Hollister, Fla., December 15 - Our community was shocked and saddened by the news that reached here last Saturday night to the effect that Raymond Francis Reid, one of Hollister's young and well beloved native men had been accidentally killed near Ft. Pierce. He was born and reared in this community, married here and had always made this his home until about a month ago he went south and was engaged with a dredging company. His duties it seems were that of blasting stumps ahead of the dredging and by cause which will never be definitely known was blown to atoms. It was said that he was directly over 60 or 70 pounds of explosives when it exploded, and the result was that very little of his remains could be found. Bits of his clothing were found a hundred yards away.
The saddest feature of the accident is that he leaves a young wife and two small children. These he had left behind expecting to move them south in course of time. His brother, Lennie Reid, was employed with the same company and was working near by at the time of the sad accident to Francis, however, he escaped injury. His mother, Mrs. J. F. Reid, and sister, Mrs. Frank Chesser, all formerly of Hollister, were at Ft. Pierce at the time.
The remains were prepared and sent to Hollister, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Chesser and Lennie Reid, and arrived here Sunday night and were buried Monday at 11 o'clock, Rev. Bohannon officiating. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends. Only a few months ago his father, Mr. Joseph Reid was buried here.
Francis was 22 year old and in his comparatively short life he won for himself the reputation of the busiest type of honesty and fair dealing, his aim being always to pay his obligations. He possessed a genial and cheerful disposition, making friends and retaining them. He will be missed and never forgotten by every one who came in contact with him. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 16 Dec 1921.)
The saddest feature of the accident is that he leaves a young wife and two small children. These he had left behind expecting to move them south in course of time. His brother, Lennie Reid, was employed with the same company and was working near by at the time of the sad accident to Francis, however, he escaped injury. His mother, Mrs. J. F. Reid, and sister, Mrs. Frank Chesser, all formerly of Hollister, were at Ft. Pierce at the time.
The remains were prepared and sent to Hollister, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Chesser and Lennie Reid, and arrived here Sunday night and were buried Monday at 11 o'clock, Rev. Bohannon officiating. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends. Only a few months ago his father, Mr. Joseph Reid was buried here.
Francis was 22 year old and in his comparatively short life he won for himself the reputation of the busiest type of honesty and fair dealing, his aim being always to pay his obligations. He possessed a genial and cheerful disposition, making friends and retaining them. He will be missed and never forgotten by every one who came in contact with him. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 16 Dec 1921.)
Hollister, Fla., December 15 - Our community was shocked and saddened by the news that reached here last Saturday night to the effect that Raymond Francis Reid, one of Hollister's young and well beloved native men had been accidentally killed near Ft. Pierce. He was born and reared in this community, married here and had always made this his home until about a month ago he went south and was engaged with a dredging company. His duties it seems were that of blasting stumps ahead of the dredging and by cause which will never be definitely known was blown to atoms. It was said that he was directly over 60 or 70 pounds of explosives when it exploded, and the result was that very little of his remains could be found. Bits of his clothing were found a hundred yards away.
The saddest feature of the accident is that he leaves a young wife and two small children. These he had left behind expecting to move them south in course of time. His brother, Lennie Reid, was employed with the same company and was working near by at the time of the sad accident to Francis, however, he escaped injury. His mother, Mrs. J. F. Reid, and sister, Mrs. Frank Chesser, all formerly of Hollister, were at Ft. Pierce at the time.
The remains were prepared and sent to Hollister, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Chesser and Lennie Reid, and arrived here Sunday night and were buried Monday at 11 o'clock, Rev. Bohannon officiating. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends. Only a few months ago his father, Mr. Joseph Reid was buried here.
Francis was 22 year old and in his comparatively short life he won for himself the reputation of the busiest type of honesty and fair dealing, his aim being always to pay his obligations. He possessed a genial and cheerful disposition, making friends and retaining them. He will be missed and never forgotten by every one who came in contact with him. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 16 Dec 1921.)
The saddest feature of the accident is that he leaves a young wife and two small children. These he had left behind expecting to move them south in course of time. His brother, Lennie Reid, was employed with the same company and was working near by at the time of the sad accident to Francis, however, he escaped injury. His mother, Mrs. J. F. Reid, and sister, Mrs. Frank Chesser, all formerly of Hollister, were at Ft. Pierce at the time.
The remains were prepared and sent to Hollister, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Chesser and Lennie Reid, and arrived here Sunday night and were buried Monday at 11 o'clock, Rev. Bohannon officiating. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends. Only a few months ago his father, Mr. Joseph Reid was buried here.
Francis was 22 year old and in his comparatively short life he won for himself the reputation of the busiest type of honesty and fair dealing, his aim being always to pay his obligations. He possessed a genial and cheerful disposition, making friends and retaining them. He will be missed and never forgotten by every one who came in contact with him. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 16 Dec 1921.)
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