Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Reed, Edison Arthur April 19, 1898
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Norfolk Landmark April 22, 1898

                                Died from Lockjaw

The funeral of Edison Reed, the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Reed, of 
Norfolk County, took place from the First Baptist Church yesterday afternoon at 
4 o'clock and was conducted by the Rev. E.B. Hatcher. The attendance was very 
large, the Sunday school attending in a body. The interment was in Magnolia 
Cemetery, Berkley.
The death of this young man was particularly sad. About a week ago young Reed 
took the shotgun to go after a nest of snakes which had been annoying the 
household for several days. In climbing a fence the trigger of the gun was 
caught and the gun exploded. The shot tore the flesh of the arm so that Dr. E.W. 
Baxter, of Huntersville, who was called, decided that amputation was necessary. 
Three days ago the operation was performed at St. Vincent's Hospital. The 
patient rallied and would have recovered but for the complication of lockjaw. 
This resisted all the skill of the physicians and carried a fine, bright and 
manly young man to his death, which occurred Tuesday night.

Additional Comments:
Magnolia
Age 16 yr 3 mo on death certificate

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