Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1912 — William Matheny Dead. [ARTICLE]

William Matheny Dead.

Wm. W. Matheny, whose wife died a couple of weeks ago as a 1 result of a stroke of paralysis, died Monday noon at the home of his son., Emerson Matheny, northeast of town. Angina pectoris is given by physicians as the cause of death. This is a suffocating contraction of the lower chest which affects the heart. 1 . | Both lilr. and Mrs. Matheny were enjoying the best of health two weeks ago Monday, and were the last people one w’ould expect to die' suddenly. Mr. Matheny was'great- 1 ly downcast by the sudden death . \ I of his wife and never completely| recovered .from the shock. He had been making his home at his son’s' only temporarily, having expected to return to town and re-open his home. Sunday he was suffering greatly from the shortness of breath and the pain was terrible until still- 1 ed by morphine. Monday, although but little improved, he was up and 1 about the house with the family, and when it was noticed, after a short absence on his part, that he I was not present at the family gathering, a search of the bedrooms of the homies resulted in his being found in one in a dying condition.' Two physicians, hastily summoned,, were unable to reach the home be-' fore death had claimed its own.' He was highly respected by the large number of people who knew Mm. The funeral will be held Thursday, but at this writing the hour had not been set.