Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1915 — MRS. F. B. MEYER DEAD. [ARTICLE]

MRS. F. B. MEYER DEAD.

Former Rensselaer Woman Died Suddenly From Paralysis Wednesday Afternoon. A. H. and A. R. Hopkins received the sad news Wednesday forenoon that their sister, Mrs. Frank B. Meyer, wife of a former postmaster of this place, had suffered a stfoke of paralysis at Gary that morning. A. R. Hopkins left at once and arrived at the hospital a short time before her death, but she was unconscious and did not recognize him. Wednesday morning, in company with her daughter, Mrs. Thena Thompson of Winamac, Mrs. Meyer had started on a shopping tfip to Chicago, and was in good health. They started to the Lake Shore depot'and in order to catch their train, ran a short distance, less than a block. Upon being seated on the train Mrs. Meyer complained of a pain in the side of her head. She soon became very ill and when the train reached Indiana Harbor a distance of 8 miles out of Gary, her condition became such that she and Mrs. Thompson left the train. A physician and an ambulance were called and she was taken at once to the Gary General Hospital, but before reaching there became unconscious and never rallied. The bursting of a blood vessel in her head, caused from the exertion in her short run, causing paralysis and death, was the verdict of the physicians. 1 Her husband and three children, Lawson and James Meyer and Mrs. Thompson, and her brother, Bert Hopkins, were at her bedside when death came. Her brother, Arthur, and wife arrived after she had pass-

ed away. She leaves also a sister, Mrs. Addie Crosscup, of Townsend, Mont., who is on her way here to attend the funeral, and another brother, Alfred W. Hopkins. The remains were brought to Rensselaer on the 2:01 train yesterday and taken to the residence of Arthur H. Hopkins, her old girlhood home, and the funeral will take place this afternoon at 2:30, at the residence, conducted by Rev. J. C. Parrett of the Presbyterian church, assisted .by Rev. Walton of Gary, and burial will be made in Weston cemetery in the Meyer family lot. Mrs. Meyer was born in Rensselaer in 1861, and resided here all of her life, until their removal to Gary about eight years ago. Her husband was a former postmaster of Rensselaer, and prior to that was engaged in the drug business here, in which line he is now engaged in Gary. Mrs. Meyer was an active Presbyterian church worker and had also been One of the active workers at Gary in hospital work, being one of the women who raised funds for building the Gary General Hospital, in which she died. Her death was a great shock to her many friends in this city, coming so suddenly when she seemed in perfect health. Be sure to see the complete assortment of footwear which we have assembled in order that we shall be able to satisfy every man, woman or child applying for footwear, MARKET DAY, MARCH 18.—FENDIG’S EXCLUSIVE silOE STORE, Opera house block. Boys, get in on the Marble Deal. With every boy’s suit sold we will give free one nice bag of marbles FREE. So get in on the marbles, and have a nice suit.—C. EARL DUVALL.