Taken from Obituaries of Fountain County, Indiana p 16 (no paper name/or date) -- Edgar A,
oldest son of Charles L. and Chloe Harvey was born Dec 8, 1889 died Oct 22, 1913, aged 23
years 10 months 14 days. At the age of near 13 his father died. This death made such an
impression on the young boy that seemingly he became a man, to whom his mother could go
for advice and together they would plan for the future of the three girls and one son in
the home circle. He had high ideals of life, it was at Leanna hobson's meeting at
Tangier that he accepted Christ as his Savior and united with the Friends Church, thus
beginning life on a solid basis. Determined to have an education he graduated from the
common schools with credit, entering the high school at Kingman. He graduated with the
class of 09 being known as a very industrious student through the four years work. Taking
the Teachers Course at the Danville Normal, he began the profession of teaching. During
the spring and summer months he took a great deal of interest to provide for the comfort
of his mother and family. During the winter months he taught school as a means to a
better education. Two years in the State Normal made him ambitious to complete the work
there, when he expected to enter Purdue. It was while teaching in Newton County that he
became sick and on Oct 18, through the advice of his physician, he was urged to come to
his home, where under his mother's tender care he hoped soon to be able to return to
his school work. His friend Miss Embree accompanied him as he was too ill to come alone.
All was done that loved ones could do and at one fifteen Wednesday monring the Master
called and almost in the "tinkling of an eye" this young man, with such a bright
future before him, went from his home and loved ones to enter a larger sphere -- a home
not made with hands. Edgar Harvey was of a quiet, unassuming disposiion; firm in the
belief that to be a true man one must do the right. he was temperate in all things, never
having used tobacco or whiskey in any form. This seems remarkable for a young man thrown
on his own resources. We little know the struggles and temptations he had, but (poem).
He was a member of the Modern Woodman Camp of Tangier and leaves to mourn their loss a
devoted mother, three sisters, Lena, Elsie and Edith, one brother, Guy a large circle of
relatives and friends who say with the poet (poem) -- help us to say, "Thy Will Be
Done." Funeral services were conducted at the Friends Church by Rev. Dvid Commons
assisted by the pastors Martilla and Mary Cox and Rev. Levi Woody. The floral offerings
were beautiful. The pall bearers were MOdern Woodmen, Mike Grimes, Charles Ephlin, albert
Deal, Madison Commons, DD Ray and Pearly Mendenhall. Many attended the funeral and the
burial at Rush Creek.