Will Newkirk

Will Newkirk, a brother of Howard Newkirk, the latter being for the past three years bookkeeper for the H. H. Martin Lumber Company and now general manager for the Lincoln Creek Lumber Company, died on Wednesday evening, the cause of his death being purpura hemoragica, a very peculiar disease having many internal hemorrhages.

Mr. Newkirk was nineteen years of age and had lived in the state of Washington about a year and a half. His father died a few months ago.

The funeral services will be held this afternoon from the residence of Howard Newkirk in North Centralia.


Source: The Centralia News-Examiner, Friday, 17 Feb 1905, page 1.

Transcribed by Diana Smith. She has no further information on this individual.