Haddam Clipper Leader, October 9, 1919
Orson Stephen Canfil, son of Orson S. and Clara Canfil, was born on a farm one mile west of Haddam, Kansas, June 3, 1883, and died at St. Josephs hospital, Concordia, Kansas, October 2, 1919, aged 37 years, 3 months and 29 days, as a result of injuries received September 23.
The greater part of his life was spent upon the farm where he was born, the only exception being a short time spent in railroad work and a few years when he resided in Haddam with his parents. April 4, 1917, he was united in marriage with Miss Blanche Ochiltree, of Haddam, no children were born to this union.
He is survived by his wife, two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Janeway, of Haddam, Kansas, and Mrs. Roxa Gray, of Vona, Colo., and one half-brother and one half-sister, Chas. Canfil, of Haddam, Kansas and Mrs. Rosa Marshall, who resides in California, besides a host of relatives and friends.
When the end was apparent, Orson's half-brother, Charles Canfil, who was at his bedside, asked him to put his trust in Jesus, and he answered, "Charley, I have," and thus passed peacefully away in spite of his intense suffering.
In the death of Orson Canfil the community suffered the loss of one of its most valued young men. Young, full of life and courage, he played a man's part in the world. He was a producer and helped enrich and progress the race, never shirking but always ambitious and hopeful. He enjoyed the acquaintanceship of a large circle of people and we believe with but few exceptions he could count them as his friends, true friends, because he was true to them. Possessed of a genial disposition it was a pleasure to meet and talk with him. Well do we remember the last time we enjoyed his company for a few brief moments and it is hard to realize that he is dead and that we shall not see him again.
Orson was a mans' man, out and out what he was and made no sham or pretense. While he was not a member of any religious denomination yet the deeds he did and the life he loved prove that he had the highest conception of Christianity and after all it is what you do and not what you profess that counts in the final reckoning.
It seems to us that his death was untimely because a happy and prosperous future spread across his path, but with all his health and vigor he fell a victim and was mowed down in the prime of life, going to that land from, which no man returns--the greatest adventure. But he died as he lived, courageous, hopeful and unafraid.
The funeral was held from the M. P. Church in Haddam Sunday, Oct. 5, at 3 o'clock p.m., Rev. Zeidler preaching the sermon. It was attended by a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends, deep in sympathy for the bereaved, and loyal in their devotion to death.
Orson Stephen Canfil, son of Orson S. and Clara Canfil, was born on a farm one mile west of Haddam, Kansas, June 3, 1883, and died at St. Josephs hospital, Concordia, Kansas, October 2, 1919, aged 37 years, 3 months and 29 days, as a result of injuries received September 23.
The greater part of his life was spent upon the farm where he was born, the only exception being a short time spent in railroad work and a few years when he resided in Haddam with his parents. April 4, 1917, he was united in marriage with Miss Blanche Ochiltree, of Haddam, no children were born to this union.
He is survived by his wife, two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Janeway, of Haddam, Kansas, and Mrs. Roxa Gray, of Vona, Colo., and one half-brother and one half-sister, Chas. Canfil, of Haddam, Kansas and Mrs. Rosa Marshall, who resides in California, besides a host of relatives and friends.
When the end was apparent, Orson's half-brother, Charles Canfil, who was at his bedside, asked him to put his trust in Jesus, and he answered, "Charley, I have," and thus passed peacefully away in spite of his intense suffering.
In the death of Orson Canfil the community suffered the loss of one of its most valued young men. Young, full of life and courage, he played a man's part in the world. He was a producer and helped enrich and progress the race, never shirking but always ambitious and hopeful. He enjoyed the acquaintanceship of a large circle of people and we believe with but few exceptions he could count them as his friends, true friends, because he was true to them. Possessed of a genial disposition it was a pleasure to meet and talk with him. Well do we remember the last time we enjoyed his company for a few brief moments and it is hard to realize that he is dead and that we shall not see him again.
Orson was a mans' man, out and out what he was and made no sham or pretense. While he was not a member of any religious denomination yet the deeds he did and the life he loved prove that he had the highest conception of Christianity and after all it is what you do and not what you profess that counts in the final reckoning.
It seems to us that his death was untimely because a happy and prosperous future spread across his path, but with all his health and vigor he fell a victim and was mowed down in the prime of life, going to that land from, which no man returns--the greatest adventure. But he died as he lived, courageous, hopeful and unafraid.
The funeral was held from the M. P. Church in Haddam Sunday, Oct. 5, at 3 o'clock p.m., Rev. Zeidler preaching the sermon. It was attended by a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends, deep in sympathy for the bereaved, and loyal in their devotion to death.
