BOLES, William Edgar “Eddie”

Date of birth:  27 Mar 1887 (calculated from age at death)
Date of death: 27 Jan 1899 – Samaria, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, February 10, 1899,
Volume XXXIX Number 31, page 6 column 5

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OBITUARY.

Died at his home in Samaria, Jan. 28, 1899, little Eddie Boles of inflammation of the bowels, after a short, but very se­vere illness. He was a bright, loving boy, aged 11 years, 10 months. He was the pride of loving parents, the idol of a brother and little sister, the obliging and cheerful companion of his playmates, and a constant attendant at church and Sunday school. Funeral services were held at Samaria, conducted by J. M. Cross, and the loved form was laid away at Mt. Carmel. While tears dim our eyes and sorrow fills our hearts, we sorrow not as those who have no hope, but through faith in God’s word we look for a happy meeting in the bright realms of eternal blessedness.

I. W. L.    

Link to William Edgar Boles’ grave

Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, page 17, referencing Book H-18, page 12, records that Edgar Boles, a twelve-year-old white male, died 27 Jan 1899 in Samaria.

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry