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Wayne County Press, October 2, 1879,
Susan Jane Dickey, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Dickey died in her home in Fairfield of Typhoid fever Friday Sept. 26, in the eighteenth year of age. Funeral services were held at the Arrington Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. K. G. Hay and the body buried in the cemetery adjoining. Susan was the oldest daughter, a girl much loved by the family………sad affliction to her parents and brothers and sisters page 89 Gleanings 1876 - 79 Bland. Tree Link
Oct. 13, 1881, Wayne Co. Press,
Geo. Dickey, an old resident of Wayne County died at Wayne City on Sunday last in his 72 year.
Wayne county Press
February 11, 1892
Mrs. Mary R. Dickey, wife of W. N. Dickey departed this life Jan 15, 1892 The deceased was born Ogelthorp Co., Georgia, Feb. 15, 1836. Was the mother of ten children, two of whom died in infancy and a third at 18 years of age. Seven survive, viz. Thomas, Annie, John, Martha, Ida, Robert and Edward, together with the beloved companion, to whom she married March 10 1859……..Much More according to Betty Beeson page 74, Wayne County Death Notices & Obituaries 1891 – 1895
September 26, 1895
Anna Eliza VERNON DICKEY was born Feb. 12, 1830 was married to T. W. DICKEY Aug 9, 1849, died Sept. 17, 1895, aged 65 years 7 months and 5 days. Professed faith in Christ in her 17th or 18th year and united the Baptist at Old Lookout Church Walker County Georgia. (p. 136 Wayne County Il. Death Notices and Obituaries 1891-1895) by Betty Ann Butler Beeson
Wayne County Record
Thursday, April 1, 1926
A Splendid Man Gone
On Saturday, March 27, Rev. J. T. Dickey (Joshua Taylor Dickey) of Arrington Township, died at his home-----Funeral services were held at the Dickeyville church ---burial was in the cemetery nearby.
Elder J. T. Dickey, son of Elder T. W. and Eliza Dickey was born in Walker County, Georgia, January 2, 1853; departed this life March 27, 1926, aged 73 years 2 months and 25 days. He came to Wayne county, Illinois with his parents in 1864…..He spent some time at Ewing College. Afterwards he taught in the public schools for a few years. He was married to Mary Evaline REED December 24, 1874 and to this union were born 13 children, three having preceded him to a better land, Laura, Charles and Curtis. All the rest with their mother still survive, namely: Cora Talbert, of Fairfield, E. W. Dickey of Puyallup, Washington; Anna Lowe of Sims; Myra Davis Mill Shoals; Addie Withrow of Sims; Eva Weaver of Johnsonville; John V. of Sims; Agnes Pittman of Rinard; Reed of Sims; Lois Hedges of Fairfield. All these include seven son-in-laws, five daughter-in-laws, fifty-one grandchildren and a great grandchild, one brother J. V. of Hubbard, Oregon; two sister Lucinda B. Robbins of Sims and Mary Richards of Carbondale, Ill. Are left to mourn his departure…At the age of 15 he made a profession of faith and was baptized into the Baptist Church by Elder Cal. Allen ……..He was ordained to the ministry November 24, 1894. He pastured the following churches; his home church of Arrington Prairie, Union Star, Keenes, Keenville, Samara, New Massalin, Mt. Zion and others.