Haddam Clipper Leader, October 9, 1919
Orson Stephen Canfil, son of Orson S. and Clara Canfil, was born on a farm one mile west of Haddam, Kansas, June 3, 1883, and died at St. Josephs hospital, Concordia, Kansas, October 2, 1919, aged 37 years, 3 months and 29 days, as a result of injuries received September 23.
The greater part of his life was spent upon the farm where he was born, the only exception being a short time spent in railroad work and a few years when he resided in Haddam with his parents. April 4, 1917, he was united in marriage with Miss Blanche Ochiltree, of Haddam, no children were born to this union.
He is survived by his wife, two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Janeway, of Haddam, Kansas, and Mrs. Roxa Gray, of Vona, Colo., and one half-brother and one half-sister, Chas. Canfil, of Haddam, Kansas and Mrs. Rosa Marshall, who resides in California, besides a host of relatives and friends.
When the end was apparent, Orson's half-brother, Charles Canfil, who was at his bedside, asked him to put his trust in Jesus, and he answered, "Charley, I have," and thus passed peacefully away in spite of his intense suffering.
In the death of Orson Canfil the community suffered the loss of one of its most valued young men. Young, full of life and courage, he played a man's part in the world. He was a producer and helped enrich and progress the race, never shirking but always ambitious and hopeful. He enjoyed the acquaintanceship of a large circle of people and we believe with but few exceptions he could count them as his friends, true friends, because he was true to them. Possessed of a genial disposition it was a pleasure to meet and talk with him. Well do we remember the last time we enjoyed his company for a few brief moments and it is hard to realize that he is dead and that we shall not see him again.
Orson was a mans' man, out and out what he was and made no sham or pretense. While he was not a member of any religious denomination yet the deeds he did and the life he loved prove that he had the highest conception of Christianity and after all it is what you do and not what you profess that counts in the final reckoning.
It seems to us that his death was untimely because a happy and prosperous future spread across his path, but with all his health and vigor he fell a victim and was mowed down in the prime of life, going to that land from, which no man returns--the greatest adventure. But he died as he lived, courageous, hopeful and unafraid.
The funeral was held from the M. P. Church in Haddam Sunday, Oct. 5, at 3 o'clock p.m., Rev. Zeidler preaching the sermon. It was attended by a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends, deep in sympathy for the bereaved, and loyal in their devotion to death.
Orson Stephen Canfil, son of Orson S. and Clara Canfil, was born on a farm one mile west of Haddam, Kansas, June 3, 1883, and died at St. Josephs hospital, Concordia, Kansas, October 2, 1919, aged 37 years, 3 months and 29 days, as a result of injuries received September 23.
The greater part of his life was spent upon the farm where he was born, the only exception being a short time spent in railroad work and a few years when he resided in Haddam with his parents. April 4, 1917, he was united in marriage with Miss Blanche Ochiltree, of Haddam, no children were born to this union.
He is survived by his wife, two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Janeway, of Haddam, Kansas, and Mrs. Roxa Gray, of Vona, Colo., and one half-brother and one half-sister, Chas. Canfil, of Haddam, Kansas and Mrs. Rosa Marshall, who resides in California, besides a host of relatives and friends.
When the end was apparent, Orson's half-brother, Charles Canfil, who was at his bedside, asked him to put his trust in Jesus, and he answered, "Charley, I have," and thus passed peacefully away in spite of his intense suffering.
In the death of Orson Canfil the community suffered the loss of one of its most valued young men. Young, full of life and courage, he played a man's part in the world. He was a producer and helped enrich and progress the race, never shirking but always ambitious and hopeful. He enjoyed the acquaintanceship of a large circle of people and we believe with but few exceptions he could count them as his friends, true friends, because he was true to them. Possessed of a genial disposition it was a pleasure to meet and talk with him. Well do we remember the last time we enjoyed his company for a few brief moments and it is hard to realize that he is dead and that we shall not see him again.
Orson was a mans' man, out and out what he was and made no sham or pretense. While he was not a member of any religious denomination yet the deeds he did and the life he loved prove that he had the highest conception of Christianity and after all it is what you do and not what you profess that counts in the final reckoning.
It seems to us that his death was untimely because a happy and prosperous future spread across his path, but with all his health and vigor he fell a victim and was mowed down in the prime of life, going to that land from, which no man returns--the greatest adventure. But he died as he lived, courageous, hopeful and unafraid.
The funeral was held from the M. P. Church in Haddam Sunday, Oct. 5, at 3 o'clock p.m., Rev. Zeidler preaching the sermon. It was attended by a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends, deep in sympathy for the bereaved, and loyal in their devotion to death.
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