Carver - Alonzo (Lon)
ALONZO (Lon)
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Fri, 8 Jan 1915
Lon Carver, 45, son of the late John Carver, is dead the result of injuries he sustained last Monday week when he fell in a coal hole near the Crawford Hotel. He passed away at two Saturday morning at Culver Hospital. His daughter, Cloe Carver, aged 16, aldo died Saturday within an hour of her father's death at the hospital from the effects of heart disease which was brought on by an attack of tonsilitis. Her illness dates back twelve days when she was attacked by tonsilitis and later by an attack of grip. The heart disease followed the grip and resulted in her death. She was an estimable girl and her death and that of her father comes as a great shock to their relatives and many friends. Lon Carver was a farmer and lived west of this city. He came to town on Monday and stepped on a heavy grating over a coal hole. It tipped and precipitated him to the basement six feet below. The grate which weight several pounds also fell down the coal hole and struck the prostrate man and crushed his pelvis and otherwise injured him internally and this injury it is said resulted in his death. The double death came as a great shock to the many friends of the Carver family. Mr. Carver had been a resident of this county all his life having been born in the neighborhood where he has been living. He was known throughout the county as an honest and industrious man. He is survived by his widow; 3 children: Ora; Will and Paul. Four brothers, Charles, Greenbury, John and Bert, and 3 sisters, Mrs. Sarah Dailey; Mrs. Ida Baldwin of Missouri and Mrs. McNulty of near Mace, survive. The farm which Mr. Carver has been residing upon is the property of Am Jones, proprietor of the Crawford Hotel and the tenant was conveyin gproduce to the hotel when the accident that resulted in his death occurred. When he was taken to the hospital following the fall on Monday it was thought he had a good chance for recovery, although his injuries were known to be of a serious nature. On Tuesday he seemed to beimproving but complications set in later in the week and he gradually became weaker until he expired Saturday morning. As in the case of the father, the girl's condition was thought hopeful until a few hours before her death. The development of the heart trouble following the illness with the other afflictions came unexpectedly. Until a few weeks ago Miss Carver was in the best of health. Funeral services over both boies were conducted from the late home at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. The services wer ein charge of Rev. B.E. Antrobus, pastor of the First Baptist Church and the caskets were laid side by side in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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