Fruits - Edgar
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 1 March 1895
Edgar Fruits died at 4 o’clock Monday at the home of his father, Michael Fruits, who resides two and one half miles northeast of Alamo, after an illness of three weeks, of erysipelas and hemorrhage of the bowels.
He was born near Alamo, Aug. 27, 1862. In the year 1884 he was married to Miss Louisa Rush. To this union was born two children, Ivy and Mary, the former dying just two years previous to the death of Mr. Fruits. The latter, a bright little girl in her ninth year, survives him.
Deceased was 32 years, 5 months, 7 days. He leaves a wife, little daughter, parents, four brothers and many kind friends to mourn his sad departure. He was a loving husband and parent, a kind and obedient son, noted for his strict integrity and thorough business principals and highly respected among his friends and neighbors, meriting the friendship of all whom he met.
Just before leaving this world, he called his friends to the bedside and bid them farewell, told them he was going to die, then closed his eyes and passed away happy. The family has the sympathy of the entire community in this their sad bereavement.
On Wednesday at 10 o’clock a large concourse of friends and relatives assembled at the home to pay their last respects to the departed. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Rush, and singing by Prof. Luzader, after which the remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Yountsville Cemetery. The pall bearers were Messrs. George Wert, Newton Compton, Willie Brown, Newton Westfall, and Charley Brown. – thanks to S for this one