MARION HARRISON DIED WHILE COMING TO TOWN Marion Harrison died suddenly last Saturday while on his way to Vinton in company with his wife and Mrs. Chas. Floyd, from his home northeast of the city. He was driving a team of colts hitched to a wagon and when they were near the slaughter house on the grade road the team started to run and he had some difficulty in stopping them but with the aid of Mrs. Harrison pulling on the lines he finally got them stopped. The doubletree had become loosened from the tongue and Mr. Harrison asked his wife to hold the colts by their bits while he fixed it. She had just reached their heads when she noticed him falling back on the seat of the wagon with his mouth open. With the aid of Mrs. Floyd she got him out of the vehicle, but he breathed only a few times after that, and died. Dr. Luckey, returning from the home of Charles Floyd, who is sick with pneumonia, came by about that time, but it was too late for medical aid. The body was brought to Vinton in the Fry auto truck and taken to their undertaking parlors. Mr. Harrison had been troubled all winter with a bad cold and complained of his lungs and heart bothering him, but his condition was not considered serious. The immediate cause of his death was heart failure, no doubt due to the excitement of the team running away and the exertion in stopping the horses. Marion Harrison was born in Benton County, on the Harrison farm six miles northeast of Vinton, December 17, 1880, and was 36 years, 4 months and 27 days old at the time of his death, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. (John) Wesley Harrison, who were pioneer residents of Benton County. Mr. Harrison was a prominent man in the community in which he lived and was well and favorably known by many all over the county. At the time of his death he held the position of Sunday school superintendent of the Primmer church, of which he had long been a member. He leaves to mourn his death, his wife and four children, Delbert, Ray, Lucile and Mildred; his mother, Mrs. Wesley Harrison, and four sisters and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Frank Washburn, Waterloo; Mrs. Will Collicott, Sioux City; Mrs. Sarah Haymaker, Vinton; Mrs. Hugh Caldwell, Vinton. The two brothers of Mr. Harrison are James and Will Harrison, both of whom are residents of Benton County. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Primmer church at 2:00, conducted by Rev. Norton, of Urbana, and assisted by Rev. McDonald, of Walker. Burial was made in the Cox cemetery in Polk township. Thank you, Kathie Harrison NEGenWeb Project - Ancestor's Sharing Center http://www.rootsweb.com/~neasc/index.htm Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~nelancas/index.html