. Thursday afternoon at 5 o;clock Thomas Jefferson Lindsey, aged 72 years, succumbed to cancer of the throat at his home, 1221 Meuehaune avenue. He had been afflicted for two years and for two months preceding death had been confined to bed. He had resided in this city for twenty-two years. He removed to Green Bay from Maine when he was 8 years of age. He was captain of a boat named the May Smith and was almost the first one to cart, passengers by boat between the ports of Green Bay and Oconto. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Henry Vandenberg and Mrs. Martin Ratchford and one son Thomas Lindsey of this city. Four sisters also survive, they being Mrs. Eliza Hall, Green Bay; Mrs Lavina Millidge, Oconto, Mrs. Adeline McKinzie, Iowa; and Mrs. Almenda Pendleton, Everett, Wash. His wife died here about twenty years ago.
The body was taken to
J. R. McLain's establishment on Main street and this evening will be taken
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ratchford, 337 Hattie street from which,
place the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Christian Science ritual will be used at the service. Burial
will be in Forest Home Cemetery.