Piatt County, IL
Obituaries
Piatt County, IL
Obituaries
CRAWFORD, John, d. at his res. 2 miles east of Bement, Ill. Sept. 24, 1872. aged 42 years. [Compiled from old newspapers by Milo Custer in 1912 - Submitted by Teri Colglazier]
GILMORE, James, (of Gibson, Ill.) d. Monticello, Ill, May ..., 1875. [a. n. s.] An old stockman; a relative of the Gilmores of near Towanda, Ill. [Compiled from old newspapers by Milo Custer in 1912 - Submitted by Teri Colglazier]
MILES, Weston, d. Willow Branch Township, Piatt County, Ill. April 27 1875. "An old resident" [Compiled from old newspapers by Milo Custer in 1912 - Submitted by Teri Colglazier]
O'LOUGHLIN, Michael
Last Rites Held Sunday for Former Resident
Michael O'Loughlin 78, died at the home of his son Neal O'Loughlin at 8:00 Wednesday morning after a serious illness of several months duration, due to complications.
He was born in Paris, Mo., March 1 ,1856, and came with his parents to the vicinity of Jacksonville, Ill., when about nine years of age. Some years later the family moved to a farm near Illiopolis where he was married Aug 26, 1877 to Ellen Johnson. To this union was born five children; four sons and one daughter.
Mrs. O'Loughlin's death occurred on Dec 14, 1893, and four years later he was married to Evangeline Braucher of near Pierson in which community they lived until 1900 when they purchased the farm southwest of Bement. Mr. O'Loughlin's health, having begun to fail, he then purchased what was known as the Edward Sprague property in 1908, where he had resided until a fire recently partially destroyed his home. Since then he has been cared for in the home of his son, Neal O'Loughlin, his wife having died on Nov. 15, 1925.
Surviving are the four sons, James of Arthur; John of Atwood; Thomas of Decatur; Neal of Bement, and the daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Wildman also of Bement.
Funeral services will be held in St. Michaels Catholic Church at 9:00a.m. Friday with Rev. Dennis Healy celebrating the requiem mass. Casket bears will be B.E Dyarman, Robert Kimery, Dan Tynan, W.E. Fleming, J.H. Malkus, and Reuben Adkins.
Burial will be in the Bement Cemetery.
[Unknown newspaper - Submitted by Nicole Owen]