Teague Chronicle - Aug. 2, 1918 edition

In Memoriam

Elmore, son of Otis G. and Rena King of Kirvin died at 10:30 pm Sat. July 6 age
15 months and 23 days. Death was caused by the baby pulling a pan of water
mixed with concentrated lye from the cook stove into his face. Becoming
strangled he got enough of the mixture into his lungs and stomach to produce
death. He was rushed to Dr. Traynhams home at Cotton Gin where treatment and
all that medicine and loving relatives and friends could do was in vain. Thirty
hours after the accident the death angel came peacefully and wafted the poor
white soul back to the God who gave it. On Sunday morning the dear little body
was placed in a beautiful white casket and born to the home of his
grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. John King where it rested in state until 4:30 pm when
the motor hearse from Wortham headed the long procession of sorrowing relatives
and friends and wended its way to the Shanks cemetery. There Bro. Hays of
Kirvin conducted the ceremony in a very beautiful and impressive manner. The
little mound was covered with rare flowers, crosses, crescents, anchors and
wreaths fresh from Corsicana Florist. The cold and relentless hand in cruel
death swung its scythe in the garden of life and like a young rose just
blooming into its purity and beauty cut down the darling boy in his young and
promising infancy leaving the mother and father to weep over the newest and
dearest to them in life. Their boy asleep in the icy arms of his destroyer
death in that house not made with hands where there's no more death neither
sorrow nor sighing. He awaits your coming another hand is beckoning us. Another
call is given and graced once more angels steps the path which leads to heaven.
Oh, Elmore, darling of our hearts, look down on us from heaven and smile and
ask God to save a crown for us and well be with you after a while.

One who loved him