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John G Forney

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John G Forney

Birth
Death
3 Jun 1924 (aged 59)
Burial
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec Z lot 78 grave 6
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Augusta Beacon June 6 1924, page 1
HIS INJURIES PROVED FATAL
John Forney Died in Kalamazoo Hospital Tuesday Morning
John Forney, who suffered severe injuries in a runaway accident near, his home south of the village last Thursday, died early Tuesday morning in the hospital at Kalamazoo. The accident occurred when Mr. Forney attempted to stop his team which became frightened at a passing rig while left standing in the road while he was driving a hog in to the yard. Besides being knocked down and dragged along the road he was run over by the roller to which the team was hitched after he lost his hold on the harness. Mr. Forney leaves a wife and six children, John, who is teaching in Hoboken, N. J., and Glenn, Clyde, Ray, Edna and Emma, all attending school in this village. He also leaves a brother, James, who resides in Virginia, and a sister, Mrs. Della Saunders, of Chicago. The funeral is held this afternoon at Truesdale's in Kalamazoo, in which city burial will be made.
Augusta Beacon June 6 1924, page 1
HIS INJURIES PROVED FATAL
John Forney Died in Kalamazoo Hospital Tuesday Morning
John Forney, who suffered severe injuries in a runaway accident near, his home south of the village last Thursday, died early Tuesday morning in the hospital at Kalamazoo. The accident occurred when Mr. Forney attempted to stop his team which became frightened at a passing rig while left standing in the road while he was driving a hog in to the yard. Besides being knocked down and dragged along the road he was run over by the roller to which the team was hitched after he lost his hold on the harness. Mr. Forney leaves a wife and six children, John, who is teaching in Hoboken, N. J., and Glenn, Clyde, Ray, Edna and Emma, all attending school in this village. He also leaves a brother, James, who resides in Virginia, and a sister, Mrs. Della Saunders, of Chicago. The funeral is held this afternoon at Truesdale's in Kalamazoo, in which city burial will be made.


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  • Created by: ambs
  • Added: Apr 7, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25812781/john_g-forney: accessed ), memorial page for John G Forney (31 May 1865–3 Jun 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25812781, citing Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by ambs (contributor 46814643).