Mrs. Laura Abney, 60, wife of the late Walter Abney, Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Burnes, here, Saturday.
She is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. Fate Smith of England, Mrs. Ples Spence and Mrs. james Burns of DeWitt; Mrs. Donald Cushin, Mrs. Fermon Hanger, Mrs. WAlter Miller and Mrs. John Cappador of Chicago; a son, Walter Abney of Chicago; two brothers, Arch Riggs of Indiana and Andrew Riggs of Illinois; a sister, Miss Tena Mae Riggs of Kentucky, and a stepmother, Mrs. Emma Riggs of Kentucky.
(Source: DeWitt Era Enterprise, April 9, 1942, Vol 60 Page 1)