The Adair County news., 1909-03-17
Mr.. {. II. MURRELL
DROPS DEAD
Terrible Shock to His Wife,
Daughter, Brother and the
Community in General.
THE END CAME AT CAMPBELLSVILLE

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nouncement of the sudden death of Mr..
G. HI. Murrell cast gloom over our
entire town and his wife and daughter
were frantic with grief. The news was
received at the Central office and Mr..
j. o. Russell and Mrs. Georgia Shelton
delivered the sad intelligence to his
loving wife and daughter at home. 1t
was so unexpected and produced such
a fearful state of mind that physician
was called to attend them.
1t is impossible to describe their
grief and terrible agony while the
many who called to administer a word
of consolation and help bear the burden
of sorrow were likewise almost over
come. The home was full of callers all
day and stout-hearted men as well as
loving women wept like little children.
No other death in recent years has had
such an effect on our people and no one
has passed over the chilly waters of
death with more expressions of grief
by the people of this section. Grief, a
tribute of esteem, badge of friend
ship, token of love freely shared with
those whose hearts were broken, could
not have been more general and should
be comforting in these, their saddest
lays.
The devotion between the departed
and the wife and daughter was as
strong as genuine love could build and
the evidence of it was as pronounced
as it was genuine and true. In the
busy walks of life, battling in honest
endeavor for earthly reward, many may
drift from the manifestations of love,
but in this instance it seemed the para
mount object of existence.
Mr. C. III. Murrell had as broad ac-
quaintance as any man in this section
and we believe that he had as many
friends and as few enemies. He was a
big hearted man, always on the sunny
side of life, sharing in the pleasantries
of friends rather than lingering in the
shadows of disappointment. For near
ly ten years he had been connected
with The News in the capacity of bust
ness solicitor and had built strong
trade in Adair and adjoining counties
a trade he highly appreciated and
which speaks much for the fair square
dealings that secured it. His connec-
ton with this office was pleasant social
ly and in business, and many a little
sparing match in boyish POPULARITY has
been INDUCED in. He understood his
business, was fair to every customer
and true to his trust-leaving no wounds
between his many patrons and The
News-a condition that all interested
must enjoy.
On last Thursday he left home for
and Greensburg intend
ing to return on Tuesday, but on Satur-
day morning between nine and ten
o'clock, just as he was arranging to
leave for Greensburg he dropped to the
floor dead man, while in the wash
room in the Commercial Hotel, Camp
bellsville. An inquest was held and
death was said to be due to heart fail
ure and acute Indigestion of which he
had complained that morning and had
sought relief at a drug store
He was born January 31st 1852 and
died March 18th 1909, being a little
over fifty-seven years of age. In 1886
he was happily married to Miss Kinnie
Atkins and to this union only one child
was born, Miss Katie, their loving and
devoted daughter.
He was jealous member of the Meth
odist church and lived within the spirit
of its teachings with an mistaken hope
of blessed Immortality. The ties be-
tween himself and his only living broth
er, Mr.. j. E MurrelI, were as strong
as ever exist and the sad news of his
untimely death was felt in its full force.
In his death this community has lost
a genial, big-hearted citizen, his fam
lily devoted husband and father, whose
love and painstaking interest and de.
votion could not be measured, this of.
flee one of its most loyal and highly ap.
preciated members, and his brother, q
brother whose heart beat in love for
his welfare. The acts of kindness, the
expressions of deep regret and the
many manifestations of sorrow by his
many friends in the city of Campbells.
willie, where he died are rich legacies In
the memory of the surviving members
|of his family and strengthens the strong
tiles between the two communities, Sc
closely allied in the Good Samaritan
spirit, for which the family, and The
News as well, extend their heartfelt
thanks.
The body was placed in beautiful
|casket and reached the home at 7:3|