Florence Panhurst
April 13, 1872-Dec. 10, 1931
Mrs. Adolph Panhurst Dies Suddenly Thursday,
Daughter of Pioneer Bacon Family in Niles, passes away in Vermont.
Friends of Mrs. Florence Panhurst, wife of Adolph Panhurst were shocked deeply in learn yesterday of her untimely death (Dec. 10, 1931), after one day of illness. Her death occurred at Dorset, Vermont in which place she moved last October. The body will be brought to Niles and arrangements made for the funeral which will be announced later. Mrs. Panhurst was a daughter of Joseph and Harriet (Holley) Bacon, a pioneer resident of Niles, and she was practically a lifelong resident of this city. She is survived by her husband, two sisters, Mrs. George Sheldon of Rock Island, Ill and Mrs. Fred C. Crosby of Evanston, Ill; and by her aunt, Mrs. Maria Sheldon of Doreset, VT., Nathaniel H. Bacon, who died in April 1928 was a brother of Mrs. Panhurst. With Mrs. Panhurst death the last member of the Bacon family is taken from Niles. Mrs. Panhurst was an ardent follower of Christian Science; she was an honorary member of the Keepewa literary clubs and had been an officer of Fort St. Joseph chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
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