JAMES A. BEAN KILLED BY FALLING FROM HORSE
Last Thursday morning, July 15th, occurred a very sad accident which resulted in the death of Mr. James Bean near Coupland.
He and his nephew Leon Bean were driving a herd of cattle to the dipping vat at Woodrow, the cattle had out traveled them for some distance and they decided they would move up a little, and just when they were racing at full speed, Mr. Bean’s saddle girth broke throwing him head and shoulders first into the ground. He was picked up unconscious, and was hurriedly taken to the home of his brother, W.H. Bean, as it was the nearest house. His wife, daughter and mother were sent for immediately, also two doctors were called to his bedside. Dr. Keuhne of Coupland and Dr. Auler of Elgin, and everything that loving hands and hearts could do was done for him, but he was hurt internally and his injuries were fatal. He regained consciousness and lived about two hours, talking to his family all the time up to the minute of his death. He told them he was going to going to leave them and died an easy death. It was a terrible shock, and it was so hard to give him up, when he was the best of health and was such an ideal son, husband and father, but God in his wisdom knowns best. He and his family made their home on the farm of Mrs. E.B. Auler, and he was one of the most prominent farmers of that community.
James Allen Bean was born May 19, 1878 in Jackson County, Alabama, and came to Texas in 1892. He was married January 4, 1911 to Miss. Maud Haddon of Winchester, Tennessee.
He leaves behind to morn his loss, his wife, his little daughter, Dora Edwin Bean, and four sisters and two brothers as follows: Mrs. Eli Sanders, Scottsboro, AL; Mrs. Newton Matthews, Olalee, AL; Mrs. Roland Davis, Granger, TX; Mrs. C. S. Shelp, Ft. Worth, TX; W.H. Bean and Lee Bean, of near Coupland. All were present except his two sisters of Alabama. Besides these he leaves a host of other relatives and loving friends.
He was laid to rest in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery a five o’clock July 16th beneath a bower of beautiful flowers from loving relatives and friends.
The beautiful funeral services were conducted by Rev. Black of Elgin, in which he chose sweet and comforting scripture and spoke consoling words to the bereaved ones. Mr. Bean was a member of the W.O.W. at Pleasant Grove Camp.