Alfred Throckmorton obituary, Waynesburg Republican, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 31 July 1919, page 1, column 1. Transcribed by Candice Buchanan.
"In Memory of Alfred Throckmorton, Who Died July 26, 1919.
Alfred Throckmorton was born March 6, 1901, and died at his home in Waynesburg, Pa., July 26, 1919, aged 18 years.
He graduated from the Grammar school with first honors and entered Waynesburg High school and graduated with excellent grades in June previous to his death. Like his brother, William Throckmorton, whom he loved and admired very much, he was a fine athlete, being a star player on the Waynesburg High school basketball team for four years, and by rights his team won the silver cup given at the close of the tournament, held there in March 1918. But his high sense of honor and personal regard for others prevented him from raising a voice against the injustice of too many unjust fouls being called on his team by the referee. He smilingly played on and on. With this unfairness, and bad luck of getting two of his players hurt--one so badly he had to be taken out of the game; with all this against him, he lost out only by one point.
He was a young man of high ideals, clean, upright and true; an honor to himself, his family and the town in which he lived. His childhood was happy; his home life beautiful, and his beautiful death bears testimony of his life, He asked God to let him die, saying he was ready to go. Then calling each of his loved ones to him kissed them and bade them goodby [sic].
He was a christian and a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church; a pledged member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity of Waynesburg College. He was popular among his fellow students, and the high esteem in which he was held was shown by the many beautiful floral tributes laid at his feet. He intended entering Waynesburg College at the beginning of the fall term and later a medical school. The funeral was held at his late home on Tuesday, July 29, just one year from the date his brother was wounded in France. Rev. F. D. Esenwein of the First M. E. church delivered the address, assisted by Rev. A. J. Morris, of the Baptist church, Rev. J. P. Allison of the Christian church and Dr. J. W. McNay of Waynesburg College. The High school class, of which he was a member, attended the funeral in a body and the boys of the class were pall bearers. He was tenderly laid to rest in the Huffman vault in Oakmont cemetery.
In Memoriam
Alfred Throckmorton, son of Thomas and Anna Webster Throckmorton, of Waynesburg, died July 26, 1919. Funeral services were held July 29, 1919. He was aged 18 years, 4 months and 20 days.
Alfred was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and well could his pastor say, "I never knew a more loveable boy." He was a member of the graduating class of 1919, from the Waynesburg High school. As a classmate we found him to be a true friend, a loyal and willing worker, devoted to the best interest of his class both collectively and individually. As a student he always had a kind word for his teachers, and was obedient and willing to do each task assigned without a murmur.
"I am going to be a doctor," he often said to his friends, "because I want to help people." He loved clean sport and was considered the best athlete in school. He did not boast when victorious, nor complain when defeated. The expression of grief on the faces of his team mates, as they carried him from his beloved home, where they too had always been welcome guests, was the best evidence of how they loved him.
Alfred leaves to mourn their loss, a father, mother, and one sister, Nancy. When he realized he could not live, he called each of them to his bedside and told them not to grieve for him, as he was ready and willing to go and be with his brother, William, who gave his life for his country.
As a class we could say to his loved parents and sisters, that their grief is ours, for
None knew him but to love him,
None named him but to praise.
Class of '19,
Waynesburg High School."
"In Memory of Alfred Throckmorton, Who Died July 26, 1919.
Alfred Throckmorton was born March 6, 1901, and died at his home in Waynesburg, Pa., July 26, 1919, aged 18 years.
He graduated from the Grammar school with first honors and entered Waynesburg High school and graduated with excellent grades in June previous to his death. Like his brother, William Throckmorton, whom he loved and admired very much, he was a fine athlete, being a star player on the Waynesburg High school basketball team for four years, and by rights his team won the silver cup given at the close of the tournament, held there in March 1918. But his high sense of honor and personal regard for others prevented him from raising a voice against the injustice of too many unjust fouls being called on his team by the referee. He smilingly played on and on. With this unfairness, and bad luck of getting two of his players hurt--one so badly he had to be taken out of the game; with all this against him, he lost out only by one point.
He was a young man of high ideals, clean, upright and true; an honor to himself, his family and the town in which he lived. His childhood was happy; his home life beautiful, and his beautiful death bears testimony of his life, He asked God to let him die, saying he was ready to go. Then calling each of his loved ones to him kissed them and bade them goodby [sic].
