Lawrence M. Hynson Obituary, Fulton County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Cara Flinn<mayfly1963@hotmail.com> - None Date: 8/19/2006 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Lawrence M. Hynson June 27, 1924 The Fulton County Democrat The Fulton County Democrat Friday, June 27, 1924 Vol. XXXIII, No. 46 Page 1 L.M. Hynson, Dead Lawrence M. Hynson, aged 38, son of P.P. B. Hynson, was shocked last Sunday morning at 8:50 o’clock while at the top of the third tower north of dam No. 3 and fell to the ground. He was stiffened by the shock and striking on his feet broke both legs in two or more places, the upper bones penetrating the ground. He was shaken to pieces and lost a large quantity of blood from internal as well as external wounds. Dr.s H.B. Hull and W.W. Culp were rushed to the scene and administered to the dying man, in the home of Clarence Wells, until Frisco passenger train No. 103 stopped and picked him up to carry him to a Memphis hospital. He died as the train neared Sedgwick, and was taken off at Jonesboro where the body was prepared for burial and returned to Mammoth Spring on train No. 102. Lawrence M. Hynson was born in Mammoth Spring and married here. His wife is daughter of Judge and Mrs. Chas. E. Elmore. Both are fine people from our best families. Lawrence was an exemplary gentleman and has been studious, industrious and honorable always and everywhere. He was one of the Hynson Bros. who years ago established and maintained the Hynson Bros. Telephone Co., and later sold to the Bell people. The boys were Trez, Lawrence and Lear, and they were the town’s most hustling youngsters. Trez took up telegraphy and is located at Memphis and Lear is in the railroad business in Los Angeles, Calif. Lawrence was loved by all who knew him for his excellent qualities and straightforward honest and integrity. He attended strictly to his own business and was never known to meddle with the affairs of others. Lawrence left home at about 9:30 that morning and was to have returned in half an hour and make ice cream, as he had promised his children, to whom he was devotedly attached. He leaves a wife and five children, three daughters and two sons, Miss Virginia, 14; Mary Emma, 10; Elizabeth 9; L.M. Jr., 6, and Elmore, 4. Besides these he leaves his father, two brothers and two sisters. The brothers have been named. The sisters are Mrs. Thad Rowden and Mrs. Earl Harrouff, both residing in Little Rock. All attended the funeral except Lear, who could not reach the scene. The funeral was conducted from St. Andrews Episcopal church at 10 o’clock Tuesday, burial under auspices of Cavalry Commandry [sic] No 23, Knights Templar. Dr. Purcell, rector St. Luke’s Episcopal church at Jonesboro, conducted the beautiful and impressive services at St. Andrew’s and the solemn and inspiring funeral service at the cemetery, after which the Knights Templar took charge of the body and laid to rest their departed brother according to the ritual of their order. R.T. Hynson received the message of the accident that happened his brother [sic] shortly after it occurred, and no passenger train was leaving Memphis for several hours, took the [fi]rst freight out, arriving in Imboden in time to board the train to Jonesboro, and was with him when he died. Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Baker, here from Aberdeen, Miss., attended the funeral services of Lawrence Hynson. Mrs. Baker is sister of Mrs. Hynson. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lieberman and daughters, Marian and Ann and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Southworth of Walnut Ridge attended the funeral of Lwrence [sic] Hynson Tuesday. Tuesday morning a truck load of beautiful flowers arrived from north and south over the Frisco, and the bier of our dear friend was a mound of sweet-scented and beautiful flowers. The funeral procession was the largest ever before witnessed in this section. All places of business closed in honor of the occasion and remained closed until the return from Riverside. C.B. Callahan, chief dispatcher for the Frisco, was up from Memphis and attended the funeral of L.M. Hynson. Messages of condolence poured in from everywhere to the family. ------- CARD OF THANKS Friends: Words are weak avenues to express our heartfelt thanks to each and all of you for your sympathy and help show us in the tragic death of our dear son, father and husband, Lawrence M. Hynson. We hope and pray eac one of you, when the parting of the ways reach you, there will be like friends to help you and yours. God bless you always.