft, the we'll known clothing salesman employed at Ed Blocks. Death came suddenly and without warning, the cause of death being heart disease.
 Mrs. Craft was engaged in preparing breakfast, when MT. Craft, partially dressed, came from his bed room, but immediately returned. Failing to ap- pear again when the morning meal had been prepared, Mrs. Craft went to the bed chamber and found him prostrate on the bed unconscious and gasping for breath. She went immediately to the front door to summon medical as- sistance. Chalmar Powell, nephew of Ed Block, and who worked in the store with MT. Craft, happened to be con- ing out of his home just across the street and Mrs. Craft notified him of her husbands seriousj condition and he hastened for physician, but when Mrs. Craft returned to her husband he was already beyond all human aid.
 Drs. Walls, McGinni3 and Fitzsim- omns called, but there was nothing for them to do as MT. Craft had al- ready ceased to breathe and was already growing cold in the embrace of death.
 W. J. Craft was thirty six years old last March and had been engaged in the clothing business as salesman for sixteen years, six of which were spent in Prescott. He came here from Bay City, Michigan, to work for Mir. Block, and was employed by him and other clothing dealers during his entire res idence here.
 He was also member of the Knights of Pythias lodge, and had been the Keeper of Records and Seal for the past four years. He leaves wife and two children, ore aged four years and one aged one year, to mourn the loss of devoted husband and affectionate father. Beside the above three sisters also survive him, being Mrs. J. P. Lambert, Mrs. c. D. Grow and Miss Etta Craft.
 Miss Joy, sister of Mrs. Craft, has been visiting the family for nearly year and had made all arrangements to leave for her home at Bay City today
 The body was turned over to H. M. Maus & Co.,, to be prepared for ship ment east and will be shipped on to- 6ay's train to Bay City, Michigan for interment. Mrs Craft and children and her brother and sister, Harry Joy, and Miss Joy will accompany the re- mains on the journey.
 Deceased held life insurance poli- | cy in the Knights of Pythias insur- ance branch of 5000.
 He was universally respected and | highly esteemed by all who knew him and hIs death will cause deep feeling of sorrow among a large circle of ac- | quaintances.
 GAlp1Og66S Ol HIS III .f1Q | Blocks clothing emporium relate an | incident which happened in the store | on Saturday which has peculiar sig | nificance in connection with the sud | den taking of of MT. Craft. They | were engaged in conversation when | MT. Craft remarked that his grand | father had died very suddenly at the | age of 80 years; that has father had | died similarly at the age of 60 years, and according to same rule of decreas- ing longevity he only had four years more to live, little thinking that the messenger of death was lowering so near him and that the relentless sum- mons would be served upon him with in less than forty eight hours from the time he made this jocular remark.
 Funeral services will be held at the family residence in the Dake residence on Marina street, commencing at 9 80 this morning and at their conclusion the remains will be taken to the rail road station for shipment.