Batavia, Genesee County, NY Batavia paper - probably the Daily September 21, 1897 A.F. M'PHERSON'S DEATH It Occurred at Deckerville, Ark. - Remains Taken to Le Roy For Burial Stone Church, Sept. 21 - News has been received of the death of Alexander F. McPHERSON, aged 22 years, which occurred on Friday evening at Deckerville, Ark., where he was in the employ of the Dover Lumber company. For several years he was a resident here. He was the eldest son of Mrs. Sarah F. McPHERSON of Le Roy, who survives him, and he also leaves three sisters and one brother, Mrs. P.R. CROY and Miss Kittie McPHERSON of Niagara Falls and Mary and Donald who live with their mother. Mrs. Arch McVEAN is an aunt of the deceased. Mr. and Mrs. CROY, after learning of their brother's serious illness on Friday afternoon, left the same evening for Deckerville and probably did not learn of their brother's death until they arrived at their destination. Le Roy, Sept. 21 - The remains of the late Alexander McPHERSON, who died in Arkansas on Friday, were brought to this village this morning for interment. *************************** Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold - Jma8763@aol.com Copied from Obit books at Genesee County History Department