ALONZO W. BROOKS DIES OF EXPOSURE
Alonzo Webster Brooks, 91, familiar figure in Hallettsville for many years died in the Renger Memorial Hospital, Inc., here, Sunday, July 7 at 5:33 p.m.
"Peggy" as he was known by his friends, was staying with a daughter at Cuero. According to relatives here he was in the habit of wandering off from where he had been staying with relatives in the past. At Cuero, he wandered away from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tom Milliagn and became caught in some barbed wire in a pasture. His daughter was not too alarmed because he had done the same before. He remained caught in the barbed wire for several days, according to the relative and there was evidence of struggle where he became caught. He had dug up the ground considerably. Two boys found him and reported same to Mrs. Milligan.
He was still alive when found and was brought to the Renger Hospital here, and he died Sunday.
Funeral services were held at the Kubena Funeral Home here at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 8th. with Rev. Weigel, Baptist pastor of Sublime officiating. Interment was in Geiger Cemetery in the eastern part of Lavaca County.
The deceased was born at Sublime, May 26, 1872. He married Emma Einkauf at Pagel Settlement in January 1906. They settled at Sublime and Mrs. Brooks died in 1916.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Tom Milligan of Cuero and Mrs. Elva Barker of Houston, five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and a number of more distant relatives of Sublime.
Alonzo Webster Brooks, 91, familiar figure in Hallettsville for many years died in the Renger Memorial Hospital, Inc., here, Sunday, July 7 at 5:33 p.m.
"Peggy" as he was known by his friends, was staying with a daughter at Cuero. According to relatives here he was in the habit of wandering off from where he had been staying with relatives in the past. At Cuero, he wandered away from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tom Milliagn and became caught in some barbed wire in a pasture. His daughter was not too alarmed because he had done the same before. He remained caught in the barbed wire for several days, according to the relative and there was evidence of struggle where he became caught. He had dug up the ground considerably. Two boys found him and reported same to Mrs. Milligan.
He was still alive when found and was brought to the Renger Hospital here, and he died Sunday.
Funeral services were held at the Kubena Funeral Home here at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 8th. with Rev. Weigel, Baptist pastor of Sublime officiating. Interment was in Geiger Cemetery in the eastern part of Lavaca County.
The deceased was born at Sublime, May 26, 1872. He married Emma Einkauf at Pagel Settlement in January 1906. They settled at Sublime and Mrs. Brooks died in 1916.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Tom Milligan of Cuero and Mrs. Elva Barker of Houston, five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and a number of more distant relatives of Sublime.
ALONZO W. BROOKS DIES OF EXPOSURE
Alonzo Webster Brooks, 91, familiar figure in Hallettsville for many years died in the Renger Memorial Hospital, Inc., here, Sunday, July 7 at 5:33 p.m.
"Peggy" as he was known by his friends, was staying with a daughter at Cuero. According to relatives here he was in the habit of wandering off from where he had been staying with relatives in the past. At Cuero, he wandered away from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tom Milliagn and became caught in some barbed wire in a pasture. His daughter was not too alarmed because he had done the same before. He remained caught in the barbed wire for several days, according to the relative and there was evidence of struggle where he became caught. He had dug up the ground considerably. Two boys found him and reported same to Mrs. Milligan.
He was still alive when found and was brought to the Renger Hospital here, and he died Sunday.
Funeral services were held at the Kubena Funeral Home here at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 8th. with Rev. Weigel, Baptist pastor of Sublime officiating. Interment was in Geiger Cemetery in the eastern part of Lavaca County.
The deceased was born at Sublime, May 26, 1872. He married Emma Einkauf at Pagel Settlement in January 1906. They settled at Sublime and Mrs. Brooks died in 1916.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Tom Milligan of Cuero and Mrs. Elva Barker of Houston, five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and a number of more distant relatives of Sublime.
Alonzo Webster Brooks, 91, familiar figure in Hallettsville for many years died in the Renger Memorial Hospital, Inc., here, Sunday, July 7 at 5:33 p.m.
"Peggy" as he was known by his friends, was staying with a daughter at Cuero. According to relatives here he was in the habit of wandering off from where he had been staying with relatives in the past. At Cuero, he wandered away from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tom Milliagn and became caught in some barbed wire in a pasture. His daughter was not too alarmed because he had done the same before. He remained caught in the barbed wire for several days, according to the relative and there was evidence of struggle where he became caught. He had dug up the ground considerably. Two boys found him and reported same to Mrs. Milligan.
He was still alive when found and was brought to the Renger Hospital here, and he died Sunday.
Funeral services were held at the Kubena Funeral Home here at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 8th. with Rev. Weigel, Baptist pastor of Sublime officiating. Interment was in Geiger Cemetery in the eastern part of Lavaca County.
The deceased was born at Sublime, May 26, 1872. He married Emma Einkauf at Pagel Settlement in January 1906. They settled at Sublime and Mrs. Brooks died in 1916.
Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Tom Milligan of Cuero and Mrs. Elva Barker of Houston, five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and a number of more distant relatives of Sublime.
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