Day County, SD Obituaries.....Potter, Arvin H February 21, 1910 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rebecca Frank beckybea@juno.com February 16, 2008, 5:59 pm Reporter and Farmer, Webster, Day County, SD .Feb. 1910 Arvin H. Potter Obituary. Unknown Paper, Webster, SD. Feb. 1910. How true is that saying, "In the midst of life we are in death" was forcibly brought home to us Monday (Feb 21, 1910) afternoon when it was reported that Arvin H. Potter had died at 4:00 o'clock at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Potter of this city. The young man's acquaintance in this city was not extensive as the only time the people of Webster had the opportunity to meet him was when he was here for occasional visits with his parents. He commanded the respect, esteem and confidence of all with whom he came in contact by his manly, upright bearing and genial, courteous manner. His was a character that makes one feel when you have come in contact with them, no matter how casually, that you have met a man in the highest sense of the term, and the world can ill spare such a character, especially in youth when when he is just at the opening of a useful manhood. But the mystery of life is beyond fathoming by the human brain. We find a young man with every prospect for a useful, happy and prosperous life, when to, the dread messenger comes asunder, and soul freed from its earthly habiliments. We look in wonder and ask ourselves, why is it so? But our faculties fail to compass the mystery of life and we remain at a loss to account for either the beginning or the end. Arvin H. Potter was born in Hampton, Iowa, June 12, 1880 and came to Dakota with his parents in January, 1884, where they resided several years, finally moving to Minneapolis. His boyhood and man hood were spent in Dakota and Minneapolis. While residing in that City he learned the electrical business, which profession he followed for eight years. He married in 1902 in Minneapolis to Lola Elwell and to this union three children were born, two daughters and a son, aged six, four and five years respectively. Two years ago he with his family was affected with diphtheria, and the disease left him in a partially paralyzed condition. On the advice of his physician he moved to the country and later was taken to a hospital, but thinking that a change of climate and a mother's care would be beneficial he was brought to Webster with his family, arriving January 5. But the best of medical attendance and the careful nursing of a loving wife and mother proved of no avail, and he breathed his last at 4:00 oclock P.M. Monday Feb 21, having suffered two years from diphtheritic paralysis and the liberated soul was transported to that higher, nobler and more perfect estate. He leaves, a young wife, a father, mother, brother and three little children to mourn his loss. The funeral will occur at the H.H. Potter home at 2:00 oclock this afternoon, Rev. Nelson Traggit, Episcopal rector at Milbank, officiating. The remains will be taken to Minneapolis on the 10:30 train. No pen can portray the heart aches the sorrow and grief of the bereaved wife, parents and brother. And how the heart goes out to the three little children left fatherless. Words of sympathy seem like hollow mockery, but there is a deeper sympathy where the bond of fellowship is felt, and unseen, the unexpressed consciousness of the afflicted and their friends goes out in a flood and the bereaved are assured that their burden of sorrow is shared with many fiends, though silently it may be. No word could make the compact more forceful or more real. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/day/obits/p/potter60gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb