Obituary of W. E. STOKES, Hardin County, Illinois Copyright 1999 Wanda Reed Name of Deceased: W. E. Stokes Name of Newspaper: Hardin County Independent Date of Newspaper: December 1897 Obituary: W. E. Stokes passed peacefully and quietly away Sunday at about noon. As the reader of the Independent are already informed, his taking of was that dreaded disease consumption. His remains the mortal man were interred Monday in the cemetery at Thomas Angleton's in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. His interment was solimized with the honors and ceremonies of the IOOF which were gold and impressive. "We mourn the loss of a good man." Noah Webster. Brother Stokes was such a "good man" in the full extent of the phrase. He left many evidences that he was anxiously awaiting a blissful awakening in eternity. We sympathize with the bereaved widow and family as one who has been made to feel the sting of such bereavment and the aid we would most heartily and concernly extend them, to prayerfully seek to meet him in his blissful abode at the right hand of God in Heaven. There all tears are unknown; and there is no parting there. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Wanda Reed