Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-14
OBITUARY. George A. Mather.

s Carroll court, one of the best known tow boat engineers in this part of the state, died at Lawrence Memorial Associated hospital at New London, Friday, after an illness of less than one week, of complications resulting from influenza. He was born in Deep River and about 20 years ago came to New London to live. He was employed by the Thames Tow Boat company for more than one-half of his life and was best known as the engineer of the Paul Jones. the tug boat that was sotd to the French gov ernment during the war and which was sank.
 When The Bess was started at the Thames shipyard. Mir Mather was put in charge of the work and was to have been the engineer of the boat when it was put into service which is expected to be about April He at tended to his duties at ire shipyard daily until stricken last week and was unusually vigorous for a person of his age.
 Mir. Mather was member of Pyth- agoras lodge, No. 45,s A. F. & M, of Lyme. He leaves his wife, two sons, R B. Mather engineer of the Norwich Gas and Electric company, and W. Mather. with the Aetna Life Insur- ance company of Hartford; two grandsons, George Hardcastle Mather and Robert Carroll Mather, sons of the late Louis Mather. and a grand daughter, Miss Pauline Mather, daughter of R. B. Mather.
 Four years ago MT. Mather fell from the deck of the Paul Jones to the hold and was lad up for several weeks. He was injured so badly that l he always walked with limp after wards.
 MT. Mather was extremely well liked by his associates at the Thames 1 shipyard and by his neighhors. He ] was extremely iovial and had a fund l of good stories at his tongues end for all occasions.
 Mrs. Louis A. Bessette.
 The life of Dorothy Doyle. beloved l wife of Louis A. Bessette, came to a i close early Friday morning when she ! succumbed to an attack of pneumonia. | She had been i'll for the past two weeks and she was lovingly taken care of by her husband and children and they were by her bedside when the end The deceased was born in Canter-
 bury in 1881 and lived most of her life 1 in Wauregan. While there she was i united in marriage to Louis A. Bes- i sette in 1900 by Rev. Anthony O'Keefe. For the past two years she has resid- ! ed in Greeneville. She is survived by | two children, Helen and Margaret, 4 1 third child having Gfed just before she moved to this city: one brother. Dan
 iel J. Doyle, of New York, and two l sisters, Mrs. Walter Fitzpatrick of 1 Danielson and Mrs. John Fitzgerald of Brooklyn. Conn.
 Her chief thought and effort in life
 was her family and home and she will be missed by them greatly She was
 a faithful wife and was always ready
 to do for them everything that was fn her power. Her many friends will
 mourn her loss because her very life
 v-nT wonderful to come in contact
 with. The only consolation that those
 who mourn her have is that the Lord has taken her with him as he does al
 of his loved children when he sees
 best to call them.
 Patrick Sullivan.
 Patrick Sullivan. a former Norvic4,
 man, died Friday at the Soldiers Home
 in Noroton. MT. Sullivan was born ir
 this city in the year 1845, the son ot
 Mir. and Mrs. Malachi Sullivan, and received his early education in the , public schools of the city. At the
 outbreak of the Civil wa8 in the year 1861. MT. Sullivan enlisted in the First | CdNdLy ReSlment or the Conn neCtlCut } Volunteers. being a member of Com pany B. This regiment was recruited , in this city and MT. Sullivan served : through the Civil war taking part ir
 many engagements. Upon being dis
 charged from the serviceMr. Sullivan again returned to his native city re-
 maining here until a few years age
 when he entered the Soldiers Home
 of Noroton, where he remained unti his death. Friday.
 He is survived by one brother, M
 K. Sullivan, of Pine street, Norwich
 and several nephews and nieces. MT. Sullivan had a wide acuuaint-
 ance in this city and the news oj his death will be received with sin. cere regret by his many friends. Patrick Higgins.
 Patrick Higgins, son of Michael ant ) Mary Higgins, died in this city Frida1 morning at o'clock after a brief ilI, ness with pneumonia. He was bor, in Jewett City in 1881 but lived fl Norwich for 20 years, afterward nov 1 ing to New York. He was yisitin. l his sister when he was taken sick. Fl,
 survived by one brother. Michae Q
 Higgins, and one sister, Mrs. Johi
 Congdon. both of this city.
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