Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1916 — HEART TROUBLE RESULTS IN SUDDEN DEATH [ARTICLE]

HEART TROUBLE RESULTS IN SUDDEN DEATH

Bennie King Found In Dying Condition In Wagon Upon His Return From Rensselaer. * / Bennie King, “Brother of Frank King, of • Rensselaer, expired suddenly Wednesday evening after reaching home from Rensselaer in an uncpnscious condition. v iMr. King had been living on one of the Thompson farms two 'miles north of Parr. He left home for Rensselaer in the forenoon with a load of hogs, and after disposing of them he paid his taxes and some other debts and did some trading and left for home between 4 and 5 o’clock in the afternoon. He was apparently in his usual health and in good spirits. About 8 o’clock the team arrived home and stopped anjl Mrs. King found her husband lying unconscious in the wagon, breathing but faintly. The wagon was driven with the unconscious man to the home us a neighbor, William Price, and efforts were made to revive him, but Mr. King expired before a doctor could arrive. Previous to this he had had a sow slight attacks of heart trouble end it is thought that he had a similar attack on the way home and being unable to help himself, his death resulted. In his pockets were found S4O. Mr. King was aibout 46 years of age. He leave's a'wife and four children; also a mother, Mrs. William King, two brothers, Frank King, of Rensselaer, and Will King, of Mtdaryville, and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Wolfe of Chalmers; Mrs. John Worden, of Wabash, and Mrs. Tom Mills, of Zionsville. The funeral will be held at Parr Friday afternoon. Burial will take place at Weston cemetery in Rensselaer. " "