Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: William B. MEGGOTT

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Obituary
William B. Meggott

Last Friday morning the word quickly passed throughout the business portion
of the town that William Meggott was dead. For some time he had been under
a doctor's care but no one supposed the end was so near. 

Mr. Meggott was born in Milton, Wis., December 28, 1865, and died April 19,
1912. He was of English parentage, his father coming to this country from
Lincolnshire, England. his father died last year at his home in Janesville.

While he was still quite young his family moved to Janesville. Here he
received his schooling and training in his work as an architect and
contractor. About fifteen years ago Mr. Meggott came to Evansville and has
lived here since that time. He was married April 18, 1907, to Miss Ella
Cassidy of Evansville.

A number of the public buildings of the city will serve as his monuments.
He superintended the erection of the Grange store building, the Eager
Block, occupied by the Economy store, the Eager library, and drew the plans
for the Catholic church.

For the last few years he has been proprietor of the Commercial House where
he built up a large business by his good natured and courteous treatment of
all.

The funeral service was held at the home on Sunday afternoon and was in
charge of Mr. D. Quincy Grabill of the Congregational church. The floral
decorations were numerous and very beautiful. The burial was in Maple Hill
cemetery.

Besides the widow, there is left one child, little Eunice, the mother, Mrs.
Lucy Walker Meggott, and sister of Janesville.

Among those from out of the city to attend the funeral were Mrs. Kate
Walker of Chicago, Miss Lucy Walker, and Fred Borden of Milton, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Yale of Milton Junciton, Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor, Mrs. Maud Taylor,
the Misses Mulquinn, Mrs. Dulin, Eugene Fish, Fred Tall, Mr. and Mrs. John
Flyn and three sons, and Mrs. David Drummond of Janesville.

In the passing away of Mr. Meggott we have lost a man who tried to stand as
far as he was able for all that was right and whose influence has been for
good in the community.

April 25, 1912, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin