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THE OBITUARY FOR MARY EICHER STOKEY

AN OLD RESIDENT DIES.

Mrs. Mary Stokey, of South Plum Street, Passes Away Early This Morning.

Just one week after reaching the ripe old age of seventy-eight years, Mrs. Mary Stokey, of 232 South Plum street, died at 8 o'clock this Tuesday morning.  Mrs. Stokey has been a resident of Canton for about twenty-five years, and has always been known for her kindly, self-sacrificing spirit, unselfish in every act and always willing to assist all by word and deed.  She was a lady of many excellent qualities of mind and heart and, though unostentatious, has been the means of bringing joy and happiness to many.

Mrs. Stokey was a member of the First M.E. church, and until too feeble to attend, always enjoyed the services in the house of God.  She was an earnest Christain, doing all she could in her quiet manner to further the work of her Master.  Mrs. Stokey had been ill but a short time and until Monday night some hope was entertained of her ultimate recovery, but Tuesday morning at about 4 o'clock she began sinking rapidly, and surrounded by her family, she passed peacefully away, with the bright smile of entering a new exisitence o'er spreading her features, and her spirit was wafted upward to join those who had gone before.  Her's was a beautiful, peaceful death.  Funeral services will be held at her late residence at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.


AFTER MARY EICHER STOKEY'S FUNERAL

SERIOUS RUNAWAY

An Aged Couple Returning Home From a Funeral,

Meet with an Accident -- The Horse Takes Fright at a Street Car and the Rig is Upset.

An unfortunate and serious runaway occurred at 4:30 Thursday afternoon in West Tuscarawas street.  Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Eicher who live two miles west of North Lawrence, drove in to the city to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mary Stokey.  After the funeral, Mr. and Mrs. Eicher, who are quite an aged couple started home.  They were driving a young horse who did not like the street cars and Mr. Eicher was obliged to get out several times and hold him while the cars were passing.  In order to go home Mr. Eicher drive down West Tuscarawas street, and when near the Valley Railroad crossing a street car was met.  The combined fear of the railroad and the street car made the horse almost frantic and he began to rear and plunge in an alarming manner.  Mr. Eicher got out of the rig and caught hold of the animal, but was unable to manage him.  The horse reared suddenly, turned around dragged the buggy on the steps at the Cleveland House and then started obliquely across the street.  Mr. Eicher still clung to the horse's bridle and was in imminent danger of being killed.

The horse ran across the street car track directly in front of the car and the buggy struck the hand-railing on the platform.  The rig was overturned and Mrs. Eicher was thrown out, striking her head violently against the curbing.  Mr. Eicher was also thrown down and for a moment it seemed he would be tramped to death by the animal.  The aged people were picked up unconscious and carried into the Cleveland House, where medical aid was given them.  Mr. Eicher soon revived and suffered but little from a bruise in the side.

Mrs. Eicher was more seriously hurt.  There was a deep cut on the right side of the head and she was otherwise bruised and badly shaken up.  She was removed to the residence of Charles F. Stokey, at No. 107 West Tuscarawas street.  A reporter called this morning, and found that the lady was doing nicely, and would recover speedily.

The carriage was almost a total wreck, and the horse was considerably cut up.
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1.
Just one week after reaching the ripe old age of seventy-eight years, Mrs. Mary Stokey, of 232 South Plum street, died at 8 o'clock this Tuesday morning.
Barbara's genealogy says that Mary Eicher Stokey's dates are August 4, 1813 to August 11, 1891, and Google confirms for me that August 11, 1891 was indeed a Tuesday.  She was born (says Barbara) in France, in Audincourt, in the Department du Doubs.

2.
Mrs. Stokey was a member of the First M.E. church, and until too feeble to attend, always enjoyed the services in the house of God.
First M.E. is First Methodist Episcopal.

3.
An unfortunate and serious runaway occurred at 4:30 Thursday afternoon in West Tuscarawas street.  Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Eicher who live two miles west of North Lawrence, drove in to the city to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mary Stokey.
I figure that Daniel Eicher was a brother of Mary Eicher Stokey's, but I don't know.  North Lawrence is 15 or 20 miles west of Canton.  The funeral was scheduled for 10:00 am.  Why didn't Mrs. and Mrs. Eicher start for home until around 4:00 pm?  I don't know.  Maybe they attended the interment.  Maybe they were enjoying seeing their relatives.  Maybe there was a midday dinner after the funeral.  Maybe they had arrived the day before, stayed overnight with a relative, and needed to pack up.

4.
Mrs. Eicher was more seriously hurt.  There was a deep cut on the right side of the head and she was otherwise bruised and badly shaken up.  She was removed to the residence of Charles F. Stokey, at No. 107 West Tuscarawas street.
It's pleasing to get the address of our Stokey family at this time.  Apparently they moved from West Tuscarawas Street to West 8th and 9th streets sometime before 1899.  (Later note: Hmm, they bought the 8th/9th Street property in 1880.  I need to think about this.)  Here's what I think the aged Eicher couple's itinerary would have been, assuming they started home from Mary Eicher Stokey's house:
The funeral would have been at 232 South Plum Street, on the right.  I surmise that the Canton Diamond Railroad Crossing is where the Valley Railroad crossing used to be, i.e. where the accident took place, so it would have been quite close to the Stokey home at 107 West Tuscarawas Street.  Imagine Mama Margaret tending to the old lady, with the five children, ages 6 to 15, hanging around, or maybe helping.

I've expanded the map to include the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum because I wanted to.  I couldn't get rid of the red dot for the Aultman Hospital, but never mind; I think Laura later worked there for a while.

I've got another map of the Canton area for when Laura moved her office in 1915:That map also includes the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum.

5.
The description of the accident is quite detailed.  I wonder if it was Papa Charles - always colorful - who told the reporter the whole story.

6.
A few words about Mary Eicher Stokey:

a.
I think that AG has Mary's Bible. 

b.
Papa Charles loved his mother.  Nearly twenty years later, when his son Will's first wife died, Papa Charles thought of his mother's death:
c.
​Eva, the youngest of Papa Charles's children, was six when her grandmother Stokey died.  When she was old, she used to talk about having a French grandmother who pronounced fatigué (i.e. fatigued) the French way.  My memory of Aunt Eva saying it is that she pronounced the vowels in fatigué quite incorrectly, but she did give it three syllables, and I imagine that the extra syllable would be what stood out for little Eva.  It occurs to me now to wonder what the context was.  Maybe "You must be very fatigué."  Or maybe "Children, quiet down, you're making me very fatigué."
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