Glenn E. Brown, of this city passed away yesterday afternoon at about five o’clock in Galesburg hospital, where he was taken on Sunday for treatment.
A postmortem examination was held at the hospital which revealed the fact that death was due to an abscess of the appendix.
Glenn had been ailing for about three weeks from what was pronounced by attending physicians as yellow jaundice. While his condition did not appear so favorable the latter part of the week, was not considered as really dangerous and it was hoped by taking him to the hospital that the treatment received there would restore his health. This, however, did not prove to be the case as he grew rapidly worse. The family were notified of his condition and on Tuesday morning his brother, Perry, and Miss Colla Emerson went to Galesburg. At noon another message was received by his father stating that his condition was critical and he, together with his son, Harry, Joseph Callans and Dr. E. P. Emerson left on the afternoon train, arriving at his bedside just after he had passed away.
Glenn was a young man who had many friends and the news of his death spread rapidly over the community and caused quite a shock.
The deceased was born August 8, 1896, in Astoria and was the first of a family of seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Brown. Surviving are the parents and the following brothers Perry, Harry, Ghlee, Russell, Paul and one baby sister, Pauline, all at home.
For the past ten years deceased had been employed in the Callans Cigar store where he was a valued and faithful employee until compelled to leave his duties on account of ill health.
The body arrived here on the noon train today. Funeral services will be held at two o’clock, Thursday afternoon from the M. E. church, Rev. S. C. Williams in charge. Interment will be made in the Astoria cemetery.