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From the Oelwein Register, July 1893.

Sudden Death


          This community was shocked Tuesday morning to learn of the sudden death of Mrs. W. G. Gregory, living a few miles northeast of town. The lady was in her apparent good health Monday, and , after partaking of a hearty supper in the evening, was still seated at the table talking and laughing with the family when suddenly she fell to one side and partly off her chair and died without saying a word. Dr. Baker was sent for but could do nothing, the spark of life seeming to have departed as suddenly as a person would snuff out a candle. The doctor says the cause of death was undoubtedly some form of heart trouble. The deceased was about forty-two years of age and has resided in this vicinity for the past eleven years, being not only highly respected in her immediate neighborhood but by all with whom she formed an acquaintance. A husband and two children, a son at home, and Mrs. Will Davis, living east of town, besides other relatives and friends in this vicinity, sincerely mourn her death. The funeral services were held from the family residence at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon and the remains were interred in the Otsego cemetery. The bereaved ones have the kindly sympathy of all in this sudden affliction which has come upon them with such startling force.


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