O B I T U A R I E S For Whiteside County Illinois
CAROLE (TOMLINSON) DALTON
, 21, Ripon, Wis., a former resident of Morrison who had just moved to Wisconsin seven weeks ago, was killed Friday morning in a traffic accident near Montello, Wis. Mrs. Dalton was riding in the back seat of a car driven by her husband, seated with a sister, Mrs. Gordon Millerschone, 19, Morrison, and the latter's 2 1/2 year old daughter, Kristine. In the front seat of the vehicle with Thomas Dalton was his son Jeffrey, 18 months. The vehicle collided with another driven by D. J. Matt, Stevens Point, Wis., at a rural intersection. Mr. Dalton was thrown from the car with the Millerschone youngster. He is reported in satisfactory condition in a Portage, Wis., hospital with his son, while the Millerschone child is in critical condition in University Hospital, Madison, Wis., with a brain concussion, internal injuries and a crushed leg. Mrs. Millerschone was taken to the hospital and later released with minor injuries. Matt also escaped serious injury.
Mrs. Thomas (Carole) Dalton was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tomlinson, owners of a funeral home in Morrison. She was born March 8, 1945. On Oct. 27, 1962, she married Thomas Dalton, having moved to Ripon, Wis., only seven weeks ago. Besides her parents, husband, son, and sister involved in the accident with her, she is survived by another sister, Nancy, at home, and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tomlinson.
Services have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday in the Ebenezer Reformed Church, Morrison, to be preceded by a prayer service in the Tomlinson Funeral Home. Friends may visit the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m
LORETTA CECILIA DAWSON
passed away at 10 a.m. this Sataurday in Community General Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past eight weeks.
Funeral arrangements are being made at the Schmitt Funeral Home in Tampico.
Mrs. Dawson was born Feb. 1, 1888 in Harmon, RR 2. she had made her home for the past 20 years with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dawson in Deer Grove.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Katherine Brandenburg of Harmon and five sons, Eugene L. Dawson of Dixon, Edmond J. Dawson of Freeport, Leo W Dawson of Deer Grove, Elwin J. Dawson of East Moline and S/Sgt. Harold J. Dawson, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. She also leaves 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren and two brothers and three sisters, Joe and George Foley of Sterling, Mrs. Vera Adams of Tampico, Mrs. Ruth Schauff of Deer Grove and Mrs. Eva Egan of Mount Morris. Her husband and parents preceded her in death.
A.M. DEYO
- About nine o'clock this morning, the community was shocked and startled at the announcement that Mr. A. M. Deyo had died. It had been known for several days that he was not in good health, but that he was in a critical condition, was not thought by any one except his parents and the attending physician. The deceased had been ill but a short time, and although confined to the house, was not compelled to remain in bed until yesterday. He was the only son of Mr. James R. Deyo, a well known business man of this city and at the time of his death was about twenty-three years of age. The deceased was a young man of excellent character, of good business ability, and industrious, and had been in the employ of Messrs. J. R. Bell & Son, of this city for a long time. His sudden and unexpected death has caused a feeling of sadness to his many friends. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and the funeral services will be according to the rites of that order. The services will be held at the residence of the parents on Sunday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. A. A. Joss, rector of Grace Episcopal church, officiating.
MARY (LEE) DEYOE
- The death of Mrs. George Deyoe occurred Sunday morning about 10:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Emma Deyoe. The funeral will be held at house Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment will be in the Rock Falls I.O.O.F. cemetery. Rev. John Boyd Johnston, pastor of the Congregational church, will officiate. Mary Lee was born in Newark, New Jersey, about seventy-four years ago. When young she came west with her family to DeKalb county, Illinois, where she lived near Sycamore, for many years. She married George O. Deyoe in 1866 at her home, going shortly afterward to Polo, where they lived a couple years. They went from Polo to Sterling in 1868, and after two or three years in that city they moved to Rock Falls, which was then in its infancy. They bought a lot on East Third street and erected a house and lived there up to the time of Mr. Deyoe's death, which occurred nine years ago, February 2, 1906. Mrs. Deyoe has lived in her home most of the time since her husband's death.
About three years ago she was stricken with paralysis. She never fully recovered from its effects and later received another stroke, leaving her quite weak most of the time. She has been out but very little since. She was first stricken at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lyman Allison, in Chicago, whom she was visiting. Sunday morning Mrs.Deyoe got up feeling as usual and sat down to breakfast with the family, when she was taken with apoplexy. A doctor was summoned and she revived from it. About 10 o'clock she was taken with another stroke and died inside of a half hour. She partially recovered consciousness, but indicated that she had no pain. Mrs. Deyoe had a great many friends. She was a woman well liked by all who knew her and she leaves a great many friends to mourn her loss. She leaves the following immediate relatives: Her daughter, Mrs. Lyman Allison, of Chicago, and the following brothers: Bert and Frank of Lynn, Clayton of Iowa, Charles of Chicago, and Harry of Fulton, besides many other relatives. Her daughter and husband had been visiting her for several weeks, and Mr. Allison had returned home the week before and had returned Saturday night to take his wife home this morning.
SANFORD DEYO
- was born February 24, 1828, in the state of New Jersey and died Monday, January 7, 1907, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Sargent near Milledgeville. Mr. Deyo was one of the early settlers of Jordan township, Whiteside county, Illinois, and had he lived until the 24th of next month he would have been eighty years old. He was married to Barbara Warner and to this union were born eight children, three of whom are deceased. The surviving sons and daughters are Jacob Deyo, Mrs. John Smith, Miss Jennie Deyo, Mrs. Fred Sargent and Mrs. William Cain. The family all reside in the vicinity of Polo and MIlledgeville. Since the death of his wife which occurred about fourteen years ago, Mr. Deyo has made his home with his children. The deceased is survived by two brothers and one sister. The brothers are Hiram Deyo of Prophetstown and Moses of Sanfordville and the sister is Mrs. Ellen Wolfe of Deep River, Iowa. The funeral services were conducