Anna
Parnell
Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 11 August 1896, page 5
STRICKEN WITH HEART DISEASE
Mrs. Anna Parnell, 65, of Dayton Ky. dropped dead on York Street
between Eighth and Ninth in Newport Monday night. She called at Joe Feth's drug
store early in the morning and was given permission to leave her basket there
until evening. She returned at 5:30 pm an acted as though she was ill. She left
the store with the basket and walked north on York street to the residence of
Dr. F A Davis. She appeared to be suffering and attracted the attention of the
physician. In answer to a question she said that her name was Parnell and that
she was suffering with heart trouble.
The woman's suffering grew worse and she was invited to sit down on a chair in the side yard. She remained there for nearly two hours when she expired. The body was removed to the morgue at Erschell's undertaking establishment and Dr. Tingley notified. An examination of the clothing resulted in the finding of $13 in the pocketbook and $45 tied up in the pocket of an undergarment. In the basket were two empty quart bottles labeled I Kaufman, the liquor dealer, of Pearl Street, Cincinnati.
Fred Tolliston, clerk in the store, called at the morgue to identify the woman. He was unable to identify her further than that she was a patron at Kaufman's place and had the two quart bottles filled every week. He could not give her name or address, but said she was subject to attacks of heart trouble.
She was later identified as Anna Parnell, mother of Michael Parnell, motorman on the electric road and ex-Chief of Police of Dayton. Mrs. Parnell came to Newport to collect some house rent. The remains were taken to her home.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 13 August 1896, page 8
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Parnell, who died suddenly in Newport, last Sunday, took place from St Francis Church this morning at 8 o'clock. Rev Father Schmidt celebrated the requiem high mass. The interment was made in St Joseph Cemetery, in Price Hill O.