Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1914 — DIED AS DAUGHTER’S FUNERAL PROGRESSED [ARTICLE]

DIED AS DAUGHTER’S FUNERAL PROGRESSED

Mrs. A. J. Biggs Passed Away As Mrs. Earl Duvall’s Funeral Was Being Closed. • . . At Just a moment or two before 4 o’clock Friday afternoon -Mrs. A. J. Biggs died at the Biggs home southwest of this city. At the time of her death-Rev. W. G. Winn was just drawing to a close the funeral service of Mrs. Earl Duvall, daughter of Mrs. Biggs. The death was not unexpected, in fact, it had been realized for several weeks.that Mrs. Biggs could not survive but a short time. The combined loss of Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Duvall is a terrible affliction to Mr. Biggs and family, also to Mr. Duvall and children, and the entire community shares as best it can the sorrow that enshrouds the two homes. Mrs. Biggs had apparently been in the best of health until a few months ago, when she began to fail. A specialist diagnosed her case as cancer and there was nothing to do but to await the death messenger. Six weeks ago she was taken to her grew rapidly worse. Only nine days prior to her death the operation was performed on her daughter, Mrs. C. Earl Duvall, who had always enjoyed good health. Little did the members of the family and the many friends think that the daughter would precede the mother to the other world, and Mrs. Duvall’s only fear in having the operation performed was that she might not be well when her mother passed away. There is a pathos connected with the two deaths that has caused sorrow in a great many homes, because both Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Duvall were women of splendid qualities and so recently enjoying good health. Mrs. Biggs’ maiden name was Adaline Crawford, and she was born in Warren county, near West Lebanon, Ind., April 22, 1857, and lacked only till next Wednesday of being 57 year of age. She was married Dec. 28th, 1876, to A. J. Biggs. They have lived in this county for the past 19 years and prior to coming here lived for 12 years in Vermillion county, 111. Besides the husband, there are left to share the sorrow of the deaths the following children: Harry Biggs, of Canon City, Colo.; Mrs. G. B. Rollings, of Indianapolis; and Frank, Nell and Mildred Biggs, of thia city. Also Mrs. Biggs’ brother, George Crawford; two half-broth-ers and one half-sister, all of West Lebanon, namely, Fred and Will

Biggs and Mrs. Essie Hamblen. All are here to attend the funeral, as also is a nephew, Carl Thompson, of West Lebanon, and Mrs. T. C. Baker and son, Leslie, of North Vernon, sister and nephew of Mr. Biggs. The.funeral will be held at the residence southwest of town at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, being conducted by Rev. W. G. Winn, of the First Christian church. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery.