Marcus Lyon Grave

Submitted by Sandi Hartnell 8/16/04 OBIT - Mark Lyon - 1908 Submitted by Sandi Hartnell 8/16/04 Sterling Evening Gazette Tuesday, June 16, 1908 “Lock Jaw Brings Death. Mark Lyon of Tampico Died Monday Afternoon at Hospital in Chicago - Funeral Thursday Afternoon: Mark Lyon of Tampico died in a Chicago hospital Monday afternoon of lock jaw. His family arrived at this bedside to be with him a few hours before his death. The remains were brought to Tampico this afternoon, accompanied by his family. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, and will be under the auspices of the Masons, of which he was a member. The hour of the funeral has not been set. Mr. Lyon was a victim of a runaway the fore part of last week, in which he was quite badly injured, although nothing was thought of the injuries at the time. On Friday evening he felt unwell, and going to a local physician it was found that lock jaw was developing and he was hurried to a Chicago hospital. Mr. Lyons [sic] was given no relief in Chicago and gradually grew worse. The family was summoned to his beside before his death. Mr. Lyons [sic] was a well known citizens [sic] of Tampico. He was about fifty years of age, and highly respected. Several years ago he retired from farming and entered the stock buying business. He is survived by his wife and three children. ” Sterling Evening Gazette Saturday, June 20, 1908 “Knew His Doom; Met It Bravely. Pathetic Circumstance That Attended the Death of M. R. Lyon. He Kept It From Family. A Daughter Had Died of the Disease and He Was Familiar With Its Deadly Symptoms. Tampico, June 18 - Special correspondence. M. R. Lyon, one of Tampico’s prominent citizen [sic], died at a hospital in Chicago at 7 o’clock Monday evening of lock jaw, caused by injuries received in a runaway on Monday morning a week before his death. He and two daughters started for the farm, a mile east of town, and were thrown out of the buggy as has already been stated in these columns. The young ladies were not hurt but Mr. Lyon was thrown to the ground, striking on his face, and injuring his nose. In three or four days he was around again apparently on the road to recovery. On Friday he noticed a twitching [sic] of the muscles of the face and on Saturday morning it was worse and his jaws were partially set. He immediately consulted Dr. Wahl and it was determined to go to Chicago on the morning train in hopes of getting help, but nothing could be done by the city physicians and he grew rapidly worse. On Sunday, Mrs. Roy Olstead and Mrs. Frank West, two daughters, and Herbert, a son, went to Chicago via Sterling and immediately telephoned for the relatives to come at once as he was worse, and on Monday Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. John Plumley, a sister, Mr. Olmstead and Dr. Wahl went in via Sterling, and on Monday evening the news of his death reached here by telephone. He seemed to realize from the first symptoms that he was doomed, as he was familiar with the workings of the dreaded dseease, one of his daughters having died of it a number of years ago, from stepping on a nail. He is said to have remarked before leaving that he would never return alive, and to have tried to conceal the twitching of the muscles of his face from his family by holding a handkerchief to his face. He was a strong, robust, healthful man, and the suddenness of his death has cast a gloom over the community. The remains were brought to his late home where the funeral services were held Thursday at 1:30 o’clock. He was one of Tampico’s most wealthy and influential citizens. Previous to coming to Tampico he resided on this farm six miles northwest of here, one of the finest farms in the country. His residence here is one of the finest in town. Since he moved to Tampico he has followed the business of buying stock. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and that order had charge of the burial ceremonies. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Mt. Potter, who was assisted by Rev. John G. Armstrong of Maywood. He is survived by the widow and eight children - Lewis, of Colorado, Hubert who resides five miles west of here, Mrs. Frank West who resides on the home farm, Mrs. Roy Olmstead and Mrs. Stuart Olmstead of Prophets town, Mina, Minerva and Marcus at home; one brother, Dwight of Oklahoma, and two sisters, Mr. John Plumley of Hume and Mrs. Likens of Chicago to mourn his loss. Marcus R. Lyon was born in Medina County, O., Feb. 27th, 1845, and died at Augustan hospital, Chicago, June 15th, 1908. When five years of age his parents moved to a farm near Morrison where he resided until his marriage to Miss Minerva Miller at Wyoming, Jones County, Ia., Feb. 28th, 1870. The newly married couple lived for about five years on a farm near Morrison. In 1875 they moved to the farm now occupied by Frank West and lived there until they moved to Tampico about eight years ago.”