Edwards - Gould Bard
Source: Crawfordsville Journal, Nov. 3, 1919
Gould Bard Edwards, son of Mack & Rose Bard Edwards, was born near New Richmond, Indiana, Feb 27, 1908. When he was a very small child his family moved to the Christian Union neighborhood, SE of Waynetown, where they have since continued to reside.
When Gould was 3 and 1/2 he was taken ill with infantile paralysis, from which he never fully recovered. This dreaded disease grew upon him to the extent that he became unable to walk almost two years ago. During all the time of his affliction he has borne it with a grace and fortitude that has been the admiration of all those who have known him.
He was happy and made it as pleasant as it was in his power to do to all those who were around him.
He enjoyed his association with relatives and his friends and any kindnesses shown him were highly appreciated by him.
No one ever did a kind act or gave him a little present, however small it might have been, but what he appreciated it to the fullest extent.
The very nature of his affliction bound his family to him with an affection rarely seen.
In the earlier years of his affliction all was done for him that could be done, and later specialists were consulted, but none could give out a very lasting hope, and yet the family did not tire nor cease their efforts to find someone or something that would bring relief but without avail, for on the morning of Oct 18th Gould passed quietly and peacefully away in his home surrounded by his family and friends, at the age of 11 years 7 months and 21 days, leaving to mourn his father, mother, two brothers, Harold and Earnest and a little sister, Mildred and many other relatives and a host of friends.
Gould has gone out from the midst of his family.
He will be very much missed by his devoted father and mother, brothers and sisters, who have given him every devoted attention and care through all these years.
While it is sad to be thus parted from him, yet we know that he is better off there than he could ever have been here.
And so we will try to think of him as gone upon a journey, a journey from which he will never return, but a journey that has heaven as its end and a heaven that we may attain if we live the life as was lived by Gould.
Therefore we will not say that he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand he has wandered into an unknown land. And left us dreaming.
How very fair, it needs must be since he is there. And we, oh, we, who the while dost yearn, for the old time call and the glad return.
Think of him living on as dear, in the love of there as the love of hers. Think of him still as the same we say, he is not dead, he is just away. - kbz
Source: Oct 18, 1919 p1
This morning at 4 o'clock occurred the death of Gould Edwards, the 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Edwards, residing two miles south of Wesley. The lad had been a cripple for a great number of years and on Monday of this week the parents took him to Illinois to be examined and treated by a specialist. On the way home they met with an accident on the road with another machine and Gould suffered internal injuries whuich resulted in his death - kbz