(p. 15 Wayne County Illinois Newspaper Obituaries 1926) by Betty Ann Butler Beeson
January 1943
Mary Evaline Reed Dickey, daughter of Jacob M. Reed and Maria Wilson Reed, was born near Barnhill, April 17, 1855. She departed this life, January 19, 1943, at the age of 87 years, nine months and two days. Her father, Jacob M. Reed, went to the California Gold Rush in 1857. His wife, who remained at home with the three children, passed away about a year after his leaving. At the age of five, Mary Evaline was taken into the home of her uncle, John M. Reed, and lived there until her marriage. Her father’s death occurred before the appointed date of his return for his children. Mary Evaline was united in marriage with Joshua Taylor Dickey, December 24, 1874. Unto this union thirteen children were born; one daughter, Laura, died in infancy . Twelve children lived to maturity. They are as follows; Mrs. Cora Talbert, Fairfield; Edward W. Dickey, Puyallup, Washington; Mrs. Anna M. Lowe, Sims; Joshua Curtis Dickey who passed away in 1921; Mrs. Myra Davis, Sims; Mrs. Addie Withrow, Sims; Charlie Dickey who passed away in 1919; Mrs. Eva Weaver, Johnsonville; John V. Dickey, Sims; Mrs. Agnes Pittman, Rinard; Reed Dickey, Sims; and Mrs. Lois Hedges, Beecher City. Besides her ten living children, there are 56 living grandchildren, 64 living great grandchildren, numerous relatives and friends who mourn her departure. The following grandchildren are unable to be present; Maurice Talbert, Mt. Vernon; Hobart Weaver, Akron, Ohio; Dwight Weaver, England; Elmo Dickey, Los Angeles; Vera Hutchison, Los Angeles; Leland Dickey, Camp Campbell, Ky.; Ferne Hudspeth, Chicago; Orma Talbert, Huntley; Alverta Garris, Washington, North Carolina; Warren Dickey, Hondo, Texas; Katie Pence, Carl Dickey, and Clara Grimes, Puyallup, Washington; Carlyn Pittman, Rinard; Una Gregory, Rochell, Wisconsin; Irma Imel, Alton; Sylvia Richardson, Wayne City; Beatrice Parker, Fairfield; and Nora Richards, Chicago. At nineteen, she was united with the Arrington Prairie Missionary Baptist Church and has remained a faithful member until her death. Her husband, Joshua Taylor Dickey, a Missionary Baptist minister, departed this life in 1926. She has remained in the family home since his passing. She was an affectionate wife, a loving mother, a kind friend and neighbor to all, a loyal Christian and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Funeral services were conducted from the Dickeyville church Thursday morning at ten o’clock, with Rev. Harold Mayberry officiating. Interment was in the Dickeyville cemetery.
Times_Leader August 28, 1947
Born July 15, 1884, Wayne Co., Il. Died August 19, 1947 in a hospital in Evansville, Indiana; his farther at 4 years of age came with his parents from Tennessee by ox cart and settled in Frog Island community. Married Ruth Powell April 24, 1918. Leaves wife; 3 children Herbert, Alberta, & Carroll Draper; sister Mrs. Fleeta Templeman of Frog Island community, Brothers William B., Clarence E., of Frog Island community, E. F. of Mcleansboro, Bert E. Draper of whereabouts unknown; Aunts, Mrs. Louvin Draper & Ida Crouch. Interred Olive Branch Cemetery, Wayne county Illinois. He was a teacher, farmer, trader, church worker and politician.
Next of Kin page 625 1947-62
BASEBALL INJURY BRINGS DEATH
TO
WAYNE COUNTY BOY 1956
A sandlot baseball game resulted in death Monday for 8 1/2 year old Terry Dickey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Dickey, near Sims. Terry was at bat in a game with some friends at the farm home of Albert Thomason when a pitched ball struck him behind the left ear. This was about 2:30 p.m. "Terry cried a little then went back to playing ball for about 30 minutes longer." Mr. Thomason told the Coroner Bob Johnson. When the game broke up, Terry walked a quarter of a mile home, told his mother he had been hit and lay down to sleep. His mother tried to rouse him later and found him unconscious. Mr. and Mrs. Dickey took the child to Fairfield Memorial Hospital about 6:30. At 11:00 p.m Terry died. An autopsy showed death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services for Terry Dickey were Wednesday at 2p.m. in Pin Oak Church with Rev. Dale Wolf officiating and Richardson Funeral Home in charge. Terry was born October 6, 1946 in Wayne County and was a pupil at Berry Community School north of Sims. Survivors besides his parents are two brothers, Ronnie Lee, 11, and Jerry Reed 2; a sister, Janice Ann, 7; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Dickey of Bluford and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bratcher, of Wayne City, and Mrs. Laura Dalton of Bluford.
Odin-Beulah A. Drake, 87, of 300 Green St, Odin, and formerly of Orchardville and Centralia, died at 6:39 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, 1993, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia.
She was born June 2, 1906, in Wayne County, daughter of Issiah J and Laura A (Mills) Dalton. She married Russell B. Drake Nov. 13, 1933, in Benton and he preceded her in death in 1974.
