Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1909 — The Little Hawkins Child. [ARTICLE]

The Little Hawkins Child.

j The funeral occurred Wednesday of i Martha Louise Hawkins, the little daughter of Roscoe Leroy and Addle May Hawkins. The child was born in Tipton Sept. 25, 1906, and was therefore 2 years, 4 months and 13 days of age. She had always been strong and healthy and was a beam ;of sunshine in the home of the par--1 ents who were building high hopes for the little one. Just 19 hours after she was stricken with spinal menln- | gltis she was a corpse and the death was a great shock to the fond par- ’ ents. The body was shipped here 1 from Tipton and the funeral was held 1 from the home of Mrs. Henry Mackey, I and burial was in Weston cemetery. The parents have the sympathy of their many friends here in their affliction.