Christian County IL Archives Obituaries.....White, Hiram Elwood
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Obituary of Hiram Elwood White - Sangamon, Christian County, Illinois


Taken from one of the following newspapers -
Springfield, Pawnee, Edinburg or Taylorville, 1916.
Date of death was October 28, 1916, place - Christian county, Illinois

                  SUDDEN   ILLINESS   RESULTS   FATALLY

                    MR. AND MRS. R.H. WHITE BEREFT OF
                  THEIR ELDEST SON BY SPINAL AFFECTION

	Hiram Elwood White, eldest son of Mr. And Mrs. Roy H. White, died at
the family home east of Pawnee Saturday, October 28, 1916, at 10:30
p.m., following a short illness from spinal trouble.

	The deceased was 9 years, 3 months and 20 days of age, being born July
8, 1907.  Besides the parents he is survived by two brothers, James and
Harwood, one sister, Ruth, his grandmother Mrs. T. P. Burt of Edinburg,
his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Hiram White of Springfield and many other
relatives.

	The lad possessed a singularly affectionate and sunny disposition that
greatly endeared him to all with whom he came in contact and his sudden
death brings deep sorrow to all who knew him.

	Private funeral services were held at the grave in Horse Creek cemetery
Monday afternoon, October 30, at 2 o’clock.  Rev. A. L. West, pastor of
the Edinburg Christian church, conducted the burial rites.  A mixed
quartet sang "Sometime We’ll Understand", and "Asleep in Jesus".  The
pall bearers, all uncles of the deceased were Walter Shaw, James Burt,
G. C. White, Dwight Sharp.


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