Obituary of JOHN ALBERT ICE, Jackson Co., AR

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Submitted by:  Donna Brown <r-dbrown@r-v.net>

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John Albert Ice, 47, succumbed about midnight at the Newport sanitarium to 
wounds received Saturday afternoon when he was accidentally shot by his 
brother-in-law, James A. Neldon, of Auvergne, as they were hunting in the 
vicinity of young Neldon's home. Mr. Ice is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma 
Ice, two daughters, Misses Nora Mae and Anna Lee, and a son, John Albert Jr. A 
sister, Mrs. Maude Martin, of Dexter, Mo. also survives. 

Since early manhood Mr. Ice had been an employee of the Rock Island Railroad
Company on the Arkansas-Louisiana division and had been an engineer for many 
years, although he was working as a fireman during recent months. 

The family came to Newport from Hulbert more than a year ago when Mr. Ice was 
transferred to the Newport-Brinkley run, but Mr. Ice had been making his 
headquarters in Memphis since being changed to the Brinkley-Memphis run. He was 
spending a few days here with his family during the holidays and enjoying a 
favorite pastime, hunting. 

Of a quiet, retiring nature, Mr. Ice was greatly respected by all who knew him, 
for he was always ready to lend assistance wherever needed and he was an ideal 
husband and father. His grief-stricken family has the deep sympathy of their 
friends in their bereavement.
 
Arrangements for the funeral are being made by the New Furniture Store but have 
not been completed pending the arrival of Mrs. Martin from her home in Missouri.