The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-08
STRICKEN
SUDDENLY.
By Death Was Wm. R. HIATT
Formerly Of Knox Co.
At His Home Ia Delaware
Sunday Evening
Deceased Resided Al Gambler
For Many Years
And Had Many Friends In
This Community
Funeral To Occur In Gambler
On Wednesday

On Monday the Banner contained a
brief item of the death of William r.
Hart, well known former resident
OF Knox county, which occurred at his
home in Delaware. Mr.. Hart's death
was very sudden. The Delaware Ga
zette gives the following particulars
of his death:
William r. Hart, well known resi-.
dent of the city, died very suddenly on
Sunday evening at eight o'clock at his
home on North Washington street. He
had been In poor health for several
years, and last May suffered an attack
Of paralysis, following which he suf
fered with hardening of the arteries.
For some months he was confined
closely TO his home, but recently had
shown much Improvement, and was up
and about every day. Sunday after
noon, accompanied by his wife, he had
walked several squares and seemed to
be feeling unusually good In the ev-
ening, about eight o'clock he started
to the kitchen TO lock up the house for
the night. A minute later his wife
heard him call, and Fastening to the
kitchen found him seated upright In a
chair into which he had sunken. He
had passed away when she reached his
| side. Heart failure, superinduced by
his other illness, was the cause of
death. Mr.. Hart was well known over
the city, and the news of his sudden
death caused expressions of regret on
every hand.
Mr. Hart was born Sept. lS, 1870. in
Knox county. his parents being John
ID. and Margaret Hart. and he was one
OF family Of eleven children. Mr..
Hart in 1858 commenced to learn the
carriage making trade with william
Sanderson, Sr., of Mt. Vernon. When
Lincoln's first call for troops was is.
sued, Mr.. Hart enlisted In Company
b., of the Fourth Ohio Volunteer In.
fantry, and on June 5, 1861, re-enlisted
for three years. Mr.. Hart was twice
wounded during the war, and at one
time his name appeared among those
who had been killed. On February 16,
1865, Mr.. Hart re-enlisted for another
term Of service on detailed duty at Co.
lumbus, his wound keeping him out
of active service.
December 2S. 1855. Mr.. Hart was
united In marriage with Mary Ann
Wright. of Gambler, aud to this union
four children were born. three Of them,
together with the widow, surviving.
They are Lewis r., telegraph operator
and b. & o. agent at AnkenytOwn,
Knox county; Frederick. Methodist
minister ut Chardon; and Mrs. Jessie
VanHorne, wife OF Prof. J. l.. Van.
Horne, of Cleveland. He Is also sur.
vived by three brothers and two sis.
ters, all residents OF Noble county,
Ind.
Mr.. Hart moved to Delaware from
Gambler, Sept. l, 1910. and has been a
highly respected resident Of the city.
He was u member OF Asbury church,
and member Of the board Of trustees
Of that church. Before coming here
Mr.. Hart was active In church work at
Gambler, and was trustee and acting
mayor OF the village for six years. He
was member of the q. A. r. and I'm.
ion Veteran Legion. and of Hiram
Lodge OF Masons.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late home. III North Washing.
ton street Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock The remains will be taken to
Gambler at 1926 over the Big Four
where burial will be made ON Wednes-