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Another Sudden Death. 1Mr: John Gillespie who only one year I j kgo purchased the Mel Evans farml and j jremoved to it from his. former home in%.».*•* --.i/r:* k . .vi •••- *'• 'ijv. 'if-.ABelihbnt county-Ohio, died^erfisuddeii^ ly at bis home on last Wednesday morning, April 16th. Mi*. Gillespie was 74 years of age on the 12th inst. . He bad been slightly indisposed for nearly aweek, so much so at one time that Dr.• * ^McKlveen was called in. But he had• ■ •improved vastly and no thought of dan-.. —. »* v-', ; ■ . • I J', Mk m *' ■*'* *'* * '*** ** *ii** J~ ** *“ger was apprehended. : ;Tuesday.at nolt;^he ate'a hearty dinner/'ahd at supper heheartily,well. About two o’clock that night, Mrs. Giliesple awoke, and thought he was breathing with difficulty. She attempted to arouse him, bat failed. Be-• % •ing alarmed; she at once called on other members of the household, and they came into the apartment, but he only breathed a few times after they reached• . ■ * 0 * * • A •his bedside. His death is thought to, • : 7.. . . « . lt;^ . i . „• » i: m yhave resulted from heart disease, and it* ; * ^ % V , m* - - mseems to run in the family. Only a few. . . , . ’weeks ago his cousin dropped from hischair and immediately expired. If we• , . t« %recollect what our informant told us,• ^ i% 4*# £ % V ^ -Mr. Gillespie’s f ither 'also died suddenly. The funeral’services were observedm 0 * \ * « ^1* * ^ ’on Friday and he was interred in the• % s *v • • » »Chariton cemetery. Notwithstanding the very heavy roads, a large number of people followed him to the grave.
Newspaper Details
Chariton Democrat Leader
Chariton, Iowa, US
Wed, Apr 23, 1884
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
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