Dr. Kincaid
KINCAID, DR.
McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, September 18, 1913
PASSING AWAY OF HONORED CITIZEN
Dr. Kincaid Succumbs to Ravages of Typhoid
Interment Will Be At Ferris
Body to be Forwarded on Houston and Texas Central Train This Afternoon
It is with mingled feelings of sadness and hope that we write this article and undertake to pay a final tribute to our deceased friend and fellow townsman. Dr. W. H. Kincaid, who died at his home on Tucker street Wednesday after at 3 o’clock after an illness of about three weeks of typhoid fever. It is with a feeling of sadness because of the loss of a man who was highly respected and esteemed by all who had won his acquaintance. It is with a feeling of sadness because every citizen of McKinney realizes that in his death his splendid family sustained the loss of a loving and devoted husband and father. It is with a feeling of sadness because in his departure the city of McKinney lost one of its most honored, respected, and trustworthy citizens, one whose bright intellect and congenial spirit had won for him scores of friends during his short stay in McKinney. It is with a feeling of hope that what has been McKinney’s loss has been his gain. It is with a feeling of hope because he has departed from this world of sickness, pain, trouble and sorrow, and has gone to a sphere of existence where these are unknown, where all is brightness and happiness and peace.
We cannot approach the subject of death with aught but reverence. It is the great unexplainable mystery. Sages and philosophers for ages have vainly endeavored to discover the source of life and the effect of death. It is the secret which the Omnipotent One has wisely and mercifully withheld from us. But enough has been revealed to us that we may know that life does not end at the grave. As the newborn infant instinctively takes nourishment at the mother’s breast, so every human being, though uncleaned and uncultured, has within his breast the instinctive feeling of immortality. It has been said that “the gods conceal from men the happiness of death that they may endure life.”
The subject of this sketch, Dr. W. H. Kincaid, was born at Mechanicsburg, Ohio. He moved to Texas with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Kincaid, at the age of 19 years, settling at Trumbull. AT the time of his death he was 37 years, 4 months and 17 days old. He lived at Trumbull for four or five years, and after preparing himself for his chosen profession, he began practicing medicine at India, Texas. He lived here about six years, then moved to Anson, where he had resided until January of this year when he moved to McKinney. He received his early schooling in Ohio. He was a graduate of the Memphis Hospital Medical College at Memphis, Tennessee, and had taken post graduate courses at New York, and London, England. He was reckoned as one of the State’s best physicians at the time of his death. He had been practicing medicine for the past thirteen years and had made wonderful progress during these few years. He was married thirteen years ago to Miss Ruby Wadley from near Palmer, Ellis county, and is survived by his good wife and three children, two sons and one daughter, as follows: Lee, Granville Wadley, and Mary Louise.
Deceased was a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Odd Fellows, and had recently transferred his membership from the lodge at Anson to Empire Lodge No. 68, I.O.O.F. of this city. He was also a consistent member of the Baptist church and was at the time of his demise a deacon in the First Baptist church of this city. He was a very devout Christian and was a regular attendant at all services.
His mother died at Garden City, Texas, three years ago. He was a member of a family of thirteen children, eight boys and five girls, and was the seventh son to be called to cross the dark river of death. He is also survived by his father, Dr. W. C. Kincaid of Eastland, Texas, one brother, Dr. R. S. Kincaid of Crowell, Texas, and five sisters as follows: Mrs. N. E. Lemons of Pocohontas, Ark.; Mrs. Gertrude Riley of Trent, Texas; Mrs. Eunice Baird and Misses Josie and Sep Kincaid of Eastland, Texas.
Besides his father and brother, his brother-in-law, Dr. S. L. Wadley, of Red Oak was at his bedside the greatest part of the time during his illness. The local physicians did all in their power to check the deadly malady but to no avail and despite what loving hand and the science of medicine could do he was called while yet in the prime of his manhood and just at a time when life seemed brightest and most promising. He was conscious up to just a few minutes before he died and was hopeful until the last.
Dr. Kincaid and family moved to McKinney about six months ago. He purchased the pretty home of the late James Louis White, on Tucker street, where he resided at the time of his death. He was at all times pleasant and congenial and had scores of friends in McKinney who will mourn his departure.
His gentle disposition won him many friends and there are few men who go to their graves more sincerely loved and mourned by his associates than Dr. W. H. Kincaid.
For the past week it was apparent to his relatives and friends that the end was near. His courage was unfailing. He responded to the summons of the grim destroyer with fortitude and confidence. He approached his grave–
“ As one who wraps the drapery on his couch about him
And lies down to pleasant dreams.”
His remains followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends left the family home this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock for the depot, where they were placed on the 5:30 southbound H. & T. C. passenger train and conveyed to Ferris, Texas, where the interment will be made Friday morning. The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist church in that city by Rev. Mr. Pace of Dublin, his former pastor at Anson, assisted by Dr. E. E. King, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, who accompanied the remains to that city. We extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved ones.
The body was accompanied to Ferris by members of the family and by C. C. Cross and J. F. Nichols, representing the local Odd Fellows lodge and R. L. Worsham and Tom W. Perkins, representing the local Woodman camp.
McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, September 18, 1913
PASSING AWAY OF HONORED CITIZEN
Dr. Kincaid Succumbs to Ravages of Typhoid
Interment Will Be At Ferris
Body to be Forwarded on Houston and Texas Central Train This Afternoon
It is with mingled feelings of sadness and hope that we write this article and undertake to pay a final tribute to our deceased friend and fellow townsman. Dr. W. H. Kincaid, who died at his home on Tucker street Wednesday after at 3 o’clock after an illness of about three weeks of typhoid fever. It is with a feeling of sadness because of the loss of a man who was highly respected and esteemed by all who had won his acquaintance. It is with a feeling of sadness because every citizen of McKinney realizes that in his death his splendid family sustained the loss of a loving and devoted husband and father. It is with a feeling of sadness because in his departure the city of McKinney lost one of its most honored, respected, and trustworthy citizens, one whose bright intellect and congenial spirit had won for him scores of friends during his short stay in McKinney. It is with a feeling of hope that what has been McKinney’s loss has been his gain. It is with a feeling of hope because he has departed from this world of sickness, pain, trouble and sorrow, and has gone to a sphere of existence where these are unknown, where all is brightness and happiness and peace.
We cannot approach the subject of death with aught but reverence. It is the great unexplainable mystery. Sages and philosophers for ages have vainly endeavored to discover the source of life and the effect of death. It is the secret which the Omnipotent One has wisely and mercifully withheld from us. But enough has been revealed to us that we may know that life does not end at the grave. As the newborn infant instinctively takes nourishment at the mother’s breast, so every human being, though uncleaned and uncultured, has within his breast the instinctive feeling of immortality. It has been said that “the gods conceal from men the happiness of death that they may endure life.”
The subject of this sketch, Dr. W. H. Kincaid, was born at Mechanicsburg, Ohio. He moved to Texas with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Kincaid, at the age of 19 years, settling at Trumbull. AT the time of his death he was 37 years, 4 months and 17 days old. He lived at Trumbull for four or five years, and after preparing himself for his chosen profession, he began practicing medicine at India, Texas. He lived here about six years, then moved to Anson, where he had resided until January of this year when he moved to McKinney. He received his early schooling in Ohio. He was a graduate of the Memphis Hospital Medical College at Memphis, Tennessee, and had taken post graduate courses at New York, and London, England. He was reckoned as one of the State’s best physicians at the time of his death. He had been practicing medicine for the past thirteen years and had made wonderful progress during these few years. He was married thirteen years ago to Miss Ruby Wadley from near Palmer, Ellis county, and is survived by his good wife and three children, two sons and one daughter, as follows: Lee, Granville Wadley, and Mary Louise.
Deceased was a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Odd Fellows, and had recently transferred his membership from the lodge at Anson to Empire Lodge No. 68, I.O.O.F. of this city. He was also a consistent member of the Baptist church and was at the time of his demise a deacon in the First Baptist church of this city. He was a very devout Christian and was a regular attendant at all services.
His mother died at Garden City, Texas, three years ago. He was a member of a family of thirteen children, eight boys and five girls, and was the seventh son to be called to cross the dark river of death. He is also survived by his father, Dr. W. C. Kincaid of Eastland, Texas, one brother, Dr. R. S. Kincaid of Crowell, Texas, and five sisters as follows: Mrs. N. E. Lemons of Pocohontas, Ark.; Mrs. Gertrude Riley of Trent, Texas; Mrs. Eunice Baird and Misses Josie and Sep Kincaid of Eastland, Texas.
Besides his father and brother, his brother-in-law, Dr. S. L. Wadley, of Red Oak was at his bedside the greatest part of the time during his illness. The local physicians did all in their power to check the deadly malady but to no avail and despite what loving hand and the science of medicine could do he was called while yet in the prime of his manhood and just at a time when life seemed brightest and most promising. He was conscious up to just a few minutes before he died and was hopeful until the last.
Dr. Kincaid and family moved to McKinney about six months ago. He purchased the pretty home of the late James Louis White, on Tucker street, where he resided at the time of his death. He was at all times pleasant and congenial and had scores of friends in McKinney who will mourn his departure.
His gentle disposition won him many friends and there are few men who go to their graves more sincerely loved and mourned by his associates than Dr. W. H. Kincaid.
For the past week it was apparent to his relatives and friends that the end was near. His courage was unfailing. He responded to the summons of the grim destroyer with fortitude and confidence. He approached his grave–
“ As one who wraps the drapery on his couch about him
And lies down to pleasant dreams.”
His remains followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends left the family home this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock for the depot, where they were placed on the 5:30 southbound H. & T. C. passenger train and conveyed to Ferris, Texas, where the interment will be made Friday morning. The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist church in that city by Rev. Mr. Pace of Dublin, his former pastor at Anson, assisted by Dr. E. E. King, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, who accompanied the remains to that city. We extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved ones.
The body was accompanied to Ferris by members of the family and by C. C. Cross and J. F. Nichols, representing the local Odd Fellows lodge and R. L. Worsham and Tom W. Perkins, representing the local Woodman camp.
