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" John Leffler, aged 18 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Leffler, of this city was drowned at Hein's Lake Thursday afternoon sometime between 5 and 7 o'clock. How long he had been drowned when his absence was discovered by Wm. Musser, keeper of the lake, is not known.
About 4:20 Thursday afternoon he asked his mother if he might go down to the lake and take a shower bath. She consented and about 30 minutes later he went to Mr. Musser at the lake and received permission to go into the bath. He went into the bath house and put on his bathing suit and then Mr. Musser went on about his work. At six o'clock he locked his office and went to supper. After supper Mr. Musser went over to the bath house. One of the doors were standing open and he glanced in and saw the boy's clothing. He called for him, but received no reply. He soon suspicioned that he had been drowned and he went across to the residence of May Standley and phoned to E. E. Farnham, an uncle of the young man.
Mr. Farnham phone up in town for help and left a message for Dr. Benson to come to the lake at once, and then he and Lee Dickson rushed to the lake in an automobile. When they reached the lake Mr. Farnham sprang into the water and in a very few minutes felt the body with his foot when he dropped off a step-off into deep water. He dived for the body and succeeded in getting it to the shore just as Dr. Benson arrived. All of this was in less than 15 munutes from the time word was received up in town. Dr. Atwood arrived later but after an hour's work over the body no signs of life could be seen. It is thought that he had been drowned for an hour or more. The body was taken to the Willis Brothers undertaking rooms and prepared for burial and later taken to the home of the parents on South Mason street.
About 5 o'clock A. A. Bates, who was at the lake, said that he noticed John out beyond the danger wire that separates the deep and shallow water. He says that he saw him let down into the deep water several times and hold up his hands, but just supposed that he was playing in the water. While it will never be known just how the young man met his tragic death yet it is supposed that he was wading out beyound the wire in the deeper water and dropped off the step-off into deep water and strangled. Naturally he would be unable to call for help and as he could not swim he was unable to get back over the bench into the shallow water. He was found lying face downward over the bench, when Mr. Farnham dived for him.
The young man had never been in better spirits than on the day of his death and he had come and gone among his friends that day as usual. He was an exemplary young man and his untimely death has cast a shadow of gloom over the community, and the sympathy of all go out to the parents in the loss of their only son. His mother had presided at one of the pianos during the union meeting and John had been a member of the large chorus choir.
John Farnham Leffler was born in Carrollton, August 12, 1896. When he was five years of age his parents moved to St. Louis. They lived in St. Louis and one year at Panama, up until about a year ago when they returned to Carrollton. But John spent much of his time at Carrollton and it was here that he was so well and favorably known by our people. On March 22, 1910, he united with the Presbyterian church, and he was one of the earnest workers of the local congregation. During the meetings of the past few weeks he went forward with the number reconsecrating their lives to the Master.
The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by Rev. G. L. Bush, assisted by Rev. Wm. Sissons, of Laclede. The Loyal Order of Moose, of which he was a member, attended in a body. The floral offering was beautiful. A male quartette, composed of Messrs. Harry Brown, C. Norman Guice, Hugh and John Finlayson, furnished the music. The church was filled with the friends who had come to pay their last tribute of respect to this most excellent young man. The burial followed at Oak Hill."
The Republican Record - Carrollton, Missouri, July 1, 1915, Thursday (11 A.M.)
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Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grand Son; Relation to Head of House: Grandson
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Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
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