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IDfitb of Prof. LMfrftt.The many friends of the venerableProf. Washington I^everett, of t'pper Alton, will'learn with profound regret of hi* death, which took place at 9o'clockfthis morning after at Illness offour day* |II« was proetrttsl Monday morning last with a nervous failed rapidly thereafter until the end came, lie had l*«en a sufferer with Bright's disease for years, but never complained, although the disease had undermint tl his stn-ugth *o that his last illness was brief.I*rof. UvenU lacked| six day* of being H4 years of ago. lie «u a native of Brookline, Mass. born Dec. 19 1805. He was one of the oldest resident* of Ip par Alton and was connected with HhurtlefT College over a half century. His life-work indeed together with that of his twin brother Prof. Warren Leverett, who preceded him to the other shore, would include the history of the College. We havethe data at hand for «kotch of his life but that will follow later. To thousands of former students of HhurtlefT college, now scattered all over the country and in foreign lands, the news of his death will come come with all the poignancy of a personal grief, “None knew him but to love him, and neither “lapse of time nor distance of space” dimmed the affection. The memory of hi*, life will ever be with them as a perennial benediction. His end was as peaceful as his life was stainless, and he passed away in full consciousness of, and readiness for, the impending change.Prof. Leverett leaves one son, Mr. Cyrus W. Leverett, of Upper Alton;a step*daughter Mr*. W. K. Sherwood, of St. Louis, and a step-son, Mr. Nathaniel Wilson, of Washington,D. C. Hie first two were with him atthe last.1Iilt;tt1tttivcs1 4 ■\ITwS'V hwIItlCleiClDOian1The funeral will take place next Sunday afternoon from the Baptist church, I’pper Alton.thlt;haMri*Wiw
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Alton Daily Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Fri, Dec 13, 1889
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