PASSES AWAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEX., AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS
Mrs. L.A. Shock died in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 32, Sunday night, April 13th, 1913, after a long spell of sickness.
Mrs. Shock was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Vaughan formerly of this place and known as Docia M. Vaughan. She was born and raised near Waynesville and has many relatives and friends here and vicinity. It was her own wishes to choose Waynesville as her resting place where she would be welcomed and remembered.
Mrs. Shock leaves a husband and two children, seven brothers and two sisters, Mrs. B.N. Pippin, of St. Louis, and Mrs. P.H. McGregor, of Rolla, Mo., mother and father now of Bakersfield, Mo., to mourn her death.
Mr. and Mrs. Shock for the past seven years had made Kansas City, Mo., their home, her husband entering business March 1st, 1912, and just a few weeks before his wife took ill with a complicated disease. He immediately began to make arrangements to dispose of his business in order to make a change of climate for her health and finally decided on going to San Antonio, Texas. In the meantime Mrs. Shock decided to go to the Missouri State Sanitarium at Mount Vernon, Mo., a most delightful place, not responding there and fearing a severe winter coming on started to San Antonio, in November. Upon arrival at San Antonio she began to improve but it was only for a short time as it was noticed the strong fight she was making to rid her terrible illness was all in vain. She struggled along in agony and intense pain, trying everything possible for relief.
Mr. Shock had her in a private Sanitarium where she was well cared for, he himself and her brother Byron helped to nurse and comfort her in every possible way during her terrible sufferings and was present at her bedside when the end came.
Mrs. Shock was beautifully arranged for burial which showed the love and sorrow of her mourned ones. Impressive funeral ceremonies were conducted at the M.E. Church South in this city at 2 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. H.W. Bostwick after which the remains were laid to rest in the Mitchell cemetery amid a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends there as per her request to repose amidst the dust of her kindred and friends until the resurrection.
The Pulaski County Democrat
Waynesville, Missouri
17 April 1913
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