Etowah County ALGenWeb The Gadsden Times-News Gadsden, Alabama Friday, June 10, 1898 Page 3 M. L. DARNELL DEAD. M. L. Darnell, an old citizen of Gadsden, died very suddenly at 8:40 Wednesday morning of congestion. He was taken ill Tuesday night and no aid was powerful enough to save his life. Mr. Darnell was a tombstone dealer, and leaves a wife and several children to mourn his loss.