Fulton County IN Archives Obituaries.....Mackey, William "Will" December 1880
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The Rochester Sentinel
Saturday, December 25, 1880

While the good people of Rochester were washing their face and donning their 
best clothes preparatory to going to church last Sunday morning, Will MACKEY 
was quietly meditating upon a plan to make his exit into the spirit world by 
the shortest and most expeditious route. Mr. Mackey was one of the prosperous 
farmers living just without the corporation limits and was not more than 
thirty-five years of age. He was a son of the late Wm. MACKEY, a gentleman who 
was well and favorably known by nearly all the people of this county. The son 
and subject of this sketch owned a small but good farm, and was surrounded by 
the comforts that could be reasonably hoped for. He had a wife and four 
children and so far as the world knew, there was nothing to cause him to 
commit the deed that terminated his life in such a shocking manner. He and his 
wife were members of the Presbyterian church and it was their custom to attend 
all the services of the church as regularly as possible. Last Sunday morning 
the family was preparing for church as usual when Mr. Mackey stopped short in 
his praparation and took a seat near the stove and seemed lost in thought for 
a few moments. Aside from that there was nothing unusual in his conduct. In a 
few moments he went to the barn and very carefully adjusted one end of a 
strong rope around a beam in the loft and the other about his neck. Removing 
the boards that were in his way he dropped through the opening and fell a 
distance of about five feet, which was sufficient drop to break his neck and 
produce death in the shortest possible time. His stay at the barn was longer 
than his wife could account for and church hour drawing near she sent one of 
the children to call him when he was found in the position described. He had 
been gone from the house scarcely an hour and it was probably about that time 
that he had been hanging before discovered. An alarm was at once made and he 
was cut down without delay but his spirit had fled. It was a remarkable 
occurrence and can only be accounted for on the theory that he was suddenly 
stricken with insanity. On the evening previous he was on the steeets and 
before going home he purchased a pair of new boots and left an old pair for 
repairs. A current report that he made a previous attempt at suicide is devoid 
of truth. His funeral took place on Tuesday and his remains were followed to 
the grave by a large numher of relatives and neighbors who sincerely 
sympathize with a grief stricken family and friends of the deceased.





Additional Comments:
Wendell C. Tombaugh



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