She is survived by a daughter, Sue Geibe of Centralia: a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
Mrs. Drake retired in 1971 after 36 years as postmaster of Orchardville. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Orchardville and Postal Employees Association.
Following cremation memorial graveside services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Orchardville, with the Rev. Oland Henson officiating.
There will be no visitation. Garnier & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Cancer Fund and will be received at the funeral home.
JERRY REED DICKEY, 42, DIES
WAS GENERAL TIRE EMPLOYEE
Jerry Reed Dickey, 42, of Wayne City, died 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 1996, southwest of the community, of a gunshot
wound. He was a quality assurance lab technician at General Tire in Mt. Vernon. Funeral rites were conducted Monday afternoon (today) from the Wayne City Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Steed officiating. Burial was in the Thomason Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County Oct. 20, 1953, the son of Leland P. and
Wilma WINDLAND Dickey. He was a member of the Wayne City Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother and one brother. (Terry)
Surviving are his father, Leland Dickey, of Wayne city; two sons, Justin Reed
Dickey and Aaron Dean Dickey, at home in Wayne City; his grandmother, Edith
Windland, of Fairfield; his ex-wife Geraldine (HIEFNER) Dickey of Mt. Vernon; a
brother Ronnie L. Dickey of Kinmundy; and three sisters, Mrs. Gerald (Janice)
Hutchcraft, of Fairfield; Mrs. Randy (Teresa) Rich of Wayne City; and Mrs. Bart
(Angie) Greenwalt of Woodlawn.
85 year old Wayne City resident, Miriam J. Draper, died at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21st 2005 at the Enfield Health Care.
Surviving are 2 brothers, Dean of Wayne City and Bill of Bonita Springs, Florida; a sister, Ann Theofanopoulos of Fairfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Miriam J. Draper will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23rd at the Olive Branch Church. Burial in Olive Branch Cemetery.
Visitation from 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23rd until the time of service at the Olive Branch Church in Wayne City.
Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City is in charge of the arrangements.
LIBERTY DIXON, 79, DIES (unknown paper sent to me by Sharon Pilkington).
"A man who is a rather familiar figure on main street in Fairfield, Liberty Dixon, 79, was found dead at his home at 508 laurel Street at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Rev. Berlin Scarbrough stopped by the Dixon home to take the elderly man to church, but he did not answer the door. Police were called and broke down the door, they found Mr. Dixon lying on the living room floor, dead.
FROM NATURAL CAUSES
Coroner Bob Johnson said examinations indicated death resulted from natural causes some hours earlier. Mr. Dixon lived alone. Rather late in life on June 4, 1966 he was married to Fern Close. She died in 1972. Mr. Dixon was born in Wayne County, March 30, 1902, the son of John and Mary DAVIS Dixon. He spent much of his life as a --------Laborer.
Rites Tuesday
Funeral services will be held at Johnson's Funeral Home, at 2? p.m. Tuesday with rev. Berlin Scarbrough in charge. Burial will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Monday (tonight)
The only known survivors are three cousins, Mrs. Mobart Gray. and Larry Davis, of Fairfield and Mrs. Russell Talbert of Wayne City.".
Wayne County, Illinois
1884 Biographical Sketches
W. H. (N) DICKEY. Constable, Fairfield. was born August 27, 1837, in Bledsoe County, Tenn. His father, who was of Scotch ancestry, was born in North Carolina in 1814. His grandfather was the first representative of the family in the United States, and was killed by Indians, in the time of the Revolution. He left three sons, one of whom settled in Pennsylvania, and the other two in North Carolina. Moses Dickey, on of the latter, reared a large family in North Carolina, his fourth child, David Dickey, being the father of W. H. Dickey, whose name heads these lines. His mother, who is now living in this county, was born in 1816, in North Carolina, married to David Dickey, in Tennessee, and is the daughter of Silas Page, who died in the war of 1812. Soon after the birth of William H., their first child, they removed to Georgia, where they remained until 1865, when they removed to Wayne County, Ill. This removal was rendered necessary on the account of the part taken by the family in the late war. Here David Dickey died in 1863, left his Southern home, came North, and joined the Union army, and was at once detailed to the secret service, for which he was especially qualified. He was discharged at Chattanooga, Tenn., in April, 1865. For ten years he followed farming in Arrington Township, but in 1875, having been appointed Deputy Sheriff, he removed to Fairfield. Since the expiration of his form as Deputy Sheriff he has hold the office of Constable. He was married in Walker County, Ga., March 10, 1859 to Mary Phillips, daughter of John and Martha Phillips. She was born February 12., 1836, in Georgia. They have seven children, viz.: Thomas B., Sarah Jane who is deceased, Mary Ann, John D., L. T., Dickey, Martha E., Ida C., William R. N., and Harry Edward Dickey.
