Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1914 — His Coffin Finished, He Dies. [ARTICLE]

His Coffin Finished, He Dies.

After seeing that his coffin was made, J. Welch, father of Mrs. Nelson, died from the ravages of cancer. He came from Oakland last fall to live with his daughter. Three months ago he requested that his coffin be made, so it might be finished before his death.

His son-in-law and daughter were able to postpone the unpleasant task, but Nelson yielded to entreaties of his father-in-law ten days ago, and unwillingly began the work to please the aged sufferer, finishing it before death came. —Fall River Mills (Cal.) Dispatch to the New York World.