Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1898 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

El wood M. Spriggs was born in Walker tpV Jasper county. Ind., March 12,1877. Died after nine days illness of typhoid fever in St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., Sept, 16, 1898, aged 27 years. 6 months and 4 days. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Spriggs, and one of ten children, seven of whom are still living iu or near theold home, j He was married March 18. 1895. to Miss Ollie Swaukey. who with their little boy is left to mourn his loss. At the breaking out of the Spanish-Amari- ■ cun war KI wood enlisted in Co, G. 3rd Missouri Vol. Infantry, he having gone to Mis- ; souri a little over one year ago. He went ; with his regiment to Camp Meade, and rej inaincd until ordered back to Kansas City, : He was sick before leaving Camp Meade but would not go to the hospital until carried there. His father left here last Saturday tmd returned with the remains Tuesday evening. ■ The funeral was held at Dewdrop church, Wednesday. His casket was draped with the American flag, and six veterans of the civil war bore It to the grave, The funeral sermon was rather a. patriotic address, delivered by Elder G. A. Waller. DeMotte Lodge 444 K. of P. attended in a body and had eharge of the interment labile undertaker J. E.Low conducted the ftusmd. As a soldier Elwood Spriggs was spoken of in the highest terms. His ofltoers said that he was a model <Jf sobriety, obedience aad< morality. As a citlsea, upright aedhonors- ;■ Me. As a member of his family, loved sad us. We extend our sympathy to the family.