Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1912 — YOUNG MAN VICTIM OF TYPHOID FEVER [ARTICLE]

YOUNG MAN VICTIM OF TYPHOID FEVER

Clarence Parks, Formerly of Remington, Died After Brief Sickness at His Home in Lafayette.

Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parks attended the funeral at Remington Monday of Clarence Parks, who died at Lafayette last Friday, after a brief sickness of typhoid fever. Clarence was only 23 years of age and leaves a wife and a baby about six months of age. He was the son of Mrs. Emma Parks, and of George Parks, deceased. He had been working in a Lafayette garage and about two weeks ago was feeling poorly and decided to take a short vacation and spend it at Remington. He felt improved after arriving there and at the end of a week returned to Lafayette and expected to return to his work but he was at once taken worse and was compelled to go to bed. A trained nurse was employed and everything possible was done for him but he sank rapidly to his death. A week from the day he returned to Lafayette he. was Brought home to be buried. His widow is the daughter of William Sharkey, of Remington.