Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1900 — Beath of Oscar H. Hunt. [ARTICLE]

Beath of Oscar H. Hunt.

Oscar H. IJunt died at his home in Knox, Starke county, Monday morning, Oct. 22nd, at 8:30 o’clock. He had been in poor health a long time, from a liver trouble,but recently had been improving greatly and seemed in a good way to a permanent restoration of a fair degree of health. He was attending to bis business as usual Saturday, but that evening had a bad attack of hemorhage from the stomach. This was followed by two others Sunday afternoon, after which be sank rapidly until his death, at the time stated. He was born in Bartholomew Co., Ind, in 1858, but lived in Gillam Tp., this county from 1865 until 1879, He was a son erf the late Joseph G. Hunt. He leaves a widow but no children, three brothers, Frank L. and Judson J., of Rensselaer, and Lewis, of Baroda, Mich. His mother Mrs. Sarah E. Hunt also survives him. His brother, Judson, was with him when be died, having gone over for a visit Sunday, but with no knowledge of his sudden desperate sickness. He would have been 42 years old next Monday. He has been in the drug business ever since he was 21 years old. The funeral was held at Medaryville, Wednesday, at 10:30 a. m.