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Show DOCTOR HUNTER ! IS CUT DOWN BY REAPER'S SCYTHE LIFE SUDDENLY ENDS; FUNERAL TO I BE HELD HERE j The last chapter in the active, I vigorous life of Doctor H. C. Hunter was written Wednesday, when he breathed his last niter struggling for several weeks against the ravages of illness. For the past month, the Doctor had been in the Santa Fe hospital in Los Angeles for treat- ment. Word received by friends here about his condition was always en- i co iraging, when he suddenly took a turn for the worse, and his system, I t weakened by two surgical operations, i 'failed to rally to pu!l him through. Henry C. Hunter was born in northern Iowa, near Sioux City, in 1SG3, being 66 years of age at the time of his death. He came from ' sturdy, old-fashioned farmer stock. K:s parents long since have preceed- ! ed him in death. He studied for the medical profession at Rush Medical college, in Chicago, taking his primary pri-mary degree there, and obtaining his post-graduate degree at Columbia college of New York City. - la early manhood, he married Miss Jennie Powers, of Mason City, Iowa. He and his wife were members of the Congregational church. Twenty-one Twenty-one years ago, he came to Beaver county and began the practice of medicine in Milford. Through all the ! vicissitudes incident to the growth of the town of Milford, Doctor Hunter was found taking an active part in the town's affairs. In December of the last year, he married Mrs. Vivian Fern Berry, of Mlilford. He lived continuously in Milford until taken down by illness. For years, Dr. Hunter has been the examining physician locally for the Union Pacific railway. In addition addi-tion to his practice, he found time to -"icvote himself ardently to Red Cross work, and has been president of the MiUord chapter for several years. At the time when the Commercial club was Milford's chief civic club, he was at its head as president. Other activities acti-vities included membership in the Masonic lodge, taking a keen interest inter-est in its affairs and being a regular attendant at meetings. Tiie doctor had no children of his own. His nearest blood relatives are a brother, Robert Hunter, of Sioux City, and a niece who resides in Whlttier, California. Eoctor Hunter was a Christian in every sense of the word, his greatest great-est thought and wish being participation partici-pation in activities that tend to make the world a better place in which to live. Never effusive in his friendship friend-ship s, those who came into contact wii'i him felt the kindness of the man beneath his taciturn method of sper.king. Scores of untold instances of his charitable spirit would be revealed re-vealed if it were known of the numberless num-berless times that he ministered to the sick and needy with only the thought of being of service. The body will be brought back fron California today, (Friday), and as we go to press, funeral services are being arranged under the auspices auspic-es of members of the Masonic lodge of Milford. Last respects will be paid on Sunday at 2 P. M., frc- the Methodist church. |