Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1914 — THE GRIM REAPER [ARTICLE]

THE GRIM REAPER

\ bated Two Homes in Rensselaer on Thursday Night. The death angel visited two homes in. Rensselaer Thursday night and bore away the spirits of two elderly people, Mrs. William P. Baker and Mrs. J. P. Green. The death ot both was quite sudden, although they had been in poor health all summer Mrs. Baker had been quite sick since Tuesday, but death was quite sudden, coming at about 3 a. m., jesterday morning. She was aged 70 years on May 29 last. Her husband died the latter part of last December. One son, Lawrence Baker,, of Miami, Arizona, and one daughter, Mrs. Taylor Boicourt, who lived with her, are left. At this writing the time for holding the funeral had not been set, as they were waiting to hear from the son-in-law, Taylor Boicourt, who is up at Hamilton, N. Dak., looking after real estate interests of Mrs. Baker's there. Mrs. Green was the wife of Rev. J. P. Green, former pastor of the Baptist church here. She had been in poor (health for several months, and with her other troubles, her mind had become so badly affected that she was declared insane only last week and it was expected to take her to the asylum Thursday. She became seriously ill Thursday, however, that the matter of removing her to the asylum was indefinitely postponed. She grew worse all day and was found dead in bed about six o’clock yesterday morning, although the folks had been up with her at times all night long. Mrs. Green was born Sept. 3, 1849, in Erie county, N. Y. She leaves a husband but no children. Arrangements for the funeral have not been made at this writing, but it will probably be held either Sqnday morning or Sunday afternoon.