Wampler - Lillie Durham
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 20 Nov 1893 p 1
Crawfordsville, Ind Nov 20 – Mrs. Tillie (sic - Lillie) Durham Wampler, the young wife of JC Wampler, a merchant, and only daughter of WH Durham, a banker, died Sunday morning from an overdose of morphine. The family has worried greatly over Mr. Durham’s financial troubles. Last week, Mrs. Wampler without the knowledge of her physician or family, resorted to morphine for relief. Saturday night she increased the dose and was found dead Sunday morning. The family is prostrated over this climax to its troubles and the physicians think that Mrs. Durham cannot recover from the shock.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 20 Nov 1893
“Here & There” items – P.O. Rudy is over from Paris, Illinois to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wampler.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Monday, 20 November 1893 p3
The death of Mrs. John C. Wampler occurred Sunday morning shortly after 3 o’clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm H. Durham, just south of the city. The funeral occurred from the residence this afternoon at 2 o’clock, Dr. H. A. Tucker and Rev. G. W. Switzer, of Brazil, officiating. The interment occurred at Oak Hill. The death of Mrs. Wampler was a very unexpected one and falls upon her family with telling force, they being almost prostrated with the sudden bereavement. The death of Mrs. Wampler was caused by an overdose of morphine and was self administered for the purpose, evidently of producing sleep. Mrs. Wampler, as is generally known, had been in wretched health for several years past. Lately to allay her pain she began the use of morphine. She did not communicate this fact to the family but it was discovered and an effort was made to dissuade her from the use of it. On Friday she obtained some of the drug, however, and was under the influence of it to some extent a considerable portion of Saturday. The box in her room was removed by the family and she appeared better at tea time, retiring finally to her room in good spirits. Her suffering must have returned, however, for she took another heavy dose of morphine evidently soon after leaving the family. Where she kept it in the room is not known, but when Mrs. Durham entered Mrs. Wampler’s room preparatory to retiring herself, she found her daughter in a stupor. The drug taken during the day was operating with the last dose and the unfortunate lady was fast sinking. Dr. Barcus was hastily summoned, but was unable to rally the constitution enfeebled by long continued sickness, and Mrs. Wampler died at the hour named. Her husband, J. C. Wampler, with whom she was on the best of terms lately, was present during her last hours. The bereaved family has the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their sad affliction