OBITUARY
Transcribed by Michael J. Von Gebel
Wayne County Record
October 5, 1916
Obituary
son of David and Nancy Page Dickey was born in Bledsoe County, Tenn. August 27th, 1837. When a small child his parents moved to Georgia where they remained until the year 1865 when they came to Wayne County, Illinois. In 1863 Mr. Dickey came north and joined the Union Army, and at once detailed to the secret service, for which he was especially qualified. He was discharged at Chattanooga, Tenn., in April, 1865. For ten years he followed farming in Arrington Township, but in 1875 having been appointed deputy sheriff he removed to Fairfield, which city continued to be his home until his death, which occurred at his home on Sunday, September 24th, 1916 at 12:30 p.m. Mr. Dickey served as sheriff four years 1894-1898. Mr. Dickey was married in Walker County, Georgia on March 10th 1859 to Miss Mary Phillips. To this union were born ten children, four of whom preceded the father to the heavenly home; those remaining are as follows: Thomas B. of Arrington township. Mrs. Annie Goodman, John d., and Harry Edward of Fairfield, Mrs. E. E. Allen of Flora, and Mrs. H. A. Valentine of Terre Haute, Indiana. Mr. Dickey was again married on January 24th 1897 to Mrs. Jennie Johnsten of Roodhouse, Illinois, who with the above mentioned children survive to mourn the death of their devoted husband and father; besides these Mr. Dickey has six living sisters, who are Mrs. H. B. Massey, of East St. Louis, Mrs. Elias Tucker and Mrs. Louis Tucker of Arrington Prairie, Mrs. J. M. Reynolds of Redfield, Arkansas and Mrs. John Haile of Toronto, Ill; the first five who were in attendance at the funeral services. Mr. Dickey was a charter member of the first lodge of I.O.O.F. in Fairfield and also a charter member of the present lodge of that order, being the last charter member to pass away. A brief funeral was held at the residence at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday September 26th, conducted by Rev. W. Crume, pastor of the Baptist Church. After the service the body was removed to the Dickeyville church where he was converted and baptized by the Rev. Calvin Allen Jan., 1867 where the funeral sermon was preached by Revs. W. R. Crume, L. Tucker, and Wm. MAyberry. A goodly number of Oddfellows attended in a body and the beautiful and impressive funeral service of that order was used. The interment was by the side of his wife in the ideal cemetery of Dickeyville church.
Wayne
Co, IL / Mrs. Mary "Mollie" (Jones) Dickey spouse
of Reed Dickey
Wayne County Press
Thursday, 16 Jan 1992 pg. two
Mrs. Mary (Mollie) Dickey Dies; Was 96; Rites
Held Mrs. Mary Melinda "Mollie" Dickey, 96, of Rt 2, Bluford died at
10:15 a.m.
Monday, Jan 13, 1992, at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon. A
homemaker, Mrs. Dickey was the
mother of Delmar J. Dickey of Fairfield and Leland Paul Dickey of Sims.
Rites Conducted
Funeral rites were conducted Thursday morning (today) from the Arrington
Prairie Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Rudolph Schlag and Rev. Don Rector
officiating. Burial was in Dickeyville Cemetery. The Hughey Funeral Home
handled arrangements. She was born in Wayne County Oct 2, 1895, the daughter of
Logan Paul and
Laura (Mills) Jones.
On April 30, 1916, in Sims, she was married to Reed Dickey , who preceded her
in death April 8, 974. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by
her parents, two infant daughters, two infant sons, four brothers and one
sister. Mrs. Dickey was a member of the Keenes Missionary Baptist Church.
The Survivors
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Verna R.) Catron, Mrs. Myra Ilene
Catron and Mrs. Keith (Mary Helen) Ellis, all of
Mt. Vernon; five sons, Delmar J. Dickey, Fairfield; Leland Paul Dickey, Sims;
Donald West Dickey, Bluford; Logan Chester Dickey,
Tremont; and Dale D. Dickey, Bluford; one sister, Beulah Drake, Odin; 18
grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
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[Orda Evert Dalton 10/5/1889-9/4/1923]
Ordie Dalton of Wayne City was instantly killed Tuesday afternoon at the steel plant of the Mt. Vernon car shop. A string of cars were backed in on him and another man, Walter Smith, crushing them between the cars. Dalton has a wife and four children. He was boarding at the home of I.J. Dalton, a relative [his father]. Newspaper clipping, not dated
Daughter of James and Martha Forth, was born March 15, 1862, and departed this life to take up her eternal abode in the world of bliss and Glory December 2, 1931. Aged sixty nine years, seven months and eighteen days. She was united in marriage to T. F. Dickey, March 9, 1883. She professed faith in Christ in a meeting held in Arrington Prairie Baptist church in 1884, and united with the Baptist church at Fairfield, in 1888, under the ministry of Elder Rawley Wright, and remaining a member of the Fairfield church until 1907, when she transferred her membership to the Baptist church in Wayne City, under the ministry of Elder L. Tucker, the present pastor, where she remained a faithful, loyal and devoted member until she was called from labor to reward. She leaves to lament her going the devoted husband, a beloved brother and sister, J. M. Forth of Wayne City and sister Mrs. Ollie Thing, of Oklahoma City, Okla. A step-mother Mrs. Laura Forth, and three Half-brothers, Earnie B., Ralph and Kenneth Forth, all residing in California, and one half brother J. Morris Forth, of Denver Col., also a multitude of friends. She was an affectionate companion a lovable neighbor, a highly respected citizen, and an exemplary Christian. She had a mild disposition, a benevolent spirit, her hospitality was fine taking delight in entertaining friends and especially preachers of the Gospel with whom she delighted to talk of Heaven and Divine things. Her life was benediction to many, her going is a victory for God.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere thanks and deep appreciation to all those who so kindly remembered us by their kindly remembered us by their kindly assistance and their tokens of love and sympathy at the death of our dear wife and sister.
T. F. Dickey, Mrs. Ollie Thing, J. M. Forth
Donated by Jerry Lee Williams
December 31, 2007, MT. Vernon Register-News
Carroll Draper
Carroll C. Draper, 84, McLeansboro, passed away at 12:50 p.m. Sunday, Dec.30,
2007, at White Oak Rehabilitation and Health Care in Mt. Vernon. He was born in
Fairfield on Feb. 21, 1923, the son of Curtis O. and Carolyn Ruth (Powell)
Draper. He married Annabelle Abbott on March 21, 1947, in Morganfield, Ky., and she preceded him in death on June 29, 1994. He was a
retired farmer and oilfield rough neck.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro
with the Revs. Robert Abbott and Robert Sefried officiating. Burial will follow
at Brush Harbor Cemetery, McLeansboro. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
Carroll is survived by three daughters, Ruth Ann Mayberry and husband Ronnie of
West Columbia, S.C., Janet Herrin of Norris City and Tammy Chambliss and
husband Tim of Wayne City; two sons, Curtis Draper and wife Nancy of
Albrightsville, Penn. and Amos Draper and wife Carolyn of McLeansboro; 15
grandchildren, Julie Ingle, Jeff Mayberry, Craig Draper, Sarah Draper, Carrie McPeak,
Crissy Draper, Vanessa Spain, Michael Draper, Levi Draper, Larry Wiggins III,
James Wiggins, Kevin Herrin, Autumn Herrin, Clinton
Chambliss and Jake Chambliss; 20 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Herb
Draper of Ash Flat, Ark.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son, Sam Draper; and one sister.
Carroll was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, attended Hopewell Baptist Church in McLeansboro and Opdyke Baptist Church in Opdyke.
