Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Current, Ralph January 21, 1904
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Maquoketa Record, Jan. 27, 1904
Maquoketa Record
January 27, 1904

Ralph Current, youngest son of William and Sarah Current, was born in 
Tangigagoa parish, Louisiana, on March 3, 1894, and died at the hospital in 
Maquoketa, Iowa, early in the morning of Jan. 21, 1904, after a week of intense 
suffering and a surgical operation performed to relieve a “strangulated 
hernia.” He was coasting near his home, and on the evening of Jan. 13 
complained to his mother of a severe pain, which resulted as above stated. He 
was a patient sufferer and displayed a remarkable degree of fortitude for one 
of his age. Ralph was one of those peculiar and rare characters who made 
friends and won the love and admiration of all his acquaintances. He was the 
light and spirit of the home, and the sunny rays of his life will be missed by 
his associates. He was held in high esteem by his teacher and classmates, whose 
love and sympathy were extended to the family by their presence at the bier, 
covered with beautiful flowers from his friends, where their voices were lifted 
in song to speed the bright, sweet spirit of their fallen brother in his 
transition to a higher life. The passing away of this flower of youth was a sad 
occurrence, and vividly reminds us that death is a constant companion of life. 
The funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. J. F. Black, at 2 
o’clock Friday afternoon, Jan. 22, 1904, with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery.


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