The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-30
DEATH OF JOE WhlPPLE.
End Came Monday Evening After
illness Of Not Quite Two
Months

illness OF Not Quito Two
Months.
For number of days it had been
generally known throughout the city
that Joe Whipple was dangerously
sick, but in spite of this the news which
spread swiftly over the entire city
Monday evening that he was dead,
brought CONSERVATION and gloom at its
suddenness and sadness. He was taken
sick early in July and had had an
almost constant high fever since that
time, while his heart, which had not
been strong for some time, became still
further affected, and in spite of the
general cheeriness of his disposition and
the most determined sort of a fight for
restored health, together with the best
of nursing and medical care. the strain
on that vital organ was too great and
the plucky fight of the young man for
life was lost. An attack of rheumatism
last year was probably to certain ex-
tent also cause for the weakened con-
dition of his heart at this time.
Joseph Collier Whipple was the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa D. Whipple,
and was seventeen years old on the 9Th
of July just passed. He is survived by
his parents and by two sisters. Elsie
and Lois, both younger than he. He
was a student in the Owosso High
School, and was looking forward to the
beginning of the new school year next
week with more than usual eagerness,
it being his senior year. when he would
graduate from the Scientific course.
In school. as everywhere else where he
had part in the life of the city or any
of its organizations, he was general
favorite. No one could help liking the
boy when they knew him, and few
who had the opportunity of meeting
him at any time failed to know him.
He was of the cheeriest, and most OPP
timistic disposition imaginable. attract
ing instant attention anywhere, yet
withal one of the most charmingly
Of unquestioned, and unusual ability,
ambitious, lovable, whole-souled and
wholesome boy all the way through,
his death comes to Owosso as one of the
saddest and most regretted tributes
ever levied by the grim reaper in this
city. The city, society in general, in
fact every good cause, and the whole
world, needs just the kind of young
men Of whom Joe Whipple was 80
bright an example, and needs the kind
of men he gave 80 certain a promise Of
becoming.
The high appreciation in which he
was held was abundantly testified to at
the funeral services Wednesday after
noon by profusion of flowers which
would battle description. Clubs, church
societies, the banking houses, friends
by the score, all We'd with one another
in taking this means of showing their
high regard and their unlimited admir-
alton for the deceased. More than
sixty separate floral pieces bore their
silent messages to the saddened home.
Red had been the favorite color with
Joe, and beautiful spray of American
Beauty roses was laid across the casket,
while beautiful red rose rested in the
lapel of his coat, as if to continue the
message of good cheer which its silent
wearer could no longer give for him.
self.
The services at the residence were
very simple. Singing was omitted. The
Episcopal service and an appropriate
poem were read by the Reverend d. w.
Wise, of Christ church, the rector of
the deceased. The bearers were chosen
from the most intimate friends of the
young man, and were: G. s. Williams,
Jr., Eugene Bigelow, Max Hartman,
Glen Crane, Frederick Gould, Benja.
min Essig. The body was taken to
Oakhill cemetery for burial.
The profound sympathy of the entire
city is with Mr. and Mrs. Whipple and
their two daughters in this, their crush.
ing loss, loss felt and shared in an
unusual degree by the entire communi-
ty which can i'll afford to lose such q
young man as was Joseph Collier
Whipple.
The relatives from out of the city
present for the funeral were Mrs. Al
bert j. Gilchrist and daughter, Miss
Florence, Of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. L. Hamilton, Of Grand
Rapids.