Obituaries
Pike County IL
FORREST M. PAXTON
, 86, of rural Pittsfield, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 1996) in his home. Born Aug. 27, 1909, near La Prairie, Mr. Paxton was a son of Charles W. and Mayme Underwood Paxton. He married Barbara L. Peacock Aug. 27, 1932, in Springfield. She died Oct. 28, 1983.
Mr. Paxton was a graduate of La Prairie High School and attended Western Illinois State Teachers' College in Macomb. Mr. Paxton taught in Adams County country schools and later was a grain and livestock farmer. He was a member of Pittsfield United Methodist Church, United Methodist Men, Quincy Consistory and Pike County Farm Bureau and was a 50-year member of Pittsfield Lodge 790 AF&AM.
Survivors include a son, Marvin Paxton of Pittsfield; a daughter, Mrs. Merritt (Patricia) Sprague of Falls Church, Va., formerly of Hull; a brother, Wayne Paxton of Wells, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Gustafson of Cambridge, and Mrs. Jean Scally of San Francisco, Calif.; five grand- children; and three great- grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in Pittsfield First United Methodist Church by the Rev. John K. McIntosh. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Pittsfield.
Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today with a Masonic service at 8 tonight in the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield. may be made to Pleasant Grove Cemetery or Pittsfield First United Methodist Church.
ANNETTA N. PENNINGTON
- Died at her residence in Pittsfield, on March 30, Annetta N., wife of Goyn S. Pennington, in the 39th year of her age. Thus, again by the tolling of the bell we are reminded that another of our fellow....Thus, a kind and loving wife has been taken from a devoted husband, a tender mother from her only child--a darling boy--...On Easter Sabbath, in the afternoon she was gently laid by loving hands in the spot prepared by herself in the West Cemetery...The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. H. B. Henry, to a very large assembly of neighbors and friends, in the M. E. Church....It may be interesting to add that she was the daughter of Daniel and Antis Barney, the first couple whose nuptials were celebrated in Pike county at Atlas, then the county seat, in the year 1827. Her own mother died when she was but eight years of age. She was the last of her father's family of nine sons and two daughters. Her mother and all her brothers and sisters had ...preceded her to the future world.
SARAH E. (LOVETT) PLUMMER
- Died on Friday night, April 28th, of consumption, after a lingering illness, Sarah E., wife of John L. Plummer, and oldest daughter of Mr. William Lovett. The deceased left a family of four sons and two daughters, and after the funeral services were held by Rev. William A. Crawford, at Mt. Carmel, was buried on Sunday in the West Cemetery of this place.
JAMES POSTON
Transcribed by Rosemary Reeves - Contributed by Ella Tittsworth
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - [Pike Co. Democrat, Thurs 5 Apr 1877]
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - [Pike Co. Democrat, Pittsfield, IL, Thurs 3 May 1877]
CHARLES POSTON
- of Summer Hill, Pike County, Follows His Son To The Grave,
Both Dying Within a Few Hours--The Mother and Remaining Son Both Bedfast
Summer Hill, Ill.; March 6 -- A remarkably sad incident occurred in our village Sunday. James Posten, a resident, 80 years of age, has been ill for some time of rheumatism and became seriously ill about a week ago. Will, the younger son of the family, was also taken very sick with grip about the same time and in a short time the mother was stricken with pneumonia.
Charles, the only remaining one of the family did what he could for the suffering ones until he too became ill. It is thought his illness was due to worry and anxiety over the illness of his parents. On Sunday, shortly after noon, Charles quietly passed away, being nearly 50 years of age. Undertaker C. Lowery was called to care for the remains and had scarcely completed his work when the father, too, passed away.
Thus, the father and son lie side by side, cold in death, while in another room the mother lies at the point of death and Will, the only remaining child, lies very ill of the grip, yet it is thought he may recover.
The family are highly esteemed by our people, having been residents of this place for more than 50 years.
Another sad feature is that not a near relative was permitted to attend the burial of father and son which took place at the Prairie Mound Cemetery at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A short service was held at the cemetery where the two were laid in the same grave side by side. The unusual affection and reverance of the two boys for their parents has always been noticed and commented upon.
Contributed by Kathy Robinson - The Quincy Daily Journal - March 6, 1900
