Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-01-11
DR.. STANSMORE VIVIAN
Suddenly Hresfed from Life While
fresh His HOn0rS Clustered.

A wave of sorrow has swept o'ei
Mineral Point since the last publication
of the Tribune, and well it might, foi
one of our most valued and beloved cit
liens has passed forever from our
midst.
Last Thursday evening, the 4th inst,
at about l0:45 o'clock, death, in all it S
majestic mystery, and without the least
warning, terminated the life of Or.
Stansmore Vivian. by its unerring
agent. apoplexy. During that day and
evening the doctor appeared to be par
taking of good health. He attended to
several professional duties in his calm
and easy manner, associated with bust
ness friends in his customary jovial way
as late as 9 O'Clock in the evening,
when he went home, and there as else
where dispensed happiness and comfort
by his presence. 1t was probably 1920
when he retired to bed. Like most doc
once upon striking the pillow, but soon
began breathing unnaturally heavy, as
thought his wife, who was by his side,
and she nudged the doctor without pro-
ducing any response. Mrs. Vivian then
reached out and caught him by the arm
gently shaking him, all of which failed
to awaken him. This caused her to get
up and turn on the light, only to find the
doctor in very strange condition, out
of which he could not be aroused by her
efforts Mrs. Vivian called her sons
and together they administered as they
thought best, in the meantime summon
ing Drs. Deahofe and Gratiot, whose
coming was prompt, but without avail,
DR.. Vivian's life having become thing
of the past when they arrived.
DR.. Stansmore Vivian was son of
the late Dr. j. H. Vivian, and was born
in this city in May, 1859; thus he was
46 years and months of age. In boy
hood he was a dutiful son and spirited,
genial companion. After graduating
from our city school he took two-year
medical course at Ann Arbor, Mich, af-
ter which he spent year at Bellevue
Hospital New York. Returning to this
city he formed partnership with his
father III TIC practice of medicine,
which continued until the seniors death,
nine years ago.
Since then DR.. Stansmore Vivian has
practiced alone. His ability, his readi-
ness to respond to every call, his mild
vet cheerful manner, his manliness, all
blended together with such uniformity
as to make him welcome guest in the
sick chamber as well as the social cir
Gle. No citizen was more ready and
earnest in the advancement of any TN
dertaking that was for the benefit of
the town, and his valued assistance was
invariably solicited and cheerfully Civ
en-. Truly he was busy man, accom-
plishing much for lasting good, and all
without display or pretense. His life is
one to be measured by service rendered,
not time.
While in the home circle is where his
death will cause the greatest anguish
and affection, there is not society or
movement for good within our city that
will not have sustained loss because
of DR.. Vivian's untimely departure. He
was an active and upright member of
the Odd Fellows, Masons, Knights Of
Pythas, the Woodman Camp, L. F. u,
the Eastern Star and one or two other
orders, filling efficiently prominent Of
fees in each, and at the time of his
death was chief of our city fire depart
ment and chairman of the school board,
while for the past six years he had
faithfully served as physician for the
Iowa county asylum and home.
In 1897 DR.. Stansmore Vivian was
united in marriage to Miss Clara Neal
of this city. Their natures and excel
lences Of character blended together so
tremendously that an ideal though mod
est home was at once established and
ever maintained, and every hour OF
these fast fleeing eighteen years of
their welded life was one of unalloyed
bliss and contentnent. To them three.
sons were born Neal, John and STAINS
more who, with their bereaved moth
er, are now passing through trial of
affection which tests the heart unto
breaking. The balm Of universal sym
pathy is extended, yet il heals ,,ut slow
at best Besides these, there are left
to endure the pangs Of unreasonable
sorrow a loving mother, two brothers,
| Frederick and Alfred, and two sisters,
Miss Amy and Mrs. f. c. Ludden
The funeral took place Monday after
noon, during the hours of which the
business houses of our city were closed.
Services were held in the p. M. church,
Rev. W. j. c. Bond Of Boscobel, form
erly pastor here, and who united DIR.
and Mrs. Vivian in marriage, officiat-
ing. His address was one of exceptional