Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Speakman, Fredrick William January 3, 1911
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Speakman- At Winter Park ,Florida, on Monday, January 30th, 1911, Fredrick 
William Jr, son Fredrick W. Speakman died in the 12th year of his age. 
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited without further notice to 
attend the funeral service at the Speakman Hotel, Coatesville, Pa., on Friday 
February 3d at 3 o'clock. Inerment private at Fairview Cemetery.


"Ted" Speakman Dead"
1/31/1911
"Ted" Speakman is dead, and when the news becomes known to-day there will be 
many sorrowful hearts among his host of playmates in Coatesville. Fredrick  
the 11 year old son of Mr. andMRs. F.W. Speakman, Coatesville Died yesterday 
at summer Park, flordia, where the family has been for about six weeks, 
following an illness of about a year. Besides his parents, he leaves two 
brothers, Franklin aged 15 years adn Paul aged 7.
     There was not a more rugged boy in Coatesville about a year than "Ted" 
Speakman. then he contracted a severe cold and pneumonia developed. He 
recovered and was able to be out.  He suffered a relapse and gradually became 
worse, and his case seemed to be beyond the medical science. The family did 
everything within their power to relieve the boy`s suffering and bring him 
around all right. Specialist attended the boy, and six weeks ago he was taken 
to Flordia for his health. "Ted" was a favorite among the boys in Coatesville.

2/4/1911
"TED" SPEAKMAN LAID TO REST
Reposing in a metallic casket, around which were banked beautiful floral 
tributes relatives adn friends assembled in the parlors of the Speakman Hotel 
yesterday afternoon to pay their last respects to Fredrick W. Speakman the 11 
year old son of Mr and Mrs. F.W. Speakman, who was best known to his friends 
as "Ted".
     Inpressive though beautiful, were the services conducted by Rev. Addison 
Lamb, rector of the Church of the Trinity, whose sermon was followed by a 
hymn, "Asleep in the arms of Jesus", sung by Mrs. Hagar Miller Lillico.
     The pall bearers were: E.T. Moore, W. S. Young, S. horace Scott, E.H. 
Doan,Max Steinwachs, J. Ellsworth Doan. The remains were laid to rest in 
fairview Cemetery.
      While the funeral cortege was en route to the cemetery the hotels on 
Main street,paid their respects by drawing thr curtains and closing the 
shutters. At the Stephenson House that hostelry closed entirely. 
     Ted Speakman has a disposition that would make any boy enviable. Some 
months ago "Ted" heard tell of a family in need, and he directed that the 
money he saved in a bank be given to the needy persons, and his request was 
carried out. his playmates were numerous and rich and poor boys share alike 
with him. Much sympathy is expressed for the parents in their hour of 
bereavement.

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