Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=309 Surname: Clayton, Cochran, Corder, Householder, Johnston, Mayall, Munson, Rampley, Robison, VanBrooker ------------------------- PLYMOUTH MAN FATALLY INJURED NEAR AUGUSTA Funeral Rites Were Held Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Church; In Memoriam Lloyd Munson, 37, highly regarded farmer of the Plymouth community, was crushed fatally when a tree fell on him about 3:20 last Thursday afternoon, December 2 while working on the William Johnston farm, better known as the late Robert Robison farm, 4œ miles southeast of Augusta. Mr. Munson, Mr. Johnston and Henry Mayall, the former two residing in the Plymouth rural area and the latter a resident of Plymouth, were cutting logs on the mentioned farm, located in the northeast corner of Adams county. The men were cutting a large tree, about 16 inches in diameter, with a power saw. They had cut halfway through the tree when it suddenly split down the middle and part of it fell, pinning Munson to the ground. Mayall and Johnston, who barely escaped the falling tree, worked frantically to get the tree off Munson but he passed away before they could accomplish the removal of the tree. Mr. Munson suffered crushing injuries about the head and chest and a fracture of the right leg. His body was removed from the accident scene to the Cookson Funeral home in Plymouth where an inquest was held by Coroner Gerald Points of Adams County, Thursday night. The jury returned a verdict stating that death came from injuries, accidentally sustained when the tree fell. The young man had had experience in working with trees almost from childhood and he was also experienced in moving buildings, raising buildings and making foundations, as he had long helped his father, the late Roy Munson in such work. In fact Lloyd had taken over much of the work his father had contracted and had planned to carry on this line of occupation in addition to his farm work. He was very efficient and very cautious, the tragedy of his demise being a distinct shock to the entire community. Those left to mourn his passing are his devoted wife, Elsie Mae, daughter, Mary Lea, age 9 and son, Eddie Lloyd, age 4; a sister, Ruby Householder of Hillsboro, Iowa and a step-mother, Marie Munson, who bestowed upon him the love of a mother, and two nephews, Buddie and Bobbie Householder, and an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Munson of Denver. Funeral Services The Mt. Pleasant Christian church was filled to overflowing by sorrowing relatives and friends who assembled there at 2 Saturday afternoon to pay their final earthly respects to Lloyd Munson. Rev. T. H. Toliver, pastor of the Macomb Assembly of God church and Rev. John Botkin pastor of the Mt. Pleasant church, officiated in the sad but impressive rites. The remains were laid to rest in St. Marys cemetery. Casket bearers were Henry Mayall, Elwood Corder, Lloyd Rampley, Gaylord Clayton, Henry VanBrooker and Chester Cochran. Hancock County Historical Society Carthage, Illinois Siegfried XXII Page 64 - ---------------------------- Note: December 2 falls on a Thursday in 1954. Eddie Lloyd Munson was born in 1950 and aged 4 when his father died. - ---------------------------- Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>