Funeral of Wm. B. McMeekin.
The Daily Telegram., September 24, 1904
The funeral of William B. McMeekin who died in a local hospital Friday morning from typhoid fever, will take place from the late residence in Point Comfort Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The interment will be in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery.
Funeral of W. B. McMeekin.
The Daily Telegram., September 26, 1904
The funeral of the late William B. McMeekin, who died in a local hospital Friday morning from typhoid fever, took place from the late home in Point Comfort Sunday afternoon at three o’clock.
Rev. S. K. Arbuthnot, pastor of Goff M. E. church, conducted the funeral services. Burial occurred in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. A large number of friends of the deceased and his family attended the last sad rites.
UNTIMELY END REGRETTED
The Clarksburg Telegram, September 30, 1904, Page 10
Is the Death of William McMeekin, of Point Comfort, Which Occurred in Local Hospital Friday Morning.
William McMeekin died in a local hospital Friday morning at nine o’clock from typhoid fever, with which he had been suffering several weeks.
The deceased was thirty years of age and is survived by a wife and one child, his mother and three brothers. Two brothers reside in Chicago and one in Ohio. He was a brother-in-law of Contractor William Smith. Mr. McMeekin was engaged as foreman of construction by the contracting firm of William and Clell Smith. He was an excellent gentleman and a staunch citizen, possessing superior qualities. His untimely death will be deplored and regretted with deep sorrow by a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral but it will likely take place from the late home in Point Comfort Sunday.
