Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1913 — Obituary of Robert Ernest May. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Robert Ernest May.

Robert Ernest May was born in White county, Indiana, on the 30th day of April, 1912. He was the only son of Frank and Mary May. Little Robert fras in this world a little over a year before God summoned him to His heavenly home. He was a bright, loving little boy and made himself the idol of his parents and only little sister, Ruth. He leaves a host of relatives with bleeding hearts, who were at his bedside when the end came. Besides uncles, aunts, cousins and friends he leaves his orily living grandfather and grandmother, James A. and Isabelle May, to mourn his death. Although but fifteen months old the little boy could walk and speak a few words to his father, mother and little sister. ■» ’ f

Robert was named after Robert Keves, a relative, who had unbounded hopes in his namesake, and who mourns the little fellow’s death as one of the immediate members of the family. Death came as a result of cholera infantum. He was apparently hale and strong until last Monday evening. AU was done that could be done to save .the little boy from death, but God had sent the summoning angel and nothihg could be done to change the summons. The little boy’s spirit passed to his heavenly home at 20 minutes before 12 o’clock Saturday noon, July 26, 1913, aged one year, two months and twenty-six days. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon. The Rev. E. M. Kuonen, of Lee, Ind, delivered the funeral address. Interment in the Dobbins Cemetery, tour miles north of Wolcott.