Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal, March 5, 1897, p. 3. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. DEATH AT DAWN OF MRS. JOHN R. FRY Had Been Lingering at the Brink for Several Days; a Victim of Typhoid Pneumonia .So came the grim messenger ere the sun arose this morning and called home the bright, joyous spirit of Bertha Prather Fry. So swift came the great change that to her hosts of friends in the sudden shock that followed the announcement, it seemed but yesterday when she was greeting them. While she had not been in perfect health for some time, no complaint fell from her lips and she was constantly in her place of duty at home, at church, in the social circle in all of which she was a favorite. Last December the deceased left for Anderson to enjoy the holidays with her parents. While there she contracted the trip but recovered sufficiently to return home. Three weeks ago yesterday she was taken ill and her disease developed into typhoid pneumonia. She continued ill and her condition became alarming. Still she accepted the inevitable with calm resignation. Last evening it was seen that she could not survive the night and rest, sweet, peaceful repose, came to her wearied spirit and her young life opened in heave with the dawn. Bertha Prather Fry was the oldest living daughter of C. W. and Mrs. Belle Prather of Anderson. She was born at Utica, February 22, 1869. At the age of three years she, with her parents, moved to this city where they resided until the family located at Anderson. On November 4, 1891, she was married to John R. Fry at Anderson. After their wedding, the couple returned to this city where Mr. Fry associated himself in the hardware business under the name of Lindley & Fry. Mrs. Fry was a member of the Christian Church. Aside from her parents and husband, she leaves a son, one and a half years old; a brother, E. R. Prather, and sister, Miss Clara Prather, to mourn her loss. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence on Market Street, between Wall and Locust, to be conducted by the Rev. W. T. Wells, pastor of the Christian Church. The remains will be interred in Walnut Hill Cemetery. At the request of the family, those desiring to view the body will call between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock tomorrow.