He was a christian and a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church; a pledged member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity of Waynesburg College. He was popular among his fellow students, and the high esteem in which he was held was shown by the many beautiful floral tributes laid at his feet. He intended entering Waynesburg College at the beginning of the fall term and later a medical school. The funeral was held at his late home on Tuesday, July 29, just one year from the date his brother was wounded in France. Rev. F. D. Esenwein of the First M. E. church delivered the address, assisted by Rev. A. J. Morris, of the Baptist church, Rev. J. P. Allison of the Christian church and Dr. J. W. McNay of Waynesburg College. The High school class, of which he was a member, attended the funeral in a body and the boys of the class were pall bearers. He was tenderly laid to rest in the Huffman vault in Oakmont cemetery.
In Memoriam
Alfred Throckmorton, son of Thomas and Anna Webster Throckmorton, of Waynesburg, died July 26, 1919. Funeral services were held July 29, 1919. He was aged 18 years, 4 months and 20 days.
Alfred was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and well could his pastor say, "I never knew a more loveable boy." He was a member of the graduating class of 1919, from the Waynesburg High school. As a classmate we found him to be a true friend, a loyal and willing worker, devoted to the best interest of his class both collectively and individually. As a student he always had a kind word for his teachers, and was obedient and willing to do each task assigned without a murmur.
"I am going to be a doctor," he often said to his friends, "because I want to help people." He loved clean sport and was considered the best athlete in school. He did not boast when victorious, nor complain when defeated. The expression of grief on the faces of his team mates, as they carried him from his beloved home, where they too had always been welcome guests, was the best evidence of how they loved him.
Alfred leaves to mourn their loss, a father, mother, and one sister, Nancy. When he realized he could not live, he called each of them to his bedside and told them not to grieve for him, as he was ready and willing to go and be with his brother, William, who gave his life for his country.
As a class we could say to his loved parents and sisters, that their grief is ours, for
None knew him but to love him,
None named him but to praise.
Class of '19,
Waynesburg High School."
Alfred Throckmorton obituary, Waynesburg Republican, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 31 July 1919, page 1, column 1. Transcribed by Candice Buchanan.
"In Memory of Alfred Throckmorton, Who Died July 26, 1919.
Alfred Throckmorton was born March 6, 1901, and died at his home in Waynesburg, Pa., July 26, 1919, aged 18 years.
He graduated from the Grammar school with first honors and entered Waynesburg High school and graduated with excellent grades in June previous to his death. Like his brother, William Throckmorton, whom he loved and admired very much, he was a fine athlete, being a star player on the Waynesburg High school basketball team for four years, and by rights his team won the silver cup given at the close of the tournament, held there in March 1918. But his high sense of honor and personal regard for others prevented him from raising a voice against the injustice of too many unjust fouls being called on his team by the referee. He smilingly played on and on. With this unfairness, and bad luck of getting two of his players hurt--one so badly he had to be taken out of the game; with all this against him, he lost out only by one point.
He was a young man of high ideals, clean, upright and true; an honor to himself, his family and the town in which he lived. His childhood was happy; his home life beautiful, and his beautiful death bears testimony of his life, He asked God to let him die, saying he was ready to go. Then calling each of his loved ones to him kissed them and bade them goodby [sic].
He was a christian and a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church; a pledged member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity of Waynesburg College. He was popular among his fellow students, and the high esteem in which he was held was shown by the many beautiful floral tributes laid at his feet. He intended entering Waynesburg College at the beginning of the fall term and later a medical school. The funeral was held at his late home on Tuesday, July 29, just one year from the date his brother was wounded in France. Rev. F. D. Esenwein of the First M. E. church delivered the address, assisted by Rev. A. J. Morris, of the Baptist church, Rev. J. P. Allison of the Christian church and Dr. J. W. McNay of Waynesburg College. The High school class, of which he was a member, attended the funeral in a body and the boys of the class were pall bearers. He was tenderly laid to rest in the Huffman vault in Oakmont cemetery.
In Memoriam
Alfred Throckmorton, son of Thomas and Anna Webster Throckmorton, of Waynesburg, died July 26, 1919. Funeral services were held July 29, 1919. He was aged 18 years, 4 months and 20 days.
