Meigs County OhArchives Obituaries.....William Biggs May 11 1913 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sara Kelly Edward.F.Kelly@verizon.net February 15, 2004, 10:12 pm Tribune-Telegraph Pomeroy Ohio May 14, 1913 pg. 1 ol. 6 William Biggs Succumed to Stroke of Apoplexy Sunday Morning Early Sunday morning William Biggs, of Laurel Street, complained of feeling very badly and requested that his wife to summon a physician. She went to a neighbor's telephone to do so. When she returned her husband had passed away, death being due to a strok of apoplexy. On Saturday Mr. Biggs was about his usual duties at the Biggs Hardware store and apparently in his usual spirits and health which made his taking away the more a shock. Deceased was 53 years of age, being the only son of Undertaker B.F. Biggs and wife, who, with a sister, Mrs. George Rappold and his wife survive. A sister passed away at the age of 21. Mrs. Biggs was Miss Mayme Powell, whom he married Sept. 3, 1894. Deceased was an active member of the local order of the Knights of Pythias under whose auspices the funeral was held yesterday afternoon, at Simpson M.E. Church, Rev. Brady offering the funeral address. The remains were laid to rest in Beech Grove Cemetery. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb