Clackamas-Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Kinzer, Pearl March 7, 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com December 25, 2006, 6:03 pm Canby Herald March 12,1925 Tragic death Takes Estimable Woman Mrs Kinzer Finds Relief In Death After Intense Suffering For A Year Internment at Needy Tragic Closing Of Life Brings Sorrow To Mny Relatives And Friends In Clackamas County. Failinh in two attempts to end her long suffering by suicide,Mrs Solan Kinzer ended it all Saturday morning,when she inflicted a gash in her throat,severing her windpipe.The unfortunate woman threw erself in the Molalla River the previous Thursday,but was rescued.A few weeks prior to that attempt she is said to have swallowed a quantity of poison in an attempt to end her long suffering.Following the episode Tuesday Mrs Kinzer was taken to Portland where a specialist was consulted concerning her condition.Her parents,Dr. and Mrs R.I Garrett,were making plans to put her in a private sanitarium where she could hace proper care during her treatment she was expected to receive. Mrs.Kinzer had seemed to realize that her physical condition was such that she was becoming a burden to her relatives and friends,and this,together with the intense pain she had endured for more than a year,is believed to have deranged her mental facility.At times she would seem very despndent,and while in such a mental condition,she was under the impression that enemies were persuing her.She is said to have suffered terribly all of Friday night and Saturday morning until relief was found in death. During the early part of the night Mrs.Kinzer was in a very restless condition.Her father watched over the suffering woman tenderly during the long trying hours of the night,and had removed every ************* few days previous.But a razor,that he had not used for years,and which had almost been forgotten,was lying in a secreted place in the bathroom.Mrs.Kinzer,some time during the evening,had taken the implement in her room and deposited it under her pillow.When her father,tired and worn from the carre and excitement of the week,dropped into a restless slumber in his chair for a few moments,the deranged woman slashed a gash in her throat.Dr.Garrett was awakened by her struggling to breather,and entering her room,found the young woman in a horrible condition.She had thrust her finger in the wound as if to prevent strangling from the blood,whih was flowing in the windpipe severed by the sharp blade.Dr.Deman was called immediately and dressed the wound,but it was evident from the first examination that she had finally accomplished the purpose she had apparently long desired.She lived several hours after the wound was inflicted,and was consciuos until with in a few minutes of her death.*** ter her conditioin had become so seriuos that she could no lnonger fa**** to her loved ones around her bedside she wrote distinctly concerning her wishes regarding the funeral arrangments,and offered suggestions about the distribution of her personal belongings among different members of the family. It is indeed an unfortunate circumstance,and the bereaved husband and parents have the sympathy of the community at large. Obituary Mention Mrs. Peral (Garrett) Kinzer was born near Marquam,Oregon,January 6,1893,and died at the homne of her parents in Canby,Oregon,March 7th,1925.She was married to Solan Kinzer May 14,1912,at Needy,Oregon.Before her marriage she was a teacher for eleven years in Clackamas and Marion Counties,and since marriage has lived on the Kinzer farm at Needy.Practically all of he rlife has been spent in the immediate vicinity. She was a beloved wife,daughter and sister.The aim of her young life seemed to be one great effort to cheer and comfort humanuty,and her life as a teacher was an example of much worth to the communities she serve. Mrs.Kinzer is survivevd by her husband,Solan Kinzer,her parents,Dr. and Mrs.R.I.Garrett of Canby,and three brothers,namely:Riley of Canby,Gene of Aurora,and Harry of Eugene,Oregon. The funeral was held at the Rock Creek Church in Needy Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,and internment was made in the Needy cemetary. A Tribute to Pearl Garrett Kinzer The parting time has come Oh Lord,for me it's hard To say"Thy will be done" So taught by Thy Holy Word Companionship of my dreams In the midst of all that is sweet Must be broekn,so it seems, Leaving Lonly paths for my feet. But across the "Great Divide" A white robed angel I see, So happy and satisfied, Watching and waiting for me. And I know,though I cannot see, I will feel her presence near, Guiding my footsteps over the lea, Till the end of the last lonely year. Stella Kinzer Buntin File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/obits/k/kinzer2559gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb