Statewide County OhArchives Obituaries.....Elder, Willam Henry October 31, 1904 ************************************************ 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: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com December 24, 2007, 6:14 pm Oregonian November 1,1904 Archbishop Is Dead Most Rev.William Henry Elder Passes Away Peacefully Cincinatti,Oct 31-Most Rev.William Henry Elder,archbishop of Cincinatti,died at 11:50 o'clock tonight in his 86th year.He had suffered four days from a severe case fo the grippe,complicated with extreme weakness.The scene at the bedisde ,when it was apparent the end was near,was most affecting.The archbishop was cojnscious and his last words were this prayer,in a very feeble voice: "Holy Mary,Mother of God,pray for us sinners now at the hour of death.amen" He then kissed a crucifix,and with a peaceful smile on his face,breathed his last. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/statewide/obits/elder884nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb