Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-26
DEATH, WITHOUT WARNING
COMES TO DR.. A. 3. VAN SICKLE
AND MRS. DAVIS.
BOTH ARE STRICKEN
WHILE APPARENTLY WELL
Dir. Van Sickle Was An Old Practcins
Dentist of This city-Mrs. Davis Gil
man Woman, Who Formerly Lived
tlere-VansickIe Body to Be Buried
at Fl. Dodge.

Death, sudden and without the least
warning, came Sunday to DR.. A. B.
vanSckle, an old practicing dentist
of this city, and Mrs. John E. Davis,
a former Marshalltown woman, now of
Gilman. DR.. vanSickle died at his home
over 124 West Main street at 1920
O'Clock in the morning. Mrs. Davis died
at her home on the J. Harry Scurr
stricken while apparently in their US
ual health.
Dr. yanSickle ate his breakfast as
usual, and after reading the papers for
short time. lay down. Soon after
ward he gasped once or twice and was
dead.
Was Old Iowa Practitioner.
For thirty-one years DR.. VanSiclIe
had practiced his profession in Iowa,
having engaged in practice in Fort
Dodge for fifteen years before COM
ing to this city sixteen years ago.
| During recent years DR.. VanSicllle
had become actively interested in So
cialism, and was one of the leading
mem ers of the local union.
Andrew b VanSickle was born in
/ Fitchville. Ohio. Nov 10. 1881 His
parents moved 10 Illinois when DIR.
4 VanSickle was a lad of seven years. He
married Miss Marietta Brown, at
Freeport, H.. in 1859. They became
the parents of four children, who sur
vive their father They are Mrs Alta
NJ. Ferguson, of this city; Andrew B.
VanSickle, Jr of Omaha: Miss Julia
A. vanSickle, of TT. Dodge, and P.
w. vanSickle. of Portland, Ore. DR..
and Mrs. VanSickle were separated by
divorce. The latter is still living.
From Illinois DIR. VanSiclle moved
to Ft Dodge. where he began practic-
ing dentistry He moved to this city
in 1898
DR.. vanSickle took as his second
wife. who also survives him, Mrs Amy
Lyon. of this city They were married
on April ). 1906.
Two sisters and one brother, Mrs.
sylvester Shiney. of the soldiers home,
and Miss Hattie Vansickle, and John
NJ VanSickle, of Lena, ILL.,, survive DR..
vanSickle.
Body to Fl. Dodge For Burial.
Dr.. VanSickle was charter mem.
Der of the Fit Dodge branch of the lowe
Legion of Honor. in which he retained
his membership up to the time of his
death
The funeral will be held from tbs
home Tuesday afternoon at 2:2f
o'clock. The body will be taken to Fit
Dodge for burial.
Gilman Woman Dees Suddenly.
Mrs Davis, of Gilman, had just eater
her dinner and had gone to her bed
room to change her clothing, when he,
husband heard her cry, John fee
like 1 am going to faint He got into
the room just in time to catch her ir
his arms to prevent her falling. Lay
ing her on the bed. physician wa
summoned, but Mrs. Davis died before
the doctor arrived. Mrs. Davis hat
I been subject to attacks of heart failure
/ She is survived by her husband ant
two daughter. Mamie and Cecil. agat
IA and IL years. A particularly sal
feature of Mrs. Davis death was tina
both of the daughters were away from
home at the time.
Formerly Lived Here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis formerly LIVED
in this city. They moved to China,
last spring to work for j. Harry Scurr
and occupy a tenants house on tn
Scurr farm. Mrs. Davis was 35 year
of age. No arrangements for the fu
neral have been made yet, as the fam
lily is awaiting word from relatives
1t is expected that the funeral will b.
held at Newton, which is Mrs Davis
former home, and where several rel
| atives live