The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26
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A GOOD MAN PASSES TO
HIS ETERNAL REWARD

News of the death of Lawrence o.
| Wells, at Centenary Hospital, St.
Louis last Saturday, April goth, at
about $40 p. M, following an opera
tion, was received by his many friends
throughout St. Francois and adioin-
ing counties as distinct personal
loss, spreading heavy veil of heart
felt sorrow throughout vast terri
tory. For Lawrence Wells was well
known and sincerely loved by prac-
tically everyone in this county, where
he was born, and where he had spent
his entire busy life.
If deceased had an enemy, The
Times has failed to get information
of such fact. Yet he was man of
convictions, and was always ready to
express his views on any public queS-
| ton that arose. But his manner of
such expressions was invariably such
as to carry conviction that his views
were heartfelt, and therefore were
not calculated to estrange, but rath-
er to draw more near to him even
those who may have held opposite
views, because they felt--yes, they
knew-that Lawrence was honest and
sincere in such expression. The man
ner of his dealing with his fellows
was calculated to inspire confidence
rather than opposition.
In his home also was he the same
loving, kind and considerate husband
and father. There his death comes as
dire calamity to his devoted wife
and three children. News of his
death entered practically every home
in St. Francois county as direct per-
sonal loss, which was attested by the
large gathering at his funeral SER
vices in this city Tuesday afternoon
He could always be counted on as a
leader in everything which promised
good for the community in which he
lived and in which he was always
looked upon as leader This com.
munity can i'll afford to lose such 6
splendid citizen.
Mr.. Wells went to st. Louis We'd
nesday of last week for the purpose Of
having another operation performed
on his nose, which was necessitatet
by trouble from which he had long
suffered, and which had previously re,
quired several operations. His gen
eral health appeared to be robust, anc
his friends had no idea that the in
tended operation was anything of {
serious nature. The operation wa;
performed, and was apparently sue
cess. But soon blood infection set in
which caused spinal meningitis, re
sulting in death Saturday afternoon.
Funeral services were held in thu
M. E. Church, South, in this city a
, 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and were
attended by thousands, many from
other counties. Such shower of flo
raj tributes, from sorrowing relative
and friends, were seldom before seel
in this city. The Masonic Lodge o
this city was in charge of the fune
' raj and burial arrangements, and tn
: body was preceded to the Masoni
S cemetery by hundreds of sorrowini
:, brother Masons.
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