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ADOLPH KERCOSIEN, FENTON. ,
Adolph Ango Mario Kergosien diod ( .it tlio family home at Feutou, this coun- ' ty, on Thursday morning, September 20, l!)l2, after a lingering illness, during which time lie made a. remarkable struggle for life and and after all that medical selcncc and human endeavor could administer. It had been known for aotno tiinn since that he was ill and iends had hoped against hopo that he uld bo spared his loved ones yet a u nilc.
i Captain Kcrgoslen was one of tl'.o j oldest and best known residents of Hancock county, and his demise removes | ono who was a conspicuous figuro in tho development and history of tho Jordan river section of tho county.
He was a nativo of Lorien, of tho de-nni tment of Morbi.v.i, Franco, whcrs he first Paw light on January G, 1830, being S2 years of age at the time of his death. Ho left his nativo land, la Belle France, when but 17 years of age. goon after locating where his lato home now stands, lie engaged in the saw-ruill business, which he carried on successfully for over K) years, when his advancing age and chango in local conditions caused him to abandon tho pursuit.
The old homestoad, with memories of a generation clinging and cherished associations connected with every nook and corner, still stands in its picturesque setting, reflecting tho mellowness of years and its home-lilco charms in the( passive waters of Itottun Bayou, and further retired, like a monument to his long years of thrift and industry stands mountain-like, a pilo of sawdust with the ruins of the mill besido. The hill of sawdust the worlcof industrious man; the ruins of tho mill tho toll of timol On August 15, 1853, Captain. Kergo-sien married Miss Elodie Mauffray, who survives him at the ago of 74 years, living in the twilight of her life with a wealth of golden memories of a long and beautiful life. To this union there were born eleven children, seven of whom survive. Tbeso aro Mf9, fjeorge Curct, of Fenton, Miss.; Mrs. Wjllian) Guret, of Kiln, Mies.; Mrs. C. L. Balter of Slidell, I,a.; Mrs. R. L. Martin, of Beaumont, Texas; Mrs. F. M. Attaway, of Houston, Texas; Mr. Georgo A. Kcr-gooicn, of Fenton, Miss.; and Hon. A. A. ICeigosien, county elork, rosidlng at Bay St. Louiu. ? i
Tho entire family was nt tho bedside when tho iiicyitabjo sum;))Qfispaino, and although Captain JCci'^osieri h=u} lived tnauy moro years tlni is allotted average man, tno demise of this excellent gentleman", is keenly felt not only by tho family but (ho cntiro cornmuuity and thosowho know him will mourn his death, for well had ho earned a niche in tho he?rts and minds of evory man and woman and in tho daily affairs?"the things [tjiat aro and the things that werci,?^-of his jipiqcijiato yipjnity. He has left a vuoant plrvqe tlio Joss of which will bo hard to fill.
Tho remains woro laid away ?at rest? in tho balloivcd prccinots of St. Mary?s eenietory, in tho family burial plot, at yi-Di-.'Sd -.y forenoon. Hot. Father G?li iM/m, who had administered to tho	cr/;j;forts ;of the, dccoascd,
officiated at the eeieniuuy, ?i'ho funofal vfa? largely attended ?a trlbuta to the : memory of the departed ono,
Tho'i'Ioho deeply feels for the aged widow and other members and relatives of the bereaved family and sympathizes with lb,on) ii> their great sprrow,
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