Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1895 — Sudden Death of Leroy Sayers. [ARTICLE]

Sudden Death of Leroy Sayers.

Letuy'"Sajers, an" old settler arid a well-known citizen, whose home is in the northwest portion of town, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon. lie was out at his brother-in-law, Monroe Carr s place, getting a sled load of corn sial£s7 and working alone. lie appears to have been bending over in the act of lifting a bundle of stalks, and b : ing seized with a fainting fit, to which he had always been subject, he fell upon his face, and expired probably from heart failure. • _ Alton Grant, who were working in the same field. How long he had lain before they found him is not known, but probably not more than a half hour. His age was 64 years. Coroner Wright held an inquest, yesterday morning, his finding being that the causes of his death was unknownr“ The funeral was held yesterday afternoon, at the Church of God, Rev. B. F. Ferguson preaching the funeral sermon. , A more extended sketch of Mr. Sayer’s life will be given next week.