A Large Farewell for L.E. Sargent
Hundreds of mourners crowd outside a Tacoma home to pay their final respects.
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At the funeral of L.E. Sargent yesterday, so large was the number of sympathizing friends that over two hundred people could not find room within the house and stood grouped outside, where floral offerings almost hid the casket. Rev. D.L. Gader preached a very impressive sermon over the remains. Interment was made in the Oakwood Cemetery. The funeral was held from the residence at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Prospect Street.
“So large was the number of sympathizing friends that over two hundred people could not find room within the house and stood grouped outside.”
The intersection of Sixth Avenue and Prospect Street remains a busy part of the North End today. This account captures a moment of community solidarity in a growing early-century Tacoma, reflecting the era's social norms surrounding death and public mourning.
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