John H. Carroll Obituary
 
    Mr. John Harrison Carroll
was born Jna. 5, 1890, in Gas-
conade County.  He lived five
years in Shannon County and
later moved to St. James.
    Mr. Carroll was married to
Miss Jewell Blankenship in
1920.  To this union three chil-
dren were born, two living.
They are Walter Carroll, aged
5 years, and Eugean Caroll,
aged 1 years.  Mr. Carroll also
had two children by his first
wife.  They are Mrs. Martha
Neice and husband of St. Louis
and Miss Flora Carroll of St. 
Louis.
    After eight weeks illness Mr.
Carroll passed away on Feb.
16th, 1928, aged 38 years and
22 days.
    Mr. Carroll leaves his wife,
four children, a step-son, Bert
Henry, a mother, Mrs. Carroll,
one sister, Mrs. Lena Bunce and 
husbanr of St. James; two half
sisters, Mrs. S. B. Beck, of St. 
James, and Mrs. Elisa Whan.
of Pacific; three half-brothers,
George Carroll of Springfield,
Jim Carroll of Lebanon, and
Tom Carroll of St. James; and
a number of other relatives and
friends to mourn their loss.
    Mr. Carroll told his daugh-
ter just before he died that he
was ready to die.
    The funeral service was con-
ducted by Rev. Marion C. Cox
at the Church of God on Satur-
day, Feb. 18th, at 2:00 p. m.
Lesson text Matt 28. 19-20---
Subject, The end of the world.
After the funeral service the
body was buried in the Mason-
ic cemetery.
While I view thee--wounded,
     grieving.
Breathless on the cursed tree,
Lord, I feel my heart believing
That Thou suffer'dst thus for
      me.
(St. James Journal; Friday, 
February 24, 1928 edition;
Volume XXXI, No. 26; Front
Page)