The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-26
ROSS BARKER WAS
BURIED WEDNESDAY

ROSS BARKER WAS
BURIED WEDNESDAY " Z
Loomis, S. D.-On Saturday, Jan.
21st, the entire coa-nunity was
greatly shocked by the news of the
death of Ross Barker. one of it's most
popular and highly esteemed young
men. Death came quickly after a
very short illness of pneumonia.
Ross, who had been attending school
at the Dakota Wesleyan University
since the opening Of the school year.
and who was taking commercial
course of study at that institution.
during the week previous to his
death, had been suffering from the la
grippe, but having partially recover
ed was able to be out again. I'm
doubtedly from some exposure he
was on Monday evening, Jan. 10th,
taken seriously Ill.
He insisted that his roommate
should not call the, doctor and
thought that he would be all right
again in a few days. Thus 1t was
allowed to run until Wednesday when
his parents, hearing Of his illness.
went to Mitchell and called q doctor
who Immediately pronounced 1t
pneumonia. On Thursday he was
moved to st. Joseph's hospital. where
everything possible WAS done by ply
sicians, nurses and parents for his
comfort and care but on Saturday at
six o'clock he was called home by his
Heavenly Father.
He was conscious until nearly the
last and although he did not speak Of
death, yet those in attendance believ-
ed that he thought during the last
twenty-four hours that he would not
recover. On Friday evening he was
easier and thought to be better by
those in attendance, but before mid
night he grew more restless and
about six o'clock in the morning of
Saturday, Jan. 21st. he passed away
very suddenly, imm mediate death re-
sulting from heart failure.
Ross Harold Barker was born
Dec. 18th, 1890, on farm in Bureau
county. near Bradford, ILL.,, the eld-
est son of Theodore S. and Nellie
Austin Barker, where he lived with
his parents until the family moved tc
their present home about two anc
one half miles northwest of Loomis
Ross attended the country school ir
Milo Township while in Illinois, anc
the Loomis high school after the
| family came to South Dakota. HI
was finishing his education by TAX
ling a commercial course at the Da
kota Wesleyan University in Nit
chell.
4 Ross was active in all religion
and social gatherings and was a uni
vcrsal favorite among both old AM
young. He was quiet and unassum
ing, and of kind and gentle dispo
sition: was one who loved his HON
:, where he was great worker; strong
healthy and always willing to shoul
) der more than his share of responsi
bilities.
1t is indeed sad that life S
young. so loving and with so brigh
: future before it should be so sud
) denly cut off, but we are e1ad to kno'
that Ross learned to trust in Hir
; who doeth all things we'll and on
l day we shall know why these thing
are thus. A deep wound is left the
i cannot be healed, yet there are man
2 memories to comfort those who al
Y left to mourn.
: Besides his father and mother, Il
: leaves three sisters, Gladys, Ge
1 trude and Hattie and one brothe
: Scott.
S The funeral services conducted t
t the Rev. S. H. Smith of Loomis.
/ OAK, were held Wednesday at I'll
4 Barker residence, two and one ha
: miles northwest of Loomis and wei
: attended By a large circle of frient
! and school mates of the deceased.
! The relatives present outside
t the immediate family We're: Be
: Austin and VIM. b. Austin and fan
lily of Loomis and clyde Austil
e Lewis Austin and Mrs. Mary Hal
4 cock of Bradford, ILL.,, all brothel
i and sisters of Mrs. Barker, and Jes:
e Barker, a brother and Carl Barke
: a nephew of Mr.. Barker, both {
i Bradford, Ill.
: The floral offerings were vel
: many and beautiful. showing IL
e high esteem in which the decease
d was held by the entire community
: which he lived. Burial was in Grac
y land cemetery in Mitchell.
r The pail bearers selected from ],
t most intimate friends were: Lest
Bonham, Clyde Taylor, Earl smit
e LEONARD Tormey, Charles Clark al
l. Bert N. Beaumont. The music w