Alfred was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and well could his pastor say, "I never knew a more loveable boy." He was a member of the graduating class of 1919, from the Waynesburg High school. As a classmate we found him to be a true friend, a loyal and willing worker, devoted to the best interest of his class both collectively and individually. As a student he always had a kind word for his teachers, and was obedient and willing to do each task assigned without a murmur.
"I am going to be a doctor," he often said to his friends, "because I want to help people." He loved clean sport and was considered the best athlete in school. He did not boast when victorious, nor complain when defeated. The expression of grief on the faces of his team mates, as they carried him from his beloved home, where they too had always been welcome guests, was the best evidence of how they loved him.
Alfred leaves to mourn their loss, a father, mother, and one sister, Nancy. When he realized he could not live, he called each of them to his bedside and told them not to grieve for him, as he was ready and willing to go and be with his brother, William, who gave his life for his country.
As a class we could say to his loved parents and sisters, that their grief is ours, for
None knew him but to love him,
None named him but to praise.
Class of '19,
Waynesburg High School."
"In Memory of Alfred Throckmorton, Who Died July 26, 1919.
Alfred Throckmorton was born March 6, 1901, and died at his home in Waynesburg, Pa., July 26, 1919, aged 18 years.
He graduated from the Grammar school with first honors and entered Waynesburg High school and graduated with excellent grades in June previous to his death. Like his brother, William Throckmorton, whom he loved and admired very much, he was a fine athlete, being a star player on the Waynesburg High school basketball team for four years, and by rights his team won the silver cup given at the close of the tournament, held there in March 1918. But his high sense of honor and personal regard for others prevented him from raising a voice against the injustice of too many unjust fouls being called on his team by the referee. He smilingly played on and on. With this unfairness, and bad luck of getting two of his players hurt--one so badly he had to be taken out of the game; with all this against him, he lost out only by one point.
He was a young man of high ideals, clean, upright and true; an honor to himself, his family and the town in which he lived. His childhood was happy; his home life beautiful, and his beautiful death bears testimony of his life, He asked God to let him die, saying he was ready to go. Then calling each of his loved ones to him kissed them and bade them goodby [sic].
He was a christian and a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church; a pledged member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity of Waynesburg College. He was popular among his fellow students, and the high esteem in which he was held was shown by the many beautiful floral tributes laid at his feet. He intended entering Waynesburg College at the beginning of the fall term and later a medical school. The funeral was held at his late home on Tuesday, July 29, just one year from the date his brother was wounded in France. Rev. F. D. Esenwein of the First M. E. church delivered the address, assisted by Rev. A. J. Morris, of the Baptist church, Rev. J. P. Allison of the Christian church and Dr. J. W. McNay of Waynesburg College. The High school class, of which he was a member, attended the funeral in a body and the boys of the class were pall bearers. He was tenderly laid to rest in the Huffman vault in Oakmont cemetery.
In Memoriam
Alfred Throckmorton, son of Thomas and Anna Webster Throckmorton, of Waynesburg, died July 26, 1919. Funeral services were held July 29, 1919. He was aged 18 years, 4 months and 20 days.
Alfred was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and well could his pastor say, "I never knew a more loveable boy." He was a member of the graduating class of 1919, from the Waynesburg High school. As a classmate we found him to be a true friend, a loyal and willing worker, devoted to the best interest of his class both collectively and individually. As a student he always had a kind word for his teachers, and was obedient and willing to do each task assigned without a murmur.
"I am going to be a doctor," he often said to his friends, "because I want to help people." He loved clean sport and was considered the best athlete in school. He did not boast when victorious, nor complain when defeated. The expression of grief on the faces of his team mates, as they carried him from his beloved home, where they too had always been welcome guests, was the best evidence of how they loved him.
Alfred leaves to mourn their loss, a father, mother, and one sister, Nancy. When he realized he could not live, he called each of them to his bedside and told them not to grieve for him, as he was ready and willing to go and be with his brother, William, who gave his life for his country.
As a class we could say to his loved parents and sisters, that their grief is ours, for
None knew him but to love him,
None named him but to praise.
Class of '19,
Waynesburg High School."
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