Arizona republican., 1910-03-28
Member board of stewards

Member board of stewards
 Secretary board of stewards
 Secretary church conference.
 Music director of the choir.
 There will be no service tonight There was to have been q music
 program under his direction The church is closed in his honor
 Earle R Kerr was e9 years old and
 was native of ohio. coming here from Dayton nearly four years ago. primarily for the hetterment of his health. For some two or three years before that he had been d sufferer of acute inflammatOry rheumatism and was in convaIescent stage n-hen he came to Phoenix The rheumatism had | left him with a valvular affection of the heart which is likely at any time tn result fatally. especially if the patients general health is had or other Compli-
 cations arise. though often the patient may live indefinitely ar until death 1 follows as the result of some other | disease.
 Dr Damcron was MT Kerrs attend | ing physician for long time past and
 said yesterday that his. general health | had been very good; in fact that he | had improved a great deal since com ing to Arizona. NevertheIessS he had ! been living very carefully as to diet and habits and the doctor had instruct
 ed him to cut out all night lunches.
 Saturday was the birthday of Mrs ! Kerr and on Saturday night surprise | party was arranged at the home of pr. l DamerOn in her honor. When refresh ments were served he refrained from | eating pursuant to the doctors orders,
 so nothing was thought of the incident. 1 though in answer tO an inquiry he said 1 he was not feeling quite as well as | usual Though he seemed to note no ! unusual condition he told Mrs. Kerr be- 1 fore retiring that he had q sort of pre-
 sentiment that something was going to l happen.
 I Yesterday morning after Mrs. Kerr 1 had risen the children went tO the bed
 5f their father and had been playing ! with him for a few minutes. when he called Mrs. Kerr and asked her to take ! them away as he felt faint. she did
 so and immediately divining the trOu- l ble she telephoned to pr. Damcron. who responded in a very few minutes. | In the meantime he smiled at Mrs. l Kerr as she took the children away, i turned over on his side and moment
 or two later began groaning By the l time the doctor arrived he was too l near the end for any emergency res ! torative to be effective. though the ef- ! fort of course was made to relieve him.
 1 When MT Kerr first came to Phoe | nix he was for short time engaged | in representing an eastern insurance ! firm. but he soon left it's employ and entered that of ]. w Doris. the gro 1 Cer. with whose business he has be"u | associated ever since He became wine | lv known in the community fJr one nf a comparatively short residence. COm- l ing in contact with d large number of | people both in his business and in his | church work. In the latter he was en- 1 thusiastic. especially in matters per | taining to music, and has for a long | time had the leadership of the choir. during which time he has arranged many special music programs tGat have | pleased not only the regular church | attendants but many others who are l drawn on occasion by the musical fea- l lures of Sunday worship Nor was | his talent for music confined solely to
 that of church worship. for he psrtici- pated from time to time in recitals and
 concerts given elsewhere in the city.