The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-10

A most unusual mortality record is
that established during the past
week. At one time on Sunday five
persons lay dead in the village, three
of whom died within the period of a
few hours on Sunday.
The death of Charles II. Price which
occurred last Thursday morning and
an occount of which was chronicled
In last weeks Messenger was the
first in this unusual list. Friday
morning. the news was received of
the death of Mrs. George l.. Patter-
son, who was thought to be on the
road to recovery. Sunday morning
Mrs. Hiram Chase succumbed to an
attack of pneumonia and but few
moments later Frank Chase died
after five years illness following a
paralytic stroke. At the funeral SER
vices of Mr.. Price Sunday noon. San
ford Hunt suddenly expired of heart
failure. Tuesday night, Elijah Ea-
gan Sr. died at the home Of his
granddaughter, Mrs. Alfred Ford fol-
lowing. a few days illness from
gangrene poisoning.
Below we give Sketches of the
lives of these several deceased res
idents:
Mrs. George L, Patterson.
Following paralytic stroke which
she had about two weeks before, Mrs.
George l.. Patterson, while apparent
" recovering, was the victim of a
secondary stroke early last Friday
morning which resulted in her sudden
death. Mrs. Patterson had been gain
ing steadily since taken with the
--5slos arts ifsei jltineta recovery was
so confidently expected that the news
of her death was distinct shock to
her many friends in this community.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Eliza j. Kimball, was sixty-four
years of age having been born in
Lambton county, Ontario. on Decem-
Der 27th,. 1886 Her early life was
spent at her home in the Dominion,
and after her marriage at Marine
City in November 1862 to George l..
Patterson of Montrose, she lived for
four years in Canada, coming to Gen.
esee county with her husband in 1865
and settling on farm in Montrose
township. The remainder of her life
with the exception of two years
residence at Elmira, Otsego county,
had been spent in and around Clio.
After few years residence on the
Montrose farm, the family moved to
Clio where Mr.. Patterson was en-
gagged in the milling and elevator bust
ness. In 1880, he disposed Of his in
terests here and embarked in the
drug and grocery business in Elmira
but in 1883 the family returned to
this community and took up their
residence on the farm in Birch Run
township where they lived for near
ly twenty years. For the past eight
years this village has been the place
of residence.
Mrs. Patterson was the mother OF
six children, three of whom, two
daughters, Mrs. Helen Wilson, of Sag
NAV, and Mrs Bessie G. Wetham,
of Flint, and son, ii. w. Patterson,
II Flint, together with the bereaved
Aftsband and father survive her.
She also leaves to mourn her loss,
: y sister,. Mrs. Alice Ray, of VIII
sport, Ontario and four brothers,
'l4/orge Kimball, OF Fort Saskatch-
re Alberta; James Kimball, of
ntario and William and. Wellington
limball, of Detroit.
THE funeral services which were
held fxom the M. p. church Monday
afternoop,r at two o'clock were in
charge OF Vienna Chapter No. 2S3,
o. e. 8. Of which the deceased was
d member, Rev. F. e. ogle deliver
"a the funeral sermon and the re-
mains were laid to rest in woodlown
cemetery