This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SEXTON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/271 Message Board Post: The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., December 18, 1912, page 6 MRS. F.C. SEXTON While F.C. Sexton of The Dalles was here Thursday inspecting the extensive property interests which he has in this county he received word that Mrs. Sexton had been suddenly stricken with apoplexy. He at once left for The Dalles by automobile but arrived ten minutes after his wife’s death. Mrs. Sexton, who was one of the pioneer women of this section, was born in Kansas, March 7, 1860, being the second white child born in Dickinson county. She was married to F.C. Sexton in 1879. One year later Mr. and Mrs. Sexton came to Oregon taking up their home near the present town of Kingsley, where they resided for 14 years. In 1894, they came to The Dalles, intending to return to Kansas, but the flood and railroad strike of ‘94 abolished traffic temporarily and they remained in that city to reside. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sexton, nine of whom survive. They include Newton Sexton of this place. ---------------------------------------------- The Hood River Glacier, Hood River., OR., December 19, 1912, page 8 MRS. F.C. SEXTON DIES VERY SUDDENLY A phone message notifying him of the serious illness of Mrs. Sexton in The Dalles, F.C. Sexton, accompanied by his son, Newton, securing an automobile from the Fashion Livery Co. hurried to his wife’s bedside last Thursday. Mrs. Sexton, however, expired about ten minutes before his arrival. She was seized with an attack of apoplexy at noon and her death occurred about three o’clock. Mrs. Sexton has many friends here who are grieved at the news of her sudden death. She spent a portion of the summer here on the Sexton ranch on Neal creek. The funeral services were held Saturday. Those in attendance from Hood River were: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Thomsen, Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Krohn and L.J. Heizer. In addition to the son named above, Mrs. Sexton leaves seven surviving other children. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.