Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1914 — MRS. I. N. HEMPHILL DEAD. [ARTICLE]

MRS. I. N. HEMPHILL DEAD.

Sudden Death of Rensselaer Woman in Chicago Hospita.l Mrs. I. N. Hemphill, of Front street this city, who was taken to Chicago last week and operated on in the Hahnemann hospital last Friday, died at 11 o’clock Wednesday night. Undertaker W. J. Wright and members of the family went to Chi-

cago on an early train Thursday morning, returning with the remains on the 2 o’clock train the same afternoon. While Mrs. Hemphill’s condition was known to be somewhat critical, as disclosed by the operation or partial operation performed on her, her (jeath came as a great shock to the relatives and many friends here. Her daughter, Miss Minnie Hemphill, had gone up to Chicago Tuesday morning to be with her mother, returning Wednesday night on the 11:05 train. She had left her mother resting nicely and apparently getting along as well as could be expected. The hospital attendants state that she was breathing naturally and her pulse seemed to be all right within five minutes before the tims she died. Word of her death was received here shortly after her daughter reached home. Mrs. Hemphill leaves a husband and five children, two daughters, Minnie and Elizabeth, and three sons, Georgia, John and Floyd. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. C. J. Dean and Mrs. David Alter of Jasper county and Mrs. L. W. Benbow of Winamac. Mrs. Mary E. Troxell is her stepmother. Her age was about 56 years. The funeral will be held today at 3 p. m., from the house, conducted by Rev. J. C. Parrett of the Presbyterian church and the Ladies of the G. A. R., assisted by Dr. Curnick of the Methodist church, and burial made in Weston cemetery.