Thomas County KS Archives Obituaries.....JEFFRIES, Lawrence And Claude October 24, 1915
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The Colby Free Press, Thomas County, Thursday, January 14, 1915
Die with Diphtheria.
It is with extreme sadness this week that we report the deaths of Lawrence and
Claude JEFFRIES, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffries, Jr., of the north part of
the county. For the past week or so the little fellows have been struggling with
a severe attack of diphtheria, but it was hoped that they might recover, and
indeed, very favorable hopes of their recovery were entertained by the many
friends and neighbors, but it seemed that they could not withstand the ravages
of the terrible disease. on Monday of this week the spirit of one of the boys
took its flight and the next night, the other one passed away. One of the boys
was seven years old and the other little fellow was about three. Everything that
was possible was done to save the lives of these children but to no avail. The
little bodies were laid to rest in Beulah cemetery on Tuesday of this week by
the neighbors and friends of the family. The bereaved relatives have the sincere
sympathy of everyone in their extreme grie!
 f. One of the other children has the disease now, but we understand that he is
progressing nicely and we trust and hope that this child may be spared.




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