Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-02
MISS INEZ pURDY'S DEATH
Occurred in Hospital at Council Bluffs
Last Saturday Morning Never
Regained Consciousness


Miss Inez Purdy, whose serious injury
in an automobile accident on the night
of August 81 was noted in our last issue
died in the Jennie Edmundson Memorial
morning at $3.50, after nearly week S
Inconsistencies from the effects of in
juries received to her head by striking a
plank when thrown into the bed of the
creek. She was "A years of age. The
funeral was held at the home of her
parents near Oakland on Monday after
noon, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mat
thews of the NJ E. church, of which
body she was q member and the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Carson
cemetery.
The services were held in the parlor
of the home of the bereaved parents and
the attendance was SO large that it taxed
the capacity of the room in which the
bier rested Us well as those connecting
Rev. Matthews was assisted by another
Clergyman in performing the rites of
the church and both paid beautiful trib-
utes to the character, accomplishments
and sterling worth of the deceased
Mr.. Matthews took the text for his dis
course from Acts life Silver and gold
have / none: but such as have give L
thee, his theme being ''At the Beauti-
full Gate" which he beautifully applied
to the life and character of the deceased
and to the reception of pure and ac-
ceptable souls at the gates which lead
into the eternal home of the blessed
There were many beautiful floral trib-
utes of sorrow and sympathy placed
upon and around the caSket, chief among
which for beauty and design was the
handsome floral Tyre sent by the friends
of the deceased in Audubon, few of
whom were enabled to attend the serv-
ices by chartering the autos of Mr.. E.
"A. Beason and Mr.. Carl Hoover, who
took them to Oakland. Those attend
ing from Audubon were Miss Ella NJ.
Stearns, county superintendent; Miss
Martha Dunn, Mrs. Sylvester AIRY, Mrs
John Ward, Mrs. Ollie Coon, Mr.. Simon
Hansen and Prof. Smith, the last two
as representatives of the Audubon school
board. This company was accorded the
special privilege of being alone in the
parlor with the remains of their dear
deceased friend in order to permit them
to give an undisturbed expression of
their grief and sympathy for the un-
timely and tragic close of the life that
was so near and dear to them, which
privilege was greatly appreciated and
very consoling to hearts that were filled
with deepest sorrow.
As the remains were to be inferred in
the Carson cemetery, six miles distant
from the home, the Audubon friends
were compelled to take their last look
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and say their last farewell to their de-
parted friend before the cortege started
from the house, as time would not permit
resting place. This they were 10th to
do, for the face they looked upon was
sweet even in death and the expression
of the features seemed to indicate that
the lips that were sealed forever by
death were about to speak the CHEEKY
greeting that was their wont in life.
The accident that caused Miss Purdy S
death occurred when, in company with
one of her brothers, two lady friends and
Mr.. Beckett, she was on the way from
Oakland to McC1elland to visit brother
living in that place. The evening was
beautiful, and all unconscious of danger
lurking by the way the young people
were having merry time; and had it not
been for the criminal carelessness of
someone there would have been nothing
to interrupt the pleasure of the moon
light ride. Miss Purdy had several times
declined to become one of the party, she
seemingly having premonition that
danger or injury to someone would be
the outcome, and it was only after the
most persistent urging on the part OF
her relatives that she consented to ac-
company them.
A few days before a traction engine
had broken through a bridge, leaving
the timbers in the gully it crossed.
Workmen had erected temporary
structure some distance away, but had
failed to do anything toprotect travellers
from running into the open ravine
Trees and shrubbery made it dark where
the bridge should have been and diff
cult for the driver of the automobile in
which the party was riding to see the