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- Pulaski Democrat
January 3, 1940
The community was greatly shocked Friday morning upon hearing of the sudden death of Homer Scranton.
Mr. Scranton was found dead by 12 year old Donald Murray, son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Murray. Donald had eaten supper with Homer on Thursday evening, as was his custom quite often, also accompanying him often on his trips to the surrounding farms to shoe horses.
Various neighbors noticed lights on in the house at different hours during the night but thought nothing more of it until Donald went to call on him Friday morning and found him dead at the foot of the cellar stairs. He had fixed his furnace fire and had started to return upstairs with an armful of wood and had fallen dead. He had been preparing to retire, as his bed was open and night clothes laid out.
Mr. Scranton had lived in Fernwood for many years and conducted a blacksmith shop at the old Morris Dunbar place. He was an expert horse-shoer and always had plenty of work until failing health compelled him to relinquish many jobs.
He was born in Parish March 3, 1874, son of Henry and Elizabeth Coffey Scranton. His wife for whom he never ceased to mourn, was Miss Cora Stewart. She passed away two years ago December 14th.
The funeral was very largely attended at the home at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Rev. George Butler, pastor of the Methodist Church officiated, assisted by Rev. C. E. Jones, pastor of the Fernwood Baptist Church. The Masons of Mexico to which organization Mr. Scranton belonged, conducted their funeral service. Burial was in Dugway Cemetery.
One brother, Frank Scranton, and nephew, Henry Scranton of Sandy Creek, a cousin, Mrs. Loyal Dimon and family of Maple View survive.
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