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- S.C. Weaver Dead.
S.C. Weaver died at 12:30 Wednesday morning in the John Warner hospital. The body was taken to the C.G. Oakman morgue, where it is now resting. Funeral services will be from the First Christian church Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, in charge of Rev. J.F. Rosborough. Burial in the Weaver family cemetery on the home farm, northwest of Clinton.
When he trimmed a corn on his left foot, Mr. Weaver contracted diabetic gangrene and when it was found he was in a serious condition he was brought to the hospital for treatment where he has been the last three weeks. The limb slowly deadened as far as the knee and the doctors considered amputating it. The poison having spread throughout the body and it was decided that amputation would not be satisfactory. His wife, children and only brother, Oliver, have been at the bedside almost constantly for several days.
Solomon Christopher Weaver was the youngest of a family of nine children and son of Solomon and Libbie (Niles) Weaver. He was born February 17, 1857, on the home farm one and a half miles northwest of Clinton. The brothers and sisters who are dead are A.A. Weaver, A.J. Weaver and two brothers who died in infancy, Mrs. Clarinda Converse, Mrs. Elizabeth Huston and Mrs. Emma Rhode, all well known in this vicinity before their death. He was married to Rebecca C. Finch, also a resident of this county. Until seven years ago the family resided on the home farm where he entered extensively into the dairy business, vending the milk in Clinton where he had many patrons.
Seven years ago the family removed to northwest of Farmer City in the vicinity of Fullerton where they resided until two years ago. They then removed to the O.M. Pond farm, one of the largest in Texas township east of Ospur where he was farming extensively at the time of the death. Last fall he purchased a 436-acre tract of land near Hillsboro, N.D. Mr. Weaver was a member of the Odd Fellow lodge.
He leaves his wife and seven children: Carrie M. Stone of Dewitt; Evalena Clarke, 416 West Washington street, Clinton; Lawrence, Frank, Charles, Nellie and Solomon Frances all at home. He also leaves one brother, Oliver W. Weaver, living one mile west of Clinton.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Thursday, 21 August 1913.
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