Donated by Mary Jackson at flawsjackson@yahoo.com
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Boze
(Carrie’s baby picture below)
After weeks of suffering Mrs. Burt Duckworth passed away at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Boze, at about 5 o'clock, A. M. on last
Thursday morning. While the worst has been feared for some time, the eternal hope
that springs up in human hearts kept alive the thought of the possibility of
her recovery. Every thing that loving- hearts and kindly ministering could do
to relieve the suffering was done. With flickering hopes that came and went as
the patient's condition changed, the physicians, the near ones and the friends
kept up the fight against the dread monster, but all to no purpose, and the end
finally came, relieving the dear one from the suffering and pain which has been
her portion for such a long time. Mrs. Duckworth was born and reared in this
city, and had friends by the score in every walk of life. Her bright, cheery
and kindly manner had endeared her to all with whom she came in close contact,
and the fact that Carrie Boze-Duckworth has gone, will leave this
community a more dreary place in which to live. In every niche in life she played
her part to the full, having been a dutiful and kindly daughter, an attentive
and affectionate wife, a loving sister, a loyal friend and a devoted worker in
the church of her choice, and the memory of her pleasing voice will long remain
with those who were so long used to hearing it in the choir of her church. After
a brave struggle for life, covering weeks, she went to join the little one for
whom she gave her life in vain.
The funeral service was held at the Christian Church on Sunday afternoon, and, in spite of the inclemency of the weather, a vast throng was present to pay their last tribute of love and respect, for the deceased, and to show their sympathy for the bereaved ones. The services was in charge of the pastor. Rev. L. F. Sargent, assisted by Rev. C- E. Morgan, who read the lesson, and Rev. B. S. Kello, who made the opening prayer. Music was rendered by the choir, a duet by Miss Corine Jessop and Mrs. Nell Sprague and a solo by Miss Jessop. Rev. Sargent's remarks were devoted to pointing out the consolation which might come to the bereaved, and were very appropriate and consoling. The floral display was one of the largest ever seen in this city, showing the appreciation in which the deceased was held in the community, and displaying', at the same time, the appreciation of the public toward the members of the family for the many kindnesses shown by them in times of trouble. The members of the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodges were present in a body, and after the services one of the largest funeral processions ever passing through the city, followed the remains to tlie last resting' place in Slocumb cemetery. Among those present from. a distance were, Mrs. David Tipton and daughter, Miss Letha, of La Porte, Tnd-, Mrs. D. C. Day, of Little York, II, C. B. Rice and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rice, of St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Emil Camp, of East- St Louis, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Foster, Miss Luella Rice and Rev. and Mrs. B. S. Kello, of Enneld, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kello, and two sons. of Cisne, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.. Reinhard, of Mt. Carmel, Mrs. F. A. Smith, of Howell, Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. Dalty Mason, of Albion. The following is tlie obituary read by Rev. I.,. F. Sargent, at the funeral services:
Carrie May Boze, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Roze, was born in Fairfied. on the 6th day of March, 1893 and departed this life on the 14th day of April. 1921, at about the hour of 5 o'clock A. M., aged 28 years 1 month and 8 days. She was married on the 4th day of April, 1920, to -.fr. Bart Duckworth, and during- the short married life developed the characteristics indicating the true devoted wife. She united with the Christian Church of this city when a young girl and all through her lifetime lived faithfully and loyally for her Church and her God. For many years, ever since her girlhood, she filled her place in the choir of her church and the pleasing tones of her clear voice will be sadly missed there. Her long, lingering illness, with all of its accompanying- pain and suffering, only the more clearly brought out the patience and gentleness of character with which she was endowed, and the brave struggle she made for life clearly demonstrated her great courage.
The deceased had lived all of her lifetime here, and is probably as well known as any person of her age in the city. She possessed the happy faculty of being able to remember everyone she met, and at no time would she fail to pleasantly speak to all with whom she came in contact. In her school life she formed friendships with all those associated with her, and she valued and retained those friends until the last. To meet her was a pleasure, for it was her way to greet her friends and acquaintances with a smile, and, if the
opportunity offered, to say some pleasant word. A marked characteristic of her life was that she was not known to say an unkind tiling of anyone. and while she never put it in words, yet her motto seemed to he to say nothing of anyone, unless it was something kind. She leaves behind her a devoted husband, a very tender and loving, father and mother, a loving brother and sister and an unnumbered host of friends.
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