The Holt County sentinel., 1920-10-15
delayed, October 8, l92O.)

county, missouri, April 10, 1S4v, and
moved to Holt county, Mo-, at an
early age with his parents, locating
a short distance west of Bigelow on a
farm--the old house standing just
south of where the old elm tree stood
on the land now owned by Mrs. Mary
Borchers. He was the youngest son
of Solomon and Elizabeth Catron, and
there were six boys and seven girls in
the family. OF this number there are
two girls, Mrs. J. +. BrIdgmon and
Aunt Matt Hinkle, of Bigelow, and one
boy, Sol Catron, of Camp Crook, 3. ID.
He lived and spent the greater part Of
his life in this neighborhood, with the
exception of about four years when he
lived in Kansas.
He was married to Miss Sarah j..
Riley, December "a, 1874, and to this
union were born five children, one
daughter, Addie, preceding him, hav-
ing died at the age Of five years, and
there are three girls-Mrs. Lottie
Barbce, Of Springfield, Mass; Mrs. A..
NJ. Drake, Of Laredo, Mo-, and Mrs.
w. II. Minton, of st. Joseph, and Muir
ray, u student in the Colorado Univer-
sity. He leaves six grandchildren, be.
one son, and "a large number Of
friends to mourn his death. About
four years ago he moved 10 Boulder,
Colo, to educate his son, Murray, and
grandson, James Barbee, who has
made his home with him for the past
\ sixteen years. His illness extended
over a period of about two and one
half years, and nothing was left un-
done TO relieve his suffering, which
was very severe. About two years
ago a cancer made It's appearance on
his lower lip, which was apparently re-
licved until last March, when II made
its appearance on the right side OF his
neck, and everything known to the
medical science was done TO relieve
him. About month was spent in one
of the best hospitals in Denver. Colo,
where the very best cancer doctors the
country affords were secured. His
daughter, DIR. Lotte Barbcc, of Spring
field, Mass, was with him the last
three months, doing everything in her
power TO relieve him. Mrs. Minton
and Mrs. Drake were also with him
most of the summer.
Mr.. Catron profcssed religion last
spring, although he had been n good
moral man and a good neighbor dur
in,, al, tho yea,s az Ms life A .nrIv
NJ Ias, lime he settled IN nil of his
hnsincss aff,irs and made Mi of his
Tnnc,al orrnngemcnts where he WAS 10
be buried, and special request that
u,,o,hcr Hun, conduc, tho funor.
al seryiccs Knowinv that hc wns 10
-, no oxn,ossed hjmsoIT as bcinp
reajv 20 On IN thu, house not made
with hands. and everything was all
tn, end came poaeefully on We'd
nesday morning, at Il;25 a, M, Sep.
TENDER Goth. nj his home In Boulder,
Colo. having went into n stupor the
day preceding, PRAYER and scripture
services wore held nj the home at 3 a.
M. on Thursday morning, after which
the remains were shipped 10 Fortescue,
arriving Friday morning, when they
were taken TO the home Of Fred Gra-
ham, where they remained until | 80
n. M, when they were taken TO the
Christian church, where the funeral
services were conducted by Brother l..
A. Hunt, and where IA large number
of his relatives and old-time neighbors
gathered to pay their last respects and
saw goodbye. There were large
number of flowers and the church was
filled 10 Overlooking. After the SER
vices at the church, interment was at
the old cemetery, north of Mound
CITY. beside his daughter, Addie. The
palI-bearers were four nephews and
two close friends-his nephews being:
Joe Catron, C. C. Catron, Jim Hinklc
and Fred Gresham-and Geo. POINTER
and Jake Hinkle.
To Uncle John C. Hinkle, Of the
Fortescue neighborhood, belongs the
honor of having all of the vehicles Of
transportation during his life time.
First he rode the OK cart, then came
the old fashioned wagon, the buggy,
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