The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-02

y epl1 u 0ca14 wsre much So
ilet6a this mofnfn3 10 1eAr1 that Mr. |
0tnnnm II EdWArdsi wAs dead. Mr.. |
EdNara6 had only been III since We'd |
nesday night and while al day Sum
|dA2 ana 1foA6ay IL Vas known that
he was III critical condition. his
friends could hardly realize that he
was no more
Nr. Edwards was apparently In per-
feet health q week ago. Last We'd
[uesday he spent the day fishing in the
eastern part OF the county. going over
lin his automobile. which he drove
hfmseIf. taking several friends with
him. He complained OF severe pain
I IA HIS side. however, In the morning
land by evening 1t became 50 severe
that he could hardly get the ear home.
/ He went TO bed upon reaching home
and never dressed himself again.
He was removed to the Ocala SAM
tarium Saturday and the local physi-
clans deemed his condition SO grave
| that they wired to DIR. Rogers. who
lcame here from Jacksonville to con-
suit with them, and an operation was
decided upon as being imperative the
operations for appendicitis was per-
formed Sunday morning. Mr. Ed
wards condition was very critical and
death would certainly have resulted in
| = few DAYS if the operation had not
lbeen norformed Mr.. Edwards rallied
from the operation but soon began to
sink again. and the physicians held
out practically no hope for his recev-
iery.
/ Mr.. Edwards was rational until the
tverv last and knew that he was going
~
bousa az sura was he of this that he
ito,d them he would never return to
hits home alive. He made the plans
/ for his own funeral and named the pail
bearers. all of whom will serve with
1.-The exception of his close friend, Mr.
IL Rentz. who is not in the state.
win Edwards. as his legion of boy
hood friends called him. was born at
E1mwoad west ~ rcaIa q few miles.
lin 1876. his parents being Mr.. and Mrs
II n Edwards The family moved to
4 f,ca,a 1onp before Mr. Edwards had
i reached maturity He and the Star
/ were c.oaa naipbhors when the naner
Twas frst estabI;sbed. as Mr.. Edwards
ana b;a father had grocery business
In the front half Of the lower floor of
1.-THE star building The writer and he
have been close friends ever since and
ha ooh or a daily He
served two terms as memher NJ the
ifoaIa Rffos where he uas very non-
4 - ,.,tt5. afs oars ana NV
re toat : nosition with bis cousins.
rawara. protbare in tbair wbolasa1e
Lana ratai1 meat business at the CITY
tmarlet when he was about twenty
Years If age and worked with them
for . rumt,ar of years and then bought
itba retail hnsiness from them Mr..
, Edwards gave this business the clos
Lost attention ana nrosnered in IT.
starring With practically nothing. he
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