Death Notice for Stanley Allerton LOVELL (b.1915 MN d.1925 MN), Vernon Center, 
Blue Earth Co., MN

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Death Notice for Stanley Allerton Lovell (b. 1915 MN, d. 1925 MN) Vernon 
Center, MN

Source #1: Newspaper
Mankato Free Press; Tuesday, 9 June 1925
Page 3: Column 1; Reads as follows:

TRAGIC DEATH VISITS TOWN OF VERNON CENTER

Stanley Lovell Drowned In Blue Earth River While Bathing

Vernon Center, June 9.  - The tragic death by drowning of little Stanley 
Lovell Saturday afternoon, cast a gloom of deepest sadness over everybody 
in the village.  About a dozen boys, ranging in age from ten to fourteen 
years went in bathing in the Blue Earth River, about one-half mile south 
of the village.  The recent rain had raised the river about three feet.  
The intense heat of Saturday made the river very inviting to the boys and 
soon they were all wading in shallow water.  Stanley said, "See me dive." 
and evidently went into a deep hole.  The boys said his head came up 
several times and they thought he was fooling, until he disappeared and 
did not come up again.

Went To Village With Alarm

One started to the village to give the alarm, not knowing that two men, 
working on the Kraus Flats were near at hand.  It was about one-half hour 
before men from the village could get to the river and about fifteen 
minutes before the body of Stanley was found.  Dr. Arnold was present, 
but all efforts to revive him were useless, as he was beyond human help.  
Arnold's [mistake - Stanley's] father and grandparents did not know of 
the drowning until after his body was taken to Dr. Arnolds and friends 
brought them the sad message.  On Monday morning after prayers at home 
the little white casket covered with flowers was taken to the Methodist 
Episcopal church, where services were held at ten o'clock.  Rev. H. J. 
Hoffert officiated. Paul Thew, Victor Hoffert. Pearl Cotherman, Frances
and Myrtle Hoffert sang "Jesus Savior Pilot Me", "Some Day He Will Make 
It Plain" and  "When He Cometh To Make Up His Jewels."  Julia Nelson 
accompanied them on the organ.  The last song was a favorite of Stanley's. 
The beautiful flowers [that] banked the altar were symbolic of the life 
of little Stanley, which had brought sunshine and gladness into his home. 
The remains were laid to rest beside his mother in the Vernon cemetery.

Born On Old Homestead

Stanley Allerton Lovell was born April 7, 1915 on the old Lovell 
homestead, east of the village and died June 6, 1925, at the age of 
ten years, one month and twenty-nine days.  He was the only son of James 
Allerton Lovell and Nora Warren Lovell.  Left motherless at the age of 
five years, he has since made his home with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. 
F. R. Lovell to whom he has been a son.  Bright and eager for learning he 
easily held a foremost place among his classmates at school.  Many will 
long carry in their memory his picture from Memorial Day as he gave his 
lengthy declamation so fearless and so well.  He will be greatly missed 
from the Sunday school class, but mostly from his home, where his loving 
nature and helpful ways made for him a place that can never be filled. 
Those left to survive Stanley's death are, his father, one sister, 
Eleanor, his grandparents and other relatives.  Mr. and Mrs. John 
Lovell of Fairmont and Mrs. Margaret Porter of Minneapolis, who were 
called here to attend the funeral services of their nephew, Stanley 
Lovell, returned to their homes Tuesday morning.

[Information in brackets added by the transcriber - William W. Porter 
on 7 July 2001.]