Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
AGNES SEXTON IS
CALLED SUDDENLY
President of Boston Shoe Company
Suceumbs Eariy This Morning to
attack of Heart Failure.
PROMINENT IN BUSINESS LIFE
Had Been Feeling Indisposed Only a
Week and News OF Passing
Tones as Severe Shock.

Miss Agnes NJ. Sexton. president Of
! the Boston Shoe company, 1926 Sec
ond avenue, died suddenly at 80 this
morning at her home. 903 Third ave
nue., following d brief Illness. Heart
trouble is given as the cause, Al
! though she had not been in the best Of
| health for the past week, her ailment
was not thought serious. She was up
and about the house all day yesterday
and in the best Of spirits. She retired
at 9 O'Clock last night, seemingly in
fher usual health but was taken sud
denly i'll at o'clock this morning. A
physician was hurriedly summoned,
but in spite of all medical aid could
do she expired 80 minutes later. The
news of her sudden death comes as a
great shock TO her host Of friends in
the tri-cities
Miss Sexton was born in Rock Is
land Aug 3, 1872, a daughter OF Tim
othy and Mary (Holloranl Sexton Her
parents came to Rock Island in the
early SOS and were united in marriage
here In 1861. Her mother was a ma
tive Of New York and her father was
born in Ireland Both preceded her
in death some years ago.
Miss Sexton received her education
/ in St josephs parochial school, TAX
ing both the grade and high school
courses. Later she secured a position
with the old Boston Shoe company of
Rock Island and Davenport and had
been engaged in that calling ever since.
Eight years ago in Davenport Miss
Sexton, in company with her brother.
John P. Sexton, and Miss Margaret
O'Connor. took over the holdings of the
Boston Shoe company Two years
later the business was transferred to
Rock Island, where it has been located
since. Miss Sexton was made presi-
dent Of the company. John P. Sexton,
vice president. and Miss O'Connor, sec
rotary and treasurer.
NJ II. Sexton. eldest brother Of de-
ceased. is in San Francisco in attend
ance at the meeting of the National
Association Of Minor Baseball leagues,
Of which he is president. He has been
notified of his sisters death. the sec
ond distressing message he has re-
ceived since leaving home. the first
telling Of the demise Of his intimate
friend, II F. Casteel
Gains Enviable Place.
Through her faithful application to
every task assigned her during her ac-
tive life Miss Sexton had builded for
herself an enviabIe position in the bus
mess community. She had come TO be
regarded as one Of the keenest retail
shoe merchants in the west, She was
young woman who, aside from her
close attention to business. was deyot-
ed 10 her home and her family. pos
sessing those womanly qualities which
endeared her TO all with whom she
came in contact
Miss Sexton was q member of the
st. Margaret lodge Of the Catholic Or
der Of Foresters and an active member
Of st, Joseph's church. Left to mourn
her passing are six brothers, Michael
H. and John P, Of Sexton Bros, Cloth
ing company. Thomas W, William T.
veteran mail carrier; George W. and
Benjamin J., and two sisters. Mrs.
Charles OHara and Miss Josephine
Sexton, all of this city.
Funeral services will be conducted
Saturday morning at 9 O'Clock at st.
Josephs church. Dean J. J. Qninn Off
ciatiug, with interment in Calvary
cemetery.