Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-19

Alter the last strains OF the
plaintiye melody died away, the
bearers, composed of A. G. Wood,
t. p. Drinkwater, w. H. Jameson,
Daniel Lord, w. c. Barth and
George Brown, removed the cas-
ket to the hearse, the friends pass
ed out, and the relatives, who had
remained upstairs during the fun
eral, departed to take their places
in respective CARRIAGES preparatory
for the journey to the cemetery.
Possibly this was one of the sad
dest features of the whole oc-
casion.
Preparatory to the funeral many
friends had been arranging the
mass of flowers. The casket oc-
cupied the southeast corner of the
parlor and was overhung with a
canopy of tulle and white ribbons,
making a beautiful effect. The
casket was so completely covered
with flowers and special pieces
that scarcely anything could be
discerned save a bower of beauty.
On all sides of the room there was
an embankment of flowers, pillows
anchors, gates ajar and other
special pieces until the whole pre-
scented an almost bewildering
mass of loveliness. Nearly every
organization in the city was repre-
scented by special floral pieces
while there was an almost innum-
cradle number of large bouquets
and floweral effects from the many
friends. While it is impossible to
individually enumerate the pieces
some were learned and are as fol-
lows: "Gates Ajar," from the
Southern California Fruit Grow
ers' Association, of pink and white
roses and maiden hair fern.
"Cross at Rest" of narcissus purple
violets and maiden hair fern, pre-
scented by the Ladies' Guild. The
Woman's improvement Club sent a
lovely piece of narcissus and fern.
There was a beautiful piece from
Miss Mabel Scoville's graduating
class of 1907, consisting of red and
white carnations and yellow roses.
A big floral harp standing prob
ably three feet and made of
white carnations and the most
gorgeous sweet peas, was the
gift of the bereaved husband,
while the "Mother" pillow, placed
on the carpet Immediately before
the casket, was the last tribute of
the children. Mrs. Kennedy of
Pasadena, Mrs. Dyer of Riverside,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hamilton of
Los Angeles, together with many
others, contributed beautiful piec-
es. The Eastern Star also had a
handsome piece as we'll as her
intimate friends.
The details of the sad and I'M
timely death are thus told: Mrs.
Scoville and her son, Harry, had
been engaged in removing some
inflammable and disused material
from the attic, for the destruction
of which a bonfire was to be
kindled in the back yard. In the
midst of the duty, Harry, who is
an attorney, received a telephone
summons to come to his Office and
he complied, requesting his moth
er not to light the fire as he would
attend to that when he returned.
But the good mother, anxious lest
she should be taking the time of
her son, and disliking to bother
him with home duties, thought to
have it done and out of the way
before the rising wind should lit
ter the yard. She applied the
match and never being able to tell
how it happened, soon found her.
self enveloped in flames. Hasten
ing into the kitchen she called
Crank" cher husband) who was
quickly at her side and fighting
heroically to smother the flames.
Catching up a rug he wrapped her
in it, but finding this of no avail,
threw water upon her and cut
away the smouldering remnants of
her garments with his jack-knife.
In that brief interval the incai-
culable damage had been done.
Death has resulted, though the
patient is said not to have lost
consciousness and was hopeful of
recovery until the last.
Kate Shepherd Scoville was born
in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1852, being
81 years, 1 month and 2 days old.
She came to Corona from La
Grange, ILL.,, about fourteen years
ago. She is the daughter Of the
Bible Shepherd, who died at
her home in Corona on the Goth of
February, 1901. Deceased is sur
vived by a husband, Frank Scov-
lille, and four sons and two daugh-
ters, as follows: George, of the
Dean Electric Co., of Elyria, Ohio,
who came from the east and was
present at the funeral; .Chas. NJ,
and Gilbert, and Mabel
and Ethel.
Among the guests from out of
town were: Mines. Prone, Delano
and Titro, who were from the de-
ceased's home town, and were
girlhood school-mates, as we'll as
Mrs. Everest, and Mrs. Dyer, and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E Hamilton,
Mrs. A. G. Miller, of Los Angeles.
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