Carroll Co., Ark. older obits USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ================================================================= The funeral party in charge of the remains of the late C. D. Ham, who died at Eurka Springs, Ark., Monday afternoon, reached here on the L & N train at noon today. Dr. A. C. Johnson, Mrs. Ham and daughter, Miss Martha, who accompanied the body home from the place of death were met at St. Louis by a deputation of citizens this morning and acted as a guard of honor to this city. The funeral party was met at the railroad station by a large number of the friends of the deceased who followed the hearse to the family residence at 124 East Maple street, many of them lingering to express to the sorrowing wife and children the sympathy they felt in the bereavement which had befallen them. The funeral will take place from the First M. E. church at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon under the ministration of Pastor John F. Harmon assisted by Rev. H. B. Douglas of the Presbyterian church. The interment will be at Oakwood cemetery where the services will be under the auspices of the Masonic order of which Mr. Ham was a member. An opportunity will be given the friends to view the remains of the deceased at the family Êresidence this evening or any time previous to the funeral tomorrow. The band has courteously tendered its services and will pay homage to the memory of the dead by taking part in teh funeral services. SOURCE: April 19, 1899 Mt. Vernon Register News Mt. Vernon, Il Jefferson Co., IL submitted by:Misty Flannigan misty@midwest.net transcribed by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera --