| Obit For | Viola (Adams) Hemphill |
|---|---|
| Headline | - |
| Text | Mrs. Viola Hemphill of McDowell who had been visiting her brothers, J. D. Adams
of Hatton, Wash., and J. M. Adams of Grandview, Wash., and other relatives
in Washington, died at Ritzville, Wash., Sunday morning, Feb. 11, after an
illness of eight weeks, suffering with typhoid fever. She had purchased her
ticket for her return to her home when she was taken ill. A week after she
was stricken her son, Charles, eleven years old was taken with the same
malady. They lay in the same room under the care of the same nurse until
within a few minutes before the mother passed away. The son is considered
out of danger. Mrs. Hemphill will be buried at Hatton on Monday, the 12th. Those at her bedside when death came were her husband, Ira Hemphill, and brother J. D. Adams. Mrs. Hemphill was the daughter of T. J. Adams who lived in Barry County, MO, about 18 years and her husband, Ira Hemphill is well known here, he is a son of L. M. Hemphill of McDowell and has been a resident of Barry County about 23 years. Clara, a daughter of deceased is at McDowell having returned from Washington some months ago. Mr. Hemphill will return to McDowell as soon as his sick son is able to travel. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | February 22, 1912, Thursday |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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