Marshall County MsArchives Obituaries.....Hays, Otho Thomas March 30, 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kim Klein imp.gene@gmail.com June 2, 2008, 12:25 pm The Weekly News, Frederick MD, 10 Apr 1884, Page 7 Otho Thomas Hays, whose remains were forwarded from Holly Springs, Miss., arrived at Dickerson’s, Friday morning April 4, and were conveyed from there to the home of his parents, at which place the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Thomas, of the Episcopal Church. After reading the morning lesson and reciting other passages of the scriptures, applicable to the occasion, Mr. Thomas delivered some eloquent and touching remarks upon the uncertainty of life. After the close of the funeral services the remains were followed to the “Monocacy Cemetery” at Bellsville, where they were interred. The pall-bearers were W. D. Hillen, J. E. B. Myers, R. E. Beall, Ed. F. Beall, D. F. Shreeve, Richard Shreeve, Joseph Jones, and E. O. Belt. Otho Thomas Hays was born in Frederick county February 17, 1861, and was the oldest son of Geo. R. Hays, Esq., and died March 30, 1884, aged 23 years, 1 month and 14 days. The death of this young man, tender in years, has awakened our deepest sympathy. He was well known in our midst as a true, upright, steady and highly esteemed companion. None who knew him but spoke highly in his praise. As well as being a dutiful son and a loving brother. Not only has grief and sorrow pierced the hearts of that devoting mother and kind father, sisters and brothers, not only does the sorrow blighted cloud hover around that once happy home, but it overshadows the home of ours. The wreath which would have crowned his every effort with success has been broken by the icy fingers of death. Let not your heart be troubled.---St. John 14 chapter 1st verse. Copied from the HOLLY SPRINGS REPORTER, of April 1st, for the NEWS---“Mr. O. T. Hays on freight train No. 22, which passed Holly Springs going north 1:45 a. m. Sunday last, was found dead at 6:30 o’clock a. m., about fifty feet north of Salem bridge, on the west side of the track, and about six feet off. He had on his person when found ten dollars in greenbacks, and $1.55 in silver and a certificate of deposit from the Jackson Tennessee Bank of thirty dollars. He was well dressed and had a good silver watch. He was a sober young man and bore an excellent character. It is not know what occasioned his death, but the general opinion is that he missed his footing and fell from the train, striking his head against a protruding iron attached to the car. The Illinois Central Railroad officials purchased a fine metallic burial case and shipped the remains to the relatives of the deceased in Maryland. The following was rendered by the jury of inquest: “We, the jury, summoned and assembled by W. H. Jones, City Marshall of Holly Springs, Miss., after being sworn and charged by the coroner of Marshall county, make this our report. After examining sundry witnesses as to the cause of death of one O. T. Hays, found near the track of the Illinois Central Railroad, about fifteen feet north of Salem bridge, and about six feet west of railroad track, first found by Martha Upshaw, at six and a-half o’clock, March 30, 1884, give the following their verdict. That the said O. T. Hays was either knocked off the car by Salem bridge whilst passing under it standing on a box car, or that he fell off the car and was killed by the fall, looking at all the testimony in the case. J. H. Bennett, J. F. Sigman, O. J. Quiggins, Albert Herr and J. W. Bray. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/marshall/obits/hays532gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/msfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb