Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Nash, Fern August 9, 1905
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Lake Odessa Scrapbook - August 1905

          DIED OF DIPHTHERIA

Miss Fern Nash, of Clarksville died Wednesday morning at the home of her 
parents,Mr.and Mrs. Orvin Nash of diphtheria. Miss Nash; she was nineteen years 
of age, was one of the social favorites of that village, after her sudden taking 
away so early in life casts a gloom over the whole village. She had been sick 
about a week and the dread disease which only developed on twenty four hours 
before her death, soon ended a bright young live just blooming into 
womanhood.Only a short prayer was held at the cemetery and the remains were laid 
to rest in the Clarksville burying ground.

Miss Nash being a general favorite naturally a great many people visited her 
during her brief illness, not being aware that she was all the while suffering 
with diphtheria, as the doctor in attendance seemingly did not recognize the 
disease. When the case grew serious a doctor from Freeport and another from 
Lowell were called in and it was recognized as diphtheria, since which  the time 
there has been much uneasiness manifested by the great number who have been 
exposed to the terrible disease. Funeral Director Weed of this village called 
there on Wednesday morning immediately after the young lady's death, and 
proceeded at once to apply all know methods to disinfect and fumigate the 
premises and all that had been connected in any way about the place, he 
receiving much praise for his work from the parents and friends, and from the 
doctors in attendance.  The place was given a most through fumigating before 
Mr.Weed would allow the funeral to take place, and then the strictest of 
measures were applied to prevent further exposures. We hope Mr.Weed's efforts 
will be effective but it hardly seems possible that the disease can now be 
stopped after it was permitted to go as it did. With prompt measures taken at 
the beginning as were applied after death there would have been no cause for so 
much easiness now among the Clarksville people.

Additional Comments:
Clarksville Cem.
#S1/R21-309
Clarksville,MI
Ionia,Co.,MI

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