Harvey S. Bunce (1878-1898)
Sutherland Courier, 16 Dec 1898
Friday morning last the news was passed that the evening before a telephone message had called W. M. Bunce and his son Eben of Calumet to Spencer where Mr. Bunce's second son, Harvey, was dangerously ill.
They left here at nine o'clock in the evening and when they arrived at Spencer they found Harvey suffering from brain fever. The course of the disease was short but violent, and at 8:30 Saturday morning Harvey died.
He was taken ill on Wednesday at the home of C. H. Leach where he had boarded for about a year and a half while attending the Spencer High School.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Spencer M. E. church, Rev. Robert Smylie conducting the services. The remains were brought home and on Monday at one o'clock services were held at the Methodist church at Calumet, Rev. H. B. Green of Aurelia, the former pastor here and at Calumet, preached the sermon. Rev. Montgomery of Sutherland and Rev. Smylie of Spencer assisted in the exercises.
Harvey was buried in the Sutherland cemetery. The pall bearers were Erick Horner, Lorne Smylie, Lon Wright, Charlie VanAlstine, Clinton Greene and Adrian McOmber. The last named is a young friend of Harvey's from Calumet, the others are Spencer school boys. John Corl, Bert Hirleman and Harry Allbee of Spencer were also present at the funeral.
Harvey was born in Texas Nov. 20, 1878, and had lived at Calumet since 1881.
His mother died about three years ago. His father, three brothers and two sisters are living.
Sutherland Courier, 16 Dec 1898
Friday morning last the news was passed that the evening before a telephone message had called W. M. Bunce and his son Eben of Calumet to Spencer where Mr. Bunce's second son, Harvey, was dangerously ill.
They left here at nine o'clock in the evening and when they arrived at Spencer they found Harvey suffering from brain fever. The course of the disease was short but violent, and at 8:30 Saturday morning Harvey died.
He was taken ill on Wednesday at the home of C. H. Leach where he had boarded for about a year and a half while attending the Spencer High School.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Spencer M. E. church, Rev. Robert Smylie conducting the services. The remains were brought home and on Monday at one o'clock services were held at the Methodist church at Calumet, Rev. H. B. Green of Aurelia, the former pastor here and at Calumet, preached the sermon. Rev. Montgomery of Sutherland and Rev. Smylie of Spencer assisted in the exercises.
Harvey was buried in the Sutherland cemetery. The pall bearers were Erick Horner, Lorne Smylie, Lon Wright, Charlie VanAlstine, Clinton Greene and Adrian McOmber. The last named is a young friend of Harvey's from Calumet, the others are Spencer school boys. John Corl, Bert Hirleman and Harry Allbee of Spencer were also present at the funeral.
Harvey was born in Texas Nov. 20, 1878, and had lived at Calumet since 1881.
His mother died about three years ago. His father, three brothers and two sisters are living.
Harvey S. Bunce (1878-1898)
Sutherland Courier, 16 Dec 1898
Friday morning last the news was passed that the evening before a telephone message had called W. M. Bunce and his son Eben of Calumet to Spencer where Mr. Bunce's second son, Harvey, was dangerously ill.
They left here at nine o'clock in the evening and when they arrived at Spencer they found Harvey suffering from brain fever. The course of the disease was short but violent, and at 8:30 Saturday morning Harvey died.
He was taken ill on Wednesday at the home of C. H. Leach where he had boarded for about a year and a half while attending the Spencer High School.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Spencer M. E. church, Rev. Robert Smylie conducting the services. The remains were brought home and on Monday at one o'clock services were held at the Methodist church at Calumet, Rev. H. B. Green of Aurelia, the former pastor here and at Calumet, preached the sermon. Rev. Montgomery of Sutherland and Rev. Smylie of Spencer assisted in the exercises.
Harvey was buried in the Sutherland cemetery. The pall bearers were Erick Horner, Lorne Smylie, Lon Wright, Charlie VanAlstine, Clinton Greene and Adrian McOmber. The last named is a young friend of Harvey's from Calumet, the others are Spencer school boys. John Corl, Bert Hirleman and Harry Allbee of Spencer were also present at the funeral.
Harvey was born in Texas Nov. 20, 1878, and had lived at Calumet since 1881.
His mother died about three years ago. His father, three brothers and two sisters are living.
Sutherland Courier, 16 Dec 1898
Friday morning last the news was passed that the evening before a telephone message had called W. M. Bunce and his son Eben of Calumet to Spencer where Mr. Bunce's second son, Harvey, was dangerously ill.
They left here at nine o'clock in the evening and when they arrived at Spencer they found Harvey suffering from brain fever. The course of the disease was short but violent, and at 8:30 Saturday morning Harvey died.
He was taken ill on Wednesday at the home of C. H. Leach where he had boarded for about a year and a half while attending the Spencer High School.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Spencer M. E. church, Rev. Robert Smylie conducting the services. The remains were brought home and on Monday at one o'clock services were held at the Methodist church at Calumet, Rev. H. B. Green of Aurelia, the former pastor here and at Calumet, preached the sermon. Rev. Montgomery of Sutherland and Rev. Smylie of Spencer assisted in the exercises.
Harvey was buried in the Sutherland cemetery. The pall bearers were Erick Horner, Lorne Smylie, Lon Wright, Charlie VanAlstine, Clinton Greene and Adrian McOmber. The last named is a young friend of Harvey's from Calumet, the others are Spencer school boys. John Corl, Bert Hirleman and Harry Allbee of Spencer were also present at the funeral.
Harvey was born in Texas Nov. 20, 1878, and had lived at Calumet since 1881.
His mother died about three years ago. His father, three brothers and two sisters are living.
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