Obituary of John H. Champion 1905 Mercer County, KY
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DEATH CLAIMS JOHN H. CHAMPION
Venerable Citizen of Shaker Bend

Mr. John H. Champion, one of the most highly esteemed citizens 
of Shaker Bend, died Sunday morning at an early hour of the infirmities 
of age. He was eighty-four years old, and a man widely known throughout 
the county, and especially liked for his sincerity and his genial  
hospitable disposition. His table and his house were always open to 
his friends but they received no heartier welcome than the stranger 
within his gate. He was one of the few old settlers, who had not gone 
to that “bourne from which not traveler returns,” and he was full of 
quaint stories and reminiscences of the early days, which make him 
an interesting and much soughtafter companion. It was his wish that 
his son, Mr. George Champion should make his coffin, and he was 
laid to rest in a casket whose fashioning was a sorrowful mission 
of love. The funeral took place Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at 
the family homestead in Shaker Bend and he was buried there in the 
little plot of ground, sanctified by the dust of his kindred. 
Beside a wife, whose love and helpfulness have cheered his way 
for many a year, he leaves three sons, Messrs. James, George E, 
and John P. Champion and one daughter, Mrs. Kate Ison, all of 
whom are well known and highly respected citizens of Shaker Bend. 

(Harrodsburg Hearald, Thu February 2, 1905)
 
 
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