| Show LOVABLE BOY IS CALLED BY DEATH merlin johnson succumbs Succumb i to pneumonia man attend funeral sern services ice tre tie TI e angel ot of death brought sorrow to one home in richfield during the present fule yuletide ule tide when he pause 1 long 1019 enough last fri liy morning tj snatch from the home of mr an n I 1 firs willis johnson tha fir e of tho tha family faill little merlin the fellon ws stricken ken with pneumonia n week or ten dabi clai i before nn qui ed cd much before death relieved him tic he had lu been a sufferer sul from rheama tiani almost front from his childhood ind this hj ha I 1 left him with I 1 i weaken d heart an I 1 he b beama came an easy pray fir the dread pneumonia in spite of hit nn bodily week we nept and he was sunshine personified never was heird beird i I 1 word of complaint front from his brue bribe little heart he accepted whatever life lifa brought him with 1 1 I sweet res ignati in that was beautiful tu to behold he ha had business acumen and as agent fur several everal newspapers lie he a 9 trl that we wa splendid plen did he ha wms was known tu to nearly every business man in rich field an aa was liked by all hie play mates thought the world of him slid and lie he is missel them funeral services were held at tho the family re rei denee on tuesday at 2 with bishop bean presiding J E kleppler told of the suns sunshine fune merlin brought to trie home and offered sweet sweat consolation and sympathy to this th bereaved family as well wel as pointing to the resurrection as the hope ot of all christians christiana H N hayes who had bad known the boy intimately told of hie hia manly characteristics his was a pleasing anil and comforting address he rest read several splendid extracts from th poets and closed li reading lines written by himself which betrayed a gift that few 1 I hi a tj possess to such euch an eminent degree A double quartette bendere ren derel 1 therol owing lowing 1 I know my heavenly father knows theford Th the lord eLord isma Shebe She heid zd lead kindly light an kenneth hood flood sarg jut for today the music and addressed were beautiful and the services was sympathetic and consoling mani friends were in attendance and paid tribute to the memory of the deir little fellow hose life bad ii been en snuffed out jut a he had come with in sight at 0 the threshold of manhood and his big was indeed a lite of promise I 1 |
