Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1905 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Perry Luther Demoss was born at Fairbury, Livingston Co., 111., Jan. 22, 1885. He died at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Demoss, northwest of Francisville, in Gillam tp., Jasper Co , Ind., August 2, 1905, at the age of 20 years, 6 months and 10 days. Nine years ago he moved with the family to Indiana. He was taken ill last November, and in order to be convenient to a physcian at Monon, he was taken to the home of his sister Mrs. Haddock, near Buffalo, Ind., but growing worse, he was brought back to the home of his parents. By the advice of his physcian he was taken to Chicago in May for examination by the specialist, Dr. Seine, with a view to a possible surgical operation for his relief, but the surgeon decided that he could not survive an operation and pronounced his trouble to be a scycoma tumor in cancer form. There were nine physician in all that examined him and took counsel in his medical treatment, but none of them could give any hope for his recovery. Even before going to phicago, Perry seemed to understand his condition, and began to talk to his friends about the need of a preparation for the future life, and began also to offer prayer to God for Bis mercy. On July 2nd, one month before his death, he was baptized and received into the M. E. Church of Gillam, and gave most satisfactory evidence that he had received salvation and was blessed of the Lord. Miss Eva Gorbet, the young lady to whom he was soon to be married, had he lived, was baptized and received into the church with him. His father, mother, two brothers. ond five sisters survive him. His friends who mourn his death in early manhood, are yet comforted in the fact of his making his peace with his God, before being called away. The funeral service, conducted by Rev. W. H. Feriich, was held in the Gillam church, and also a brief service was held at Buffalo, where the body was laid to rest.