The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-31
DEATH OF RALPH WHITE

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Young Man OF Fine Attainment Pass
ed Away and Funeral Was Held
Tuesday.
Services were held at the Method
list Episcopal church late Tuesday af-
ternoon over the remains of Ralph
j. White, who died Monday morning
at 4 o'clock at the home Of his uncle,
r. j.. White, on the south side. The
services were largely attended by
friends from the vicinity of River
side and students from the Univer-
sity, the deceased being a member Of
the Sophomore class. Many beautiful
floral tributes surrounded the casket
as an appreciation of the esteem and
respect in which the deceased was
held by his acquaintance.
Short services were held at the
residence, participated in by the
immediate friends of the family.
The remains were taken to the
church and the public services hell.
DR.. ). s.. Hoagland read the TWEEN
ty-third Psalm and other comforting
passages of scripture, prayer then
being offered by DR.. j. o. Dobson.
Rev. G. B. Harold of Murdo, who
has been the pastor and a close
friend of the deceased during his Two
years stay in Murdo while occupy
ing a position as assistant cashier in
the First State bank, paid a touching
tribute to the virtues of Ralph. He
dwelt upon the many lovable and ad-
mirable qualities of the deceased as
eXemplified in his daily life.
He related the following incident,
Last summer in a game of tennis in
which Ralph and l were partners,
we lost the game. But in commenting
upon it in the evening Ralph said to
me, well we did our best and played
square, This simple incident is typi-
cal of the life and character of Ralph.
He did his best and played square.
His influence for good was definite
and his life was a success"
His words of sympathy were a gen.
uine appreciation of the departed
one and the phases of his spiritual
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i following obituary:
R. and MARY H. White, vas born at
LeGrand, Iowa, January 10, 1887,
and brought, an infant, to South
Dakota, where he grew to young man
hood on a farm nea Mitchell, get
ting his early education in the River
side district school. He became am
bilious for a more extended educa-
ton than is offered in the public
schools and entered Dakota Wesleyan
University and was in his sophomore
year when the summons came.
He was converted in the NJ. q.
church of this city in the winter of
1903 at the age of sixteen, and in the
following October was taken into full
membership of the church at River
side while the late Rev. Mcdonald
was pastor at that place. He was an
Interested worker in the Sunday
school and Epworth League.
His home the past two years was
at Murdo this state, and when the
M. e. church was organized there, he
transferred his membership from
Riverside to Murdo, and was a men,
Der of this church at the time of his
death. He was of a quiet nature, who
appreciated and pressed forward to-
ward the best things in life"
DR.. S. f. Kerfoot, president of Da-
kota Wesleyan University closed the
services with appropriate words OF
codoiance to the bereaved family, eX-
pressing full belief in the Christian
itv and spiritual life of the deceased.
His remarks We're an eloquent tribute
to the one who had gone to continue
his work in the Higher University
above.
The ~pall-bearers were members OF
the preparatory society to which
Ralph formerly belonged. They were
Norman AFFORD, Delbert Shyrock
Frank Beck. Arthur Edwards, John
Chapman, and Fred Hatch. The Dae.
dalian society, with which the de.
ceased was affiliated, acted as al es.
/ cort of honor from the residence te
the church.
The school work at the University
was closed for the afternoon and the
students and faculty largely attend
ed in a body. Resolutions of sympathy
were extended the family from the
faculty and Daeda1ian society.
EARLY in February following a Sc
we're cold Ralph on Wednesday after
noon was suddenly stricken with
paralysis affecting his entire righ'
side. A week later pneumonia devel
oped and though he. made a patien'
and heroic struggle for five weeks tc
overcome the disease the weakened
condition of his nervous system aus
ed by the paralysis, made his %recover!
impossible.
His father and mother and oldes
brother were living in Meade count.
and were summoned as soon as h
was stricken.
Every assistance of trained car,
5 and medical science and iovin,
l friends was given to deceased. A
} the bedside when death came wer'
} many rear relatives beside his fathe
mother and brothers, Everett, Waite
and Robert, his dearest friend, Haze
+, and his sister, Marie M. Knight, beini
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