L.Jay Crooks
| Date of Interment or Death | 04/09/1907 |
|---|---|
| Location | Old Fairview |
| Section | C |
| Block-Lot-Grave | 10-4-1n |
Obituary
Jay Crooks-1907
Death of L. Jay Crooks L.Jay Crooks, a well traveled salesman for the wholesale house of Leach & Gamble of this city, died Saturday afternoon at the Breckenridge hospital of appendicitis, after an illness of 72 hours. Mr. Crooks came home from his last trip on the Friday before Easter Sunday, and found several members of his family suffering with the measles. He was not feeling very well, so did not resume his trip as usual on Monday. Thursday morning he was examined by physicians, and was found to be suffering from an acute attack of appendicitis. He was taken at once to the hospital, but was in such serious condition that the physicians deemed an operation inadvisable. His failure was rapid from the time he entered the hospital until death occurred. The bowel having burst made death inevitable. The news of Mr. Crooks death was shocking to his friends, and was a terrible blow to his wife and two little children. He was conscious and realized that the end was near, and had an interview with his wife before death, in which he explained business matters to her, and prepared her for the final summons.
Loftus Jay Crooks was born August 12, 1809 at Waverly, Wright County, Minnesota. He moved to Battle Lake with his parents in1887 and lived there until he came to Wahpeton ten years ago last month. He was in the employ of Leach & Gamble during his entire residence here, first as packing clerk and for the past three years as traveling salesman. He married twelve years ago last February to Miss Emma Louise Stanley of Henning, Minnesota, who survives him. He leaves two children Marjorie aged ten years and Margaret aged five. He was member of the Masonic order and had recently taken the Knights Templar degrees. He held insurance policies in the named orders. He was also a member of the Odd Fellows, Eagles, Elks, Woodmen, Workmen and the Commercial Travelers, members of the local orders turned out in a body for the funeral as did the Wahpeton fire department of which organization he had been a member since a short time after moving to the city. Beautiful floral offerings were made by the societies of which he was a member. The funeral services were held in the Congregational church Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock, Rev. Gallagher officiating, and the Masonic services were read at the church and the grave. The interment was in Fairview cemetery. The following relatives from out of the city attended the funeral: Mrs. Fran Foltz of Minneapolis and Mrs. A. L. Foltz of Princeton, Minn.; sisters of the deceased; Wm. Crooks of Rockford, Minn., his father; Mr. and Mrs. Wetherbee, Fairmount; Mr. and Mrs. Strain, Fergus and Mrs. Stanley and two sons, of Henning, Minn., brothers of the bereaved wife.
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Location
Old Fairview is located on the southern half of the cemetery grounds.