Obituary - A. L. Harker
The East Liverpool Tribune
A.L. Harker
This well known potter died at his home in the East End, Tuesday morning, May 1 (1900), at ten minutes past three. Early in the evening his physician, Dr. R. J. Maraball, told him in answer to his inquiry, that he could hardly live until morning. He called his family and all the friends present to his bedside and bid them goodbye one by one, and called them all by name, with a word for each. He remained conscious until a few moments before he died, when he went to sleep as sweetly as a babe.
He was born in this city February 28, 1861, on the day before President Lincoln passed through this city on his way to Washington. He was a son of Benjamin and Susan Harker. His early life work was at the pottery of George S. Harker & Company, and later at the pottery of Benjamin Harker & Sons, which is now the Wallace & Chetwynd pottery. He then left the pottery industry and for several years was a compositor on the Tribune. At the expiration of that time he again entered the Harker pottery and became a presser. He later went to the Laughlin China pottery as a presser and held that position until the Sebring Bros. built the French China pottery, when he became foreman of the clay shops of that plant and held that position until he became sick in December, 1898. About a year ago he underwent an operation at a Pittsburg hospital. Congestion of the lungs was the cause of his death.
Deceased married Miss Emma Hewitt, of east end, this city, who survives him with one daughter, Mabel, aged 12 years. He was a brother of Benjamin and Charles Harker, Mrs. B. C. Simms, Mrs. J. H. Simms and Mrs. Maria Dawson, of Smith's Ferry.
Funeral services were held in the Second U. P. church, east end, Thursday afternoon, and were conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. R. Green. "Link" Harker, as he was mostly known by his friends and fellow workmen, was a general favorite. The employes of the French China Company sent a beautiful floral offering - a broken wheel, with streamers inscribed "Our Foreman." Tributes of affection, in the way of flowers, came in profusion from kind friends in all parts of the city.
The deceased was a member of Eureka Home Protective Circle No. 86, and held $3,000 fraternal insurance in this organization, which has a large membership in the west end. Members of the order escorted the remains to the church and cemetery, and conducted the last burial service at the grave. The Order's floral tribute was a large horse shoe wreath, made of cut flowers.
Mr. Harry Hawkins, a brother of Mrs. Emma Harker, came in from Mansfield, accompanied by his little daughter to attend the funeral. Interment was made at Riverview.
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