PROMINENT OXFORD FARMER HEART VICTIM FRIDAY WHILE HARVESTING
Death came to Nelson R. Boadwine, prominent Oxford township resident, suddenly
and unexpectedly last Thursday afternoon while he was harvesting grain on his
farm. He and his younger son, Grant, had stopped the new self propelled combine
they had just acquired so that the son could clamber to the top of the machine
to level off the grain in the hopper, which had been troubling a bit. As Mr.
Boadwine climbed the steps to the platform to resume operation, he toppled
forward on his face momentarily, then fell backward to the ground. He was dead
when his son reached him. Death was attributed to an acute heart attack, which
came as a surprise as there had been no previous indication that he was so
afflicted. Indeed, he had appeared particularly well of late, relatives say.
Mr. Boadwine, who was 60 last December, was a native of Oxford township, born
December 27, 1897, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boadwine. A lifelong resident
of the township, he was prominent in its affairs, holding the post of township
supervisor for many years, and serving on the school district board. He had also
been a member of the county FHA board. He farmed with his father until his
marriage to Clara Amacher at Watertown June 18, 1924, then began farming the
present place that has been the family home since.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Robert N. of Watertown and Grant E. Boadwine,
living at home; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Griffin of Thomas and Mrs. Lyle Lee of
Vancouver, Wash.; three brothers, Francis Boadwine of Hayti, Noel Boadwine of
Thomas and Graydon Boadwine of Troutdale, Ore.; two grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by one daughter and one son who died in infancy, and two
brothers.
Funeral services were held at St. Martin's Lutheran church in Watertown Monday
afternoon with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. The Rev. W.A. Schuman, pastor of
St. Martin's, officiated. Six nephews, Gerald and Wesley Griffin, Rodney
Boadwine, William F. Walter and Roy Amacher, were active pall bearers."
Death came to Nelson R. Boadwine, prominent Oxford township resident, suddenly
and unexpectedly last Thursday afternoon while he was harvesting grain on his
farm. He and his younger son, Grant, had stopped the new self propelled combine
they had just acquired so that the son could clamber to the top of the machine
to level off the grain in the hopper, which had been troubling a bit. As Mr.
Boadwine climbed the steps to the platform to resume operation, he toppled
forward on his face momentarily, then fell backward to the ground. He was dead
when his son reached him. Death was attributed to an acute heart attack, which
came as a surprise as there had been no previous indication that he was so
afflicted. Indeed, he had appeared particularly well of late, relatives say.
Mr. Boadwine, who was 60 last December, was a native of Oxford township, born
December 27, 1897, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boadwine. A lifelong resident
of the township, he was prominent in its affairs, holding the post of township
supervisor for many years, and serving on the school district board. He had also
been a member of the county FHA board. He farmed with his father until his
marriage to Clara Amacher at Watertown June 18, 1924, then began farming the
present place that has been the family home since.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Robert N. of Watertown and Grant E. Boadwine,
living at home; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Griffin of Thomas and Mrs. Lyle Lee of
Vancouver, Wash.; three brothers, Francis Boadwine of Hayti, Noel Boadwine of
Thomas and Graydon Boadwine of Troutdale, Ore.; two grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by one daughter and one son who died in infancy, and two
brothers.
Funeral services were held at St. Martin's Lutheran church in Watertown Monday
afternoon with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. The Rev. W.A. Schuman, pastor of
St. Martin's, officiated. Six nephews, Gerald and Wesley Griffin, Rodney
Boadwine, William F. Walter and Roy Amacher, were active pall bearers."
PROMINENT OXFORD FARMER HEART VICTIM FRIDAY WHILE HARVESTING
Death came to Nelson R. Boadwine, prominent Oxford township resident, suddenly
and unexpectedly last Thursday afternoon while he was harvesting grain on his
farm. He and his younger son, Grant, had stopped the new self propelled combine
they had just acquired so that the son could clamber to the top of the machine
to level off the grain in the hopper, which had been troubling a bit. As Mr.
Boadwine climbed the steps to the platform to resume operation, he toppled
forward on his face momentarily, then fell backward to the ground. He was dead
when his son reached him. Death was attributed to an acute heart attack, which
came as a surprise as there had been no previous indication that he was so
afflicted. Indeed, he had appeared particularly well of late, relatives say.
Mr. Boadwine, who was 60 last December, was a native of Oxford township, born
December 27, 1897, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boadwine. A lifelong resident
of the township, he was prominent in its affairs, holding the post of township
supervisor for many years, and serving on the school district board. He had also
been a member of the county FHA board. He farmed with his father until his
marriage to Clara Amacher at Watertown June 18, 1924, then began farming the
present place that has been the family home since.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Robert N. of Watertown and Grant E. Boadwine,
living at home; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Griffin of Thomas and Mrs. Lyle Lee of
Vancouver, Wash.; three brothers, Francis Boadwine of Hayti, Noel Boadwine of
Thomas and Graydon Boadwine of Troutdale, Ore.; two grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by one daughter and one son who died in infancy, and two
brothers.
Funeral services were held at St. Martin's Lutheran church in Watertown Monday
afternoon with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. The Rev. W.A. Schuman, pastor of
St. Martin's, officiated. Six nephews, Gerald and Wesley Griffin, Rodney
Boadwine, William F. Walter and Roy Amacher, were active pall bearers."
Death came to Nelson R. Boadwine, prominent Oxford township resident, suddenly
and unexpectedly last Thursday afternoon while he was harvesting grain on his
farm. He and his younger son, Grant, had stopped the new self propelled combine
they had just acquired so that the son could clamber to the top of the machine
to level off the grain in the hopper, which had been troubling a bit. As Mr.
Boadwine climbed the steps to the platform to resume operation, he toppled
forward on his face momentarily, then fell backward to the ground. He was dead
when his son reached him. Death was attributed to an acute heart attack, which
came as a surprise as there had been no previous indication that he was so
afflicted. Indeed, he had appeared particularly well of late, relatives say.
Mr. Boadwine, who was 60 last December, was a native of Oxford township, born
December 27, 1897, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boadwine. A lifelong resident
of the township, he was prominent in its affairs, holding the post of township
supervisor for many years, and serving on the school district board. He had also
been a member of the county FHA board. He farmed with his father until his
marriage to Clara Amacher at Watertown June 18, 1924, then began farming the
present place that has been the family home since.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Robert N. of Watertown and Grant E. Boadwine,
living at home; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Griffin of Thomas and Mrs. Lyle Lee of
Vancouver, Wash.; three brothers, Francis Boadwine of Hayti, Noel Boadwine of
Thomas and Graydon Boadwine of Troutdale, Ore.; two grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by one daughter and one son who died in infancy, and two
brothers.
Funeral services were held at St. Martin's Lutheran church in Watertown Monday
afternoon with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. The Rev. W.A. Schuman, pastor of
St. Martin's, officiated. Six nephews, Gerald and Wesley Griffin, Rodney
Boadwine, William F. Walter and Roy Amacher, were active pall bearers."
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