| Obit For | George Sherman Hemphill |
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| Headline | - |
| Text | George Hemphill, son of Henry Hemphill and Allie (Ricketts) Hemphill, both deceased, was born June 14, 1912, near Purdy, Mo., and died June 12, 1933, within two days of his 21st birth anniversary. George had been afflicted with diabetes most of his life and this, with other complications, was the cause of his passing. While living with his Uncle James Hemphill he was converted in a meeting held by Rev. Irl Cox at Cedar Bluff school house. He was a favorite with both young and old at the I.O.O.F. Hospital where he spent the last seven years of his life, and they would not release the body for shipment here until they held appropriate funeral services, conducted by Rev. Perry P. Taylor of the Liberty, Mo. Methodist church. He was a member in good standing in Purdy Odd Fellow Lodge No. 454, which body, assisted by members of other local lodges, had charge of the services after the sermon at the Christian church, and his body was laid to rest by the side of his father in Purdy cemetery. His mother is buried at Caldwell, Idaho. He leaves two brothers, Carl Hemphill of Portland, Oregon, who could not come to the funeral and Clarence Hemphill of Boise, Idaho, who was here for the rites. Also a number of uncles, aunts, cousins, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his passing. Funeral services were conducted by Elder Winford Davis in the Christian church of Purdy, Blankenship Undertaking Company in charge. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | - |
| Date | August 1933 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | The Free Will Baptist Gem, August 1933, Purdy, MO |
| Submitted by | Frances Albert |
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