The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-27
DEATH TERMINATES
BATTLE FOR LIFE
NATION MOURNS PASSING OF
MRS. FLORENCE Killing
HARDING
THE END CAME PEACEFULLY
Former Mistress of the White House
Follows Husband to Grave IS
Months After His Death

MISUNDERSTANDING by some IL
months the death of President Hard
ing, Florence King Harding, his
widow, died peacefully here Friday
morning, Nov. p.
After funeral services Monday morn
ing at the church in which Mrs. Hard
ing had retained membership since
childhood, her body was borne to the
tomb in Marion cemetery and laid ten
derby beside that of her husband, the
t~wenty-ninth chief executive of the ma
ton.
The end came to Mrs. Harding at
$3.50 o'clock Friday morning at White
Oaks Farm, a sanitarium conducted
by DR.. Carl w. Sawyer, son of the late
presidents personal physician. Mrs.
Harding had been making her home
there for several months and she was
under the care of DR.. Sawyer.
While she had been in poor health
for some time, the fatal symptoms of a
kidney trouble did not develop until
a few weeks ago, when her condition
became alarming.
Chronic nephritis, a form of kidney
trouble, with m~yocarditis and hydro
nephritis as the contributing factors
was the chief cause of Mrs. Harding's
death, a statement by DR.. Sawyer said.
She suffered a severe attack which al
most proved fatal while she was mis-
tress of the White house. The fatal
Illness developed about three weeks
ago, necessitating an operation two
weeks ago to give her temporary re-
lief from the severe pain which she
was suffering. Since the operation her
condition had varied from day to day
but a general sinking way growing
more apparent developed as the days
wore on.
At Mrs. Harding's bedside when she
passed away was her brother, G. B.
king, George B. Christian, Jr., who
vas Mr.. Harding's private secretary;
Mrs. Mary Sawyer, widow of Brig. Gen.
@. q. Sawyer, Mr.. Harding's personal
physician; DR.. Carl Sawyer and nurses.
The body was taken to the home of
Mrs. John J. Longshore, a niece, in
East Church street, where it remained
Monday, in the Epworth Methodist
Episcopal church. There the last rites
we're conducted by the Rev. Jesse e.
Swanke, who 10 months ago said the
,inal service for the late president. He
was assisted by the Rev. George M.
pastor Of Trinity Baptist
of which Mr.. Harding was a
member, and who also took part in the
services for Mr.. Harding.
The life story of Florence King
Harding, like an epic of sturdy Ameri-
an womanhood, was a chronicle of
continual struggle against great odds,
ind of continual accomplishments.
From the day she first faced the
world in a pioneer home in the middle
vest, until, broken in health, she I'M
the heavy responsibilities of !
he White house, she encountered hard I
hips before which a less courageous t
pirit would have weakened into drab b
nediocrity. G
The most severe test of her fortitude 4
vas during the final illness and death t
f Mr.. Harding and trying ordeal that |
ollowed-the c-ross-continent trip with 4
he body of the president; the public
In Washington, then the trip
o and the funeral at Marion.
Mrs. Harding had hardly recovered D
an illness during which her life d
ung in the balance and when it came Il
lme for the president to start upon G.
hat proved to be his fatal trip, that TO S
.laska. Because of her devotion to her G.
distinguished husband and unmindful 81
f her own personal condition, she ac- fl
ompanied him on hat journey and a.
as constantly at his side. During he
residents illness at San Francisco she
ever left him for a minute and it was
he who summoned the physicians IN
hen the change came that finally re- III
llted in death. q
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