OBITS: Capps, Stanley Robert, 1939, Bath Co., Kentucky ----------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: From: "Darrell Warner" Date: Sunday, October 22, 2001 10:22 AM ------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** Stanley Robert Capps Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, May 25, 1939 Child Drowns In Pool In Nicholas County Stanley Robert Capps, aged 10, of Mt. Zion, Nicholas county, fell into water nine feet deep Monday afternoon, May 15, in a rock quarry pool near his home, where he had gone fishing, accompanied by his mother and three small sisters. Young Capps was under the water for several minutes. Neighbors made futile attempts to rescue him, but when his father arrived at the scene from weeding a tobacco bed he dived down and brought him to the surface. The doctor, nurse, the CCC squad, friends and neighbors worked for hours to revive him, but to no avail. The body was taken to Mathers and Potts Funeral Home in Carlisle and prepared for burial. He was then removed to the home of his Aunt, Mrs. Earl Maxey, of Reynoldsville. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Howard Stevenson, pastor of the Mt... Sterling Christian church, at the Christian church at Bethel. Interment in Longview Cemetery, Bethel. Five of his cousins were pall bearers and five of his little playmates were honorary pall bearers. Hi little school-mates sang two hymns. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Capps; three sisters, Peggy, Mary Catherine and Helen; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Clavell, of Mt. Zion, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Capps, of Bethel.