Obituary of Joseph HOWARD, DeWitt County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Earliene Kaelin Name of Deceased: Joseph HOWARD Name of Newspaper: Date of Newspaper: 3 August 1906 HOWARD DIED SUDDENLY IN COLORADO Former Clinton Man Died Few Hours After Being Operated Upon For Appendicitis Joseph HOWARD died suddenly Saturday night in Ft. Collins, Col. He had been well before attending the Elks National Convention in Denver where he marched about 12 miles in the Elks' procession. He returned home feeling worse than last Friday called the doctor who told him that he had appendicitis and should submit to an operation at once. He waited until the next day when he was suffering so much that he told the doctor that he would be operated upon. This was done at 5 o'clock that evening and six hours later he died. Deceased was born in Clinton almost 32 years ago and was the son of Dr. Rueben J. and Mrs. Eliza HOWARD of Clinton, and Clinton was his home until he was grown. He attended the University at Champaign and graduated in law. He located at Ft. Collins five years ago and had been very successful. His partner is one of the leading attorneys of that city and attended to the office business. Mr. HOWARD looking the firm's interest in court. Law practices in Colorado is more complicated on account of the mining and irrigation laws, but he stored them. His father died in Clinton 22 years ago; his mother and his sister, Mrs. Edward BOYD and Mrs. Frank WEEDMAN, live in Farmer City. Mord HOWARD, a half brother, is a physician in Danville, Ill. He was a member of the Elks order and had several thousand (? paper damaged). The remains arrived at Farmer City Tuesday night and were taken to the home of Frank WEEDMAN were funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. White, of the M. E. church. Burial was in Maplewood cemetery south of Farmer City. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Earliene Kaelin