Anderson County KS Archives Obituaries.....Stokes, Fred April 24, 1893
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Garnett Journal-Plaindealer (Garnett, KS) Fri Apr 28, 1893

The usual data of an obituary seems strangely
out of place when we try to write of the death
and burial of one of our own. So it will seem to
many as they read these lines and think of the
manly, lovable boy whose life among us was so 
short and whose outgoing was so painful and
unexpected.
  Fred Stokes, only son of R. T. Stokes, was born
in Garnett, July 22, 1881, and met his death
as a result of a kick by a horse, April 24, 1893,
aged eleven years, nine months and two days.
   That is all: for his was the uneventful life
of thousands of other boys who live and grow
toward manhood in the town where they are born.
But who will try and fill up those eleven years
as they deserve? Who will measure the love that
multiplied by a sort of divine progression in the
home as the character of the boy developed and 
grew more lovable? Who will tell the loss to the
church as an earnest, young disciple full of zeal
and faith and courage who thus early changes the
cross for the crown.
   Fred was a noble type of the American boy,
clear headed and manly. He loved business and
was beginning to make himself a place among men.
A good scholar; he loved his books and bade fair
to win distinction in that direction. A jolly
fun-loving, clean boy, he won and kept a host of
loving friends as evinced by the anxiety felt on
all sides during his illness and the crowds that
followed him to his grave. An active member of
the Junior League and the Methodist church, he
loved them both and was a loyal, efficient helper
in all lines where he was placed for service. He
loved the Saviour, trusted fully in Him and went
into eternity without a fear.
   The funeral took place, Wednesday, from the
M. E. church, conducted by his pastor. The 
members of the Junior League conducted the
singing.
                     JOHN F. KELLOGG

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