Obituary of Jesse Haddix

 

From Clark County (IL) Herald

10 August 1904

 

Jesse Haddix was born May 12, 1892, and came to an untimely death by drowning in the Wabash river near Darwin on July 7, 1904, aged 12 years, 1 month and 25 days.  He leaves a father, mother, four brothers and two sisters to mourn his early departure.  The body was found six days afterward near Russellville.  The following accounts of the burial was written by Mrs. John R. Pinks, of Russellville.

 

As soon as word was received of the finding of the body, Mrs. Haddix, accompanied by her son, Waller, went to Flat Rock and being met by a conveyance, were taken to the home of Mr. Isaac Cannon, 9 miles east of Flat Rock, where they were joined by quite a number of sympathizing friends and went two miles to the bank of the river at the mouth of Turkey Run and there recognized the form of their dear boy, though greatly changed.  The singer, Miss Mae Douglas sand "Looking This Way."  From there they drove four miles to the Price cemetery near Russellville and at 11 o'clock p.m. we laid him away in the northwest corner of the cemetery.  At the grave Miss Mae sang "God Be With You Till We Meet Again."  The day following Mr. and Mrs. Pinkstaff took them to see the grave and to place flowers upon it.

 

A precious one from us has gone,

A voice we loved is stilled,

A place is vacant in our home

Which never can be filled.

God in his wisdom has recalled

The boon his love had given,

And though the body molders here

The soul is safe in heaven.

 

The people were very kind and sypathetic to Mrs. Haddix and son and made up quite a nice donation for them at the river and did many deeds of kindness that they never can forget.  The sympathizing friends who showed such kindness will ever be held in grateful, loving remembrance.

 

 

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