| Newspaper | Cassville Democrat |
|---|---|
| Date | December 16, 1905, Saturday |
| Headline | Death of Little Hazel |
| Text | One of the most sad events, which appealed to the sympathies of the community of Seligman, MO, occurred on the morning of the 4th, inst. Little Hazel, second daughter of A. D. and Jimmey Keeney, whose former home was in the vicinity of Huntsville, AR, the little tot just past her fourth birthday. While engaged in her childish play, in the home, by some unknown means, her clothes became ignited by the stove in the room. The mother being absent from the home, at one of the neighbors. Before she could reach the little one, the flames entirely enveloped her body, rendering it impossible to save her. At noon day, death came, and relieved the little dear sufferer, from further pain. Not only the parents of little Hazel, but the whole community were forced to shed the sympathizing tear, and were sadly impressed by the event, for every one who knew her loved her dearly. The little tot, was endeared by with a height intellect, and seemingly living at the age of maturity, far exceeding one of her years. Her conceptions of God and her Savior, who loved her, being the product of her religious training she received from her home surroundings, seemed early embraced into her mind with the thought of a God, who loved little children. At times, and amid the surroundings of home, arched? when engaged in play, with her sisters, she would give raise to expectations, which her mother thought, were too mature, or so much in advance of one of her years. The little children, of her classmates, of her Sunday School, entered deeply into the sad event, which summoned little Hazel from their midst. The fact of the weight of sorrow, felt by those of her classmates, could not have been more strongly demonstrated, than was done by the large number of little ones, who attended the funeral, at the church. The children of the public school also, whose sweet voices, added sobriety to the occasion. Solemnly the procession moved from church to the cemetery, where the little form was laid to rest. Kindly hands moved by the impulse of love, laid upon the little mound, the beautiful floral tribute of remembrance. |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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