Person:Jessie Riddell (3)

The Death Record
Jessie Riddell passed away last night.^S1
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Riddell was darkened by the appearance of the death angel last night who claimed for his own their youngest daughter, Jessie Riddell.

She was born in Cortland Nov. 5th, 1882 and when a year old moved with her parents to this place. DeKalb has been her home since Dec. 5th, 1883, and during the thirteen years she has been a general favorite with playmates and friends. She was an unusually bright girl in school having passed through all of the lower rooms with honor and recently was successful in an examination for entrance to the high school. It was partially the result of work necessary to fit her for this examination together with a natural nervousness, rapid growth of the body tat three weeks ago, confined her to bed. Since that time she has suffered much, the decease first being pronounced nervous fever which terminated in typhoid. Previous to her death the fever left her and she seemed to be resting quietly when at about half past eleven Tuesday night, Feb. 16th, 1897, as she was raised from the pillow her head dropped and with the utterance of the words. "What a beautiful place" her heart ceased beating and her spirit had flown.

The family of father, mother, four brothers and two sisters are not alone in their grief for Jessie's friends in school, church and town were numerous. She was a faithful member of the Congregational Sunday school where her sweet voice raised in praise and her regular attendance at the sessions will be greatly missed.

The funeral will be held at the Congregational church at half past two tomorrow afternoon.

Funeral Today^S2

[Note that the left hand edge of this page is missing and discoloured. My insertions are included in square brackets [ ] - Rick Moffat]

[Th]e funeral service of Jessie Riddell [was] held at the Congregational church [at ha]lf past two this afternoon. The [chur]ch was crowed (sic) with sorrowing [frien]ds and many were unable to gain [admitta]nce. The seventh and eighth [grad]es at school adjourned.

[Re]v. Huelster preached a comforting [serm]on, appropriate music was furn[ished] by Mesdames Huelster and Balis [and] Messrs. Bodman and Balis, and the [remai]ns were laid to rest in Oakwood [ceme]tery. The family have the sym[path]y of the entire community in their [?]tion as Jessie was a favorite in [schoo]l and church.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jessie Riddell passed away last night, in Daily Chronicle. (DeKalb, Illinois, United States)
   Page 1, column 3, 17 Feb 1897.
2. ↑ Funeral Today, in Daily Chronicle. (DeKalb, Illinois, United States)
   Page 1, column 1, 18 Feb 1897.