"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 42, No 37, p 8, Sep. 16, 1886. In the hospital of the Union Pacific Railroad at Denver, Colorado, Aug. 27, 1886, of typhoid fever, Wilbur H., oldest son of J. H. and E. Nellie Titsworth of Pardee, Kansas. The deceased was born in Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1855. His parents came to this society in the autumn of 1867. In February, 1869, "Willie" was baptized and became a member of the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Pardee. He was a pleasant boy, yielding in disposition and winning in his manners. In 1875 he went to work on a railroad train, and continued in that employment. At the time of his death he was a conductor between Wallace, Kan., and Denver. There appeared no cause of alarm until about thirty-six hours before death. This was too late for any of his relatives to reach him. But he had many friends and was well cared for in that well equipped hospital. The information concerning his state of mind during these last thirty-six hours is quite limited. Yet it comes to his parents that he was conscious and calm until the close. His though turned especially to his mother. His last singing was the song, "A boy's best friend is his mother." "Tell my mother that I thought of her to the last." The exciting scenes of railroad work did not destroy the memory of his religious privileges. He often expressed a wish that he had the same opportunities all the time. At his request the remains were buried at Nortonville. The funeral occurred Aug. 31st. It was a sad day for his parents and for us all. We felt thankful for the holy words: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psa. 46: 1. S. R. W. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders