OBITS: Whaley & connected families 

Page 3,    LOG CABIN,  Friday,  27 May 1910

The funeral of John L. CHRISWELL whose death was noted exclusively in the
Log Cabin last week was held in the M. E. church of this place last Friday,
conducted by Rev. PIKE, assisted by Reverends JONES and McINTYRE.
Notwithstanding the rainy fornoon, the house was crowded.  Mr. CRISWELL had
been in bad health for some time, suffering from a paralytic stroke. His
death was expected at any time but not in the for it came.  His son had left
his father sitting in a chair smoking while he went out to the garden to get
some lettuce for dinner.  A few minutes after his son had left the room, the
lady that lives with them said  she smelled something burning.  She ran to
Mr. CRISWELL's room and found his clothing on fire.  She raised the alarm
and his daughter in law came to her assistance.  They could do nothing with
the flames until they threw two buckets  of water on him.  He was apparently
sitting there dead until the water was thrown on him which revived him.
Assistance was telephoned for.  His son Wily was first to get three.
Although he could not see he knew his voice and told him how it occurred;
that his clothes caught fire from his pipe.  Dr. ECKLER reached there
sometime afterward and he recognized his voice and told them thaty could do
nothing for him for his time had  ome andhe was ready to go.  Mr. CRISWELL
in his early manhood married Miss Lucinda RANKIN.  They started in like poor
but by economy and industry had, before old age came on, gathered quite a
nice supply of -----------?--------- goods together.  It has been said  of
Mr. CRISWELL  before he began to devide up his property that he ws the
richest man in northern Harrison county.  He and his wife joined the M.E.
church at Old Crows Chapel early in life andtrained up their children in the
way the should go.  Members of the church  where he belonged say "the main
stay of our church is gone".  He was elected first president of Sunrise
Deposit Bank an had to give the office up on account of ill  health.  His
pall bearers were directors of the bank, namely; Messrs. Levi SANDY, E.C.
ELLIOTT, D. C. CASEY, William LENOX, J.A. WHALEN and Martin LIGHT.  He
leaves six sons and two daughters, one  son having died some 16 years ago
and his wife three years ago.  His children have the consolation that their
parents lived the Christian  and were not afraid to die.  Blessed are they
that die in the Lord.


From: "H. Jean Dalrymple" <motherd@theriver.com>
Date: 12 Aug 1998