Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-28
TN THE SILENT CITY.
William A. Myers Passed Away Thurs.
day, March 22Dd, at 9:I5 A. NJ.
Death of Allen Funk.

March p, 1906. His illness cover
ed a period of time of more than
two months during which time he
suffered untold pain and misery.
A combination of misfortunes con-
tributed to his sickness and death.
Last August he was badly cut in
the side while sharpening a disc
and it is claimed by some, but dis
puted by Others, that the wound
healed over too quickly on the out
side leaving decaying matter on
the inside and setting up blood
poisoning. Following this acci-
dent he was taken severely sick
with the mumps and when he was
able to be up he sold his residence
and moved. While thus engaged
he did some heavy lifting and it IS
believed by some that this caused
a severe strain in cords which were
left in a weakened condition by
the mumps, which caused the trou-
BILE.
He was taken to Kansas City a
few weeks ago where an operation
was performed. First reports were
encouraging but it later developed
that his system was SO badly affect
ed that death was certain to re-
suit. tuberculosis or quick con-
sumption of the lungs set in and
no ray Of hope remained.
Mr.. Myers was 32 years and I3
days of age. He came with his
parents to this city in his boyhood
days and learned the blacksmith
trade and later bought and operat
ed shop of his own. In 1893 he
was united in marriage to Miss
Emma Kennedy. To this union
were born four children, two boys
and two girls, all Of whom survive
him. In addition to his immediate
family, his parents, four brothers
and three sisters mourn his early
death. The brothers are George,
who lives in this city, and James,
Node and Levi, who reside in Okla
homa. The sisters are Mrs. White
house and Mrs. Denver Boggs Of
Oklahoma and Mrs. Stillwell of
Canadian, Tex. All excepting
Mrs. Whitehouse and Mrs. Boggs
were present at the funeral.
To know Will Myers was to be
his friend. He was one of those
big hearted, cordial, good natured
young men whose companionship
is always desired. His death casts
a gloom over the community and
brings deep sorrow to the wife,
children, parents, brothers and sis
terS that time can never remove.
The grief of his faithful, noble
wife is indeed sacred. For weeks
she gently nursed and tenderly
ministered to his wants alleviating
his suffering as much as human
hands could, hoping against fate
that he might be spared, but when
the end finally came, though her
sorrow was unfathomable, she GER
tainly must have felt that her duty
was we'll performed. To her and
her fatherless children, all unite in
expressing most profound sympa-
thy.
The funeral was held at the
| Presbyterian church on Friday af-
ternoon conducted by Rev. w. M.
Covert and a specially selected
choir. The Knights of Pythias and
A. O. U. W., of which fraternities
the deceased was beloved mem
Der, were out in a body and escort
ed the remains from the home to
the church and from the church to
the cemetery, thus honoring and
memorializing their departed
brother SO far as was in their pow
er. The day was wet and disagree
able but there was large number
.of sympathizing friends in attend
ance at the services notwithstand-
ing