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ft. S Mount bead. y . U. S. Mount, the subject of1this sketch, WftB born on ffebrui** ry 26, 1872, in Marshall county;;Tennessee, moved to Washing-:! ton eounty, Arkansas, with his, parents, in the fall of 1883; was ( married to Miss Penrl Denton, i l November 10, 1893; professed ; religion iu 1880 .find joined the , i Baptist Church in 1896, ^ilh his wifo who was a member of that !church; died November 15, at 7 o'clock p- M., of pneumonia, from which he suffered a week.I Mis funeral was held from the . Baptist Church ou Saturday,• November 16, at 2 o’clock p.M-,| by Rev. Polk Crozier. after ; which his body was laid to rest ; in New Hope cemetery by the; Odd Fellows and M. VV. A or-Idors, of which he waa a member His funeral was one of the most largely Attended ever held in the town. He leaves a wife, 4 children, father, mother, 5 sisters, 3 brothers, other relatives and a host of friends who mourn his j loss.In tho death of Mr. Mount the town loses one of its most useful ai.d most honored citizens w lio always stood for t.lmft which was right and would make his town j and country hotter- As a son lie I was dutiful and obedient, as a companion he was kind amlaf-j feci iona-te and made his home happy and ohceful,. as a parent he controlled by love and kind-]iness, aB a neighbor be was held I in the highest esteem. The i church and town will miss k‘is • influence. Heal wavs sought the right ou moral questions, and1 dared defend it. He wa a member of the Odd Fellows and M. W. A. lodges and carried $1000. insurance in tho last named order, and was a member the Mem-eiery Society at the time -.tf his death.To all who are bereft by hisTaw S'i'ANDAUD Extendssympathy, exhorting ail to emulate his noble, Christian life, thatwo may die as he, fully prepared to enjoy the rewards promised tho faithful.
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Stilwell Standard
Stilwell, Oklahoma, US
Thu, Nov 21, 1907
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