Butts-Henry County GaArchives Obituaries.....Crawford, John March 1897
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Jackson Argus – March 11, 1897
John Crawford

The death of John Crawford which occurred at the John McKibben homestead in
Henry county last Sunday was attended with circumstances that were unusual and sad.

Several days ago he got up one morning to kindle a fire and as he knelt down by
the hearth stuck a pen pin in his knee.   At that time very little was thought
of the occurrence but with the course of ten or twelve hours the little wound
began to pain him.   Blood poison set in and he rapidly grew worse until death
came as a sweet messenger of peace and relieved him of great suffering.

Before his death he became blind and expressed his sorrow at not being able to
see his friends a last time.    He was buried at New Hope Methodist church and
leaves a wife and three small children.

In connection with the death of this excellent man a very touching incident
occurred which shows that the milk of human kindness has not yet soured in the
souls of some people.   Applications were made to rent the premises occupied by
the deceased which would have deprived his widow of a home.    But, speaking for
himself and brother, Frank, Mr. Ci McKibben said to the applicants:

You need not apply.  John was a poor man, but he was as kind as could be to my
old father and mother and though he owed Frank and myself some money and leaves
nothing with which to pay we are determined that his wife and children shall
have a home here as long as they want it.

And though Frank and Ci McKibben are big, strong 250 pounders their hearts were
touched and they cried like children over the death of the man who has proven
such a faithful friend to their parents and to themselves.






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