Hugh Hawkins
| Date of Interment or Death | 12/21/1920 |
|---|---|
| Location | Old Fairview |
| Section | A |
| Block-Lot-Grave | 15-15-20 |
Obituary
Hugh Hawkins-1920
WAR VETERAN KILLED BY FALL FROM WAGON HUGH HAWKINS, COUNTY EMPLOYE, MET SUDDEN DEATH CONCUSSION, SKULL FRACTURED Funeral Services Tuesday at M. E. Church, Military Burial Service by American Legion at Cemetery Hugh Hawkins, an employe on the Richland County farm of which W. P. Cairneross is manager, was killed last Thursday afternoon when he fell from the top of a load of straw, his head striking the frozen ground. He had driven up to the barn with his load, and was standing on top of the straw endeavoring to pull the hay sling out of
the barn, when he slipped or lost his balance. The fall caused a fractured skull or concussion of the brain, and he became unconscious immediately. Mr. Cairncross, who was near by with other help carried him into the house and a physician was summoned from Wahpeton. It was apparent that hospital services were necessary to save the life which was fast slipping away; but it departed just as the injured man was brought into the Wahpeton hospital, without his having regained consciousness. Hugh Hawkins was born in Bedfordshire, England, thirty years ago and came to America with his brother Benjamin eight years ago. Hugh made his home with his sister, Mrs. Sam James and family, who resided on a farm near Wahpeton, until they removed to Canada and then started to work for W. P. Cairncross. He remained on the farm until he entered military service. With Co. A. 351 Infantry, he served in France and Germany, coming home uninjured. After his discharge he spent a few weeks on the Pacific coast, then spent the winter with relatives in England. He returned to Wahpeton this spring, and this fall re-entered the employ of Mr. Cairncross. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church in Wahpeton Rev. Maunder officiating. Messrs Telander, Sansom, Richels, Baker, Gilgenbach and Smith, all friends of the deceased, acted as pall bearers, and the American Legion post acted as escort of honor. Deceased leaves his father and mother, two brothers and two sisters in England, a brother Benjamin and sister Mrs. Sam James of LaVoy, Alberta, Canada. Benjamin arrived in Wahpeton for the funeral, but Mrs. James, through ill health, was unable to make the long trip.
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Location
Old Fairview is located on the southern half of the cemetery grounds.