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Show Sorrow Shrouds the Community in Death j of Dr. Addison Bybee Dr. Addison Bybee passed away suddenly Monday evening, November 21, at the Milford hospital, death being be-ing caused from a brief attack of influenza-pneumonia. Dr. Bybee was born in Rochester, Indiana, July 15, 1870, spending his early boyhood on his father's cattle ranch. He attended high school at North Judson, near Rochester. After graduation he went to the University of Illinois for his pre-medical schooling school-ing and received his diploma in 1905. He re-entered that University to complete his medical work and received re-ceived the degr-ee of M. D. in June 1906. Shortly after graduation he suffered suf-fered a serious breakdown physically. Accompanied and cared for by his younger brother Delbert, he sought health in Nevada, Arizona, the Pacific Paci-fic Northwest and Montana, finally locating at Livingston, Montana, where he practiced medicine for a few years. In 1911 he was appointed resident physician of the Livermore Sanitarium at Livermore, Calif. Here he cared for many notables from all parts of the United States, making friendships which lasted through his liJe. It was there that he met Miss Elizabeth Eli-zabeth Skeele, an influenza patient during the epidemic of 1918, the romance ro-mance culminated in their marriage on Dec. 20, 1924. In 1919 while conducting some laboratory lab-oratory experiments at the Sanitarium Sanitar-ium he contracted tuberculosis of the lungs and removed immediately to Milford Valley where an uncle had large land holdings. He recovered his health completely and was ever loud in his praise of the healthfulness of this valley. He was actively engaged in ranching and an enthusiastic breeder of pedigTeed Shorthorn cattle. cat-tle. After the death of Dr. Henry Hunter in April 1929, Dr. Bybee as-' sumed his practice as well as becoming becom-ing physician for the Union Pacific railroad, and was thus engaged when death called him. Unswerving in the line of duty, honest and generous to a fault, self-, sacrificing in his care and attention ' to those about him, he left his sick j bed last Friday to care for families j whose serious illness he felt demand- j ed his services. Thus he fell serv- ing others, an inspirational friend and counsellor, an eminent physician, an upright citizen, a kindly son, devoted de-voted husband and a wise and tender father. We shall miss him sorely as we tread our daily paths bereaved of his presence. During his residence in Milford, Dr. Bybee was active in the Boy Scout movement, the Lions club and Red Cross work. He is survived by his widow, his mother, Madam Alameda Bybee, a brother, Delbert Bybee of Fort Burton, Bur-ton, Mclntana, and two young daughters, daugh-ters, Alice aged 6V2 and Katherine aged 5 years. "After a short funeral service at the Methodist churoh on Friday afternoon after-noon at 2 o'clock, the remains will be sent to his early heme for inter- j ment accompanied by his widow, Mrs. Addison Bybee. |