A Fatal Accident — Irvin Pottorff

Leon, Iowa area, no date, possibly before 1918

Irvin Pottorff Is Thrown From a Horse and Fatally Injured.

Irvin Pottorff, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Pottorff, who reside about three miles northwest of Leon, was thrown from his horse Wednesday afternoon of last week and sustained injuries from the effects of which he died Friday morning at 1 o'clock. On Wednesday afternoon about 4 o'clock two boys, Irvin and Willie Rumley, mounted horses and rode into a pasture to drive the cows home for the evening milking. One of the horses stumbled and fell, throwing Irvin on a stump so as to strike his left side and back. The unconscious boy was taken home as soon as assistance could be secured. Dr. Layton was summoned and on examination he discovered that two of the boy's ribs were broken, one of them having penetrated the left lung. This brought on a severe attack of pneumonia which resulted in death early Friday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Pottorff have four children and Irvin was their only son. He was not only very industrious but an intelligent and promising boy, the pride of the household. They have the sympathy of the entire communion in their sad affliction. The funeral was held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and interment occurred in the S[*] cemetery.

*Note: There's a tiny piece missing right here. It starts with "S" and can't contain more than two to four letters. Since there doesn't appear to be any cemetery near Leon that has a brief name like that, it might be a direction, like SW or SE.