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1907-12-10 Mrs. Baker to Mr. & Mrs. Jolley Page 3
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peacefully he passed away and we are left to mourn the loss of our oldest boy who twenty three years ago was born in the same room. You who have a boy of your own can have some idea how hard it is to bear. I hoped he would become conscious again so that we could talk to him and he to us but it was not to be so. It is a little comfort to me to remember that the last name on his lips was mother. The Dr. was standing by his bed and I was standing at the foot and he looked up and said Hello Doctor. Then he said, Where is mother? But sad as we feel we know God knows best. His disease was diabetes. The Dr thinks it
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peacefully he passed away and we are left to mourn the loss of our oldest boy who twenty three years ago was born in the same room. You who have a boy of your own can have some idea how hard it is to bear. I hoped he would become conscious again so that we could talk to him and he to us but it was not to be so. It is a little comfort to me to remember that the last name on his lips was mother. The Dr. was standing by his bed and I was standing at the foot and he looked up and said Hello Doctor. Then he said, Where is mother? But sad as we feel we know God knows best. His disease was diabetes. The Dr thinks it
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