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W. F. Cottrell Dies Suddenly At Horae Of His Son In OhioMilford people in every walk of li-tr were grievously shocked Sun d;tv as circulation was given to void from Oxford, Ohio, of the udtlen death lucre of W. F. Cottrell. • s, veteran railroad man and church and civic worker'of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell had left the preceding Wednesday morning on train 14 for a visit with their son, Dr. Fred Cottrell, a member of the faculty of Miami university, and family, and, though naturally tired Irani the trip, Mr. Cottrell spoke of feeling especiallN fine that Sunday morning. Following a walk in the garden with Fred, he hail seated himself at a typewriter to write to home folks and had been left to himself. It was only a short time later that he was discovered dead with only the words, Dear Koy,” on the letter he had begun. Death was due to a heart attack and a peaceful ending had come to a life well filled with good deeds and constant thoughtfulness and consideration 101 his familv. for the people of the community and for worthwhile activities of all kinds.Wednesday afternoon on train 7 the body arrived home, accompanied by the bereaved widow and son, and was taken to the local M. K. church where it lay in -tale until the funeral service at 2:00 o'clock Thursday, a fitting gesture to a man who bad been, throughout his long residence in Milford, a veritable pillar of the little church on the comer.Dr. W. E. Blackstock, superintendent. of the Utah Methodist, mission. gave the mes age at the service Thursday afternoon and musical numbers included vocal duets by Mr. and Mrs. W. F.. Martin and a male quartet number directed by Mr. Martin, with Mrs. W. H. Hendrickson acting as aeeompan-(Continued on last page)
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Milford News
Milford, Utah, US
Thu, Apr 30, 1936
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