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- William S. SUMMERS, well known Milton man, was killed
instantly and his father,
- Postmaster S. S. SUMMERS, was severely injured in
an automobile accident near Paris, Ill., last Saturday. Their
coupe collided with another at the intersection of two United
States highways the impact throwing William clear of the car.
- Although suffering with lacerations on the head, fractured
ribs and bruises, Steve (as
- he is familiarly known) remained conscious and arranged for
the care of his son's body and directed the sending of various
messages before going to the hospital.
- The two were returning from Greenville, Kentucky, where they
had taken their brother
- and son Hartley and where oil was discovered recently on
their holdings.
- Another son Loraine and his wife of Medina, N.Y., had arrived
in Milton Friday night
- and Saturday, after word was received of the accident, Loraine
and his cousin Howard McNITT of Milton drove to Paris
where they met Hartley and went to the hospital to see Mr. SUMMERS.
The three young men returned home Sunday night with William's
body.
- Fred JENNINGS and Robert WHITNEY, brother Odd
Fellows, are spending a
- few days with Mr. SUMMERS in the Paris hospital. Loraine
is returning there to his father's bedside today.
- Funeral services for William SUMMERS were held at
his home Wednesday at 2:30
- p.m., with Dr. Edwin Shaw of Milton officiating and being
assisted by Rev. W. W. Holliday of Orfordville. Prof. L. H. STRINGER
of the college faculty sang two selections.
- A group of honorary pallbearers, Elton BINGHAM, Robert
BURDICK, Homer
- GREEN, Robert MATHIE, Chester RASMUSSEN,
and Bernard VAN HORN, formed a special escort in the procession
to the Milton cemetery where the I.O.O.F. took charge of the
service. The active pallbearers were Clyde ARRINGTON,
Don BORDEN, T. G. LIPPINCOTT, E. T. SHUMWAY
and George McFARLANE.
- All business places in Milton were closed during the funeral
hour.
- William SUMMERS was born March 4, 1898, at Juda, Wis.
The family lived in
- Monroe a few years and when William was about 12 years old
moved to Milton. He graduated from Milton high school in 1918
and from Milton College in 1928. For the past eight years he
has been clerk in the Milton post office. After serving three
years as substitute, he received his appointment as regular clerk
five years ago. He was a member of the M. E. church and of Du
Lac Lodge, I.O.O.F.
- In October, 1928, he was married to Nina HASKINS of
Milton, who with two
- children, Stephen, 2 1/2 years old, and Norma, 11 months
old; survive him. Besides his parents and two brothers, his grandfather
Harrod JACKSON, 91, of Milton survives him.
- The entire community joins in extending sympathy to the bereaved
families. [Thursday
- edition, p. 1]
-
- [The middle initial of "S." given above for
William SUMMERS is incorrect; his middle name was Harrod.]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Funeral services for Mrs. F. A. BABCOCK, Milton, were
held in the home of her
- son Edwin BABCOCK, Milton, Sunday afternoon, with
interment in Milton Cemetery. Rev. C. L. Hill of the S.D.B. church
officiated and was assisted by Dr. Edwin Shaw. Music was furnished
by a male quartet - James BENNETT, Dr. Geo. W. POST,
Byron ROOD and Leslie BENNETT. The pallbearers
were L. A. BABCOCK, J. R. DAVIDSON, T. E. DAVIDSON,
Sam GREEN, J. P. HOLMES and F. H. STORY.
- Frances Azelia CASTLE, daughter of Asher and Louisa
CASTLE, was born
- December 19, 1852 on a farm south of Whitewater. She was
the eldest of a family of eight children, four brothers and four
sisters. A brother, Arthur B. CASTLE, died at his home
in Milwaukee about fifteen years ago, and a sister, Mrs. Ella
CRUMB, passed away in California about six years ago.
Mrs. George GREEN of Milton and Elbert CASTLE of
Whitewater survive.
- Frances CASTLE attended Milton college and later taught
school near Whitewater.
- On August 4, 1871, she was married to Stillman BABCOCK
whom she came to
- know while attending Milton college. He passed away Dec.
27, 1911.
- Of the six children born to them, four survive namely, Edwin
of Milton, D. Alton (Ally)
- Milton Junction, route 1, Mrs. Lillian DAVIS of Chicago,
and Mrs. Mina ROBERTSON of Dallas, Tex. Two sons, Ernest
and Elston died in childhood. There are also five grandchildren.
- In the spring following her husband's death Mrs. BABCOCK
moved to California
- where she remained for six years, returning to Milton to
care for Effie ADDIE BABCOCK, the wife of her son
Ally, during a long illness. She spent several years in this
home taking a great interest in her young grandson, Elston whom
she loved as a son. The remainder of her life was spent in her
home on Janesville street. When failing health made it necessary
she was taken to the farm of her son Ally where she was cared
for until her death last Thursday.
- During her whole life she was deeply interested in the church,
being a member of the
- Seventh Day Baptist church, which she attended faithfully
until poor health prevented. She was also a member of the old
Benevolent Society and later of circle No. 2.
- Although a woman of years she remained young in spirit, choosing
to care for herself
- in her own home, and always eager to help her family and
her friends in sickness or trouble. [Thursday edition, p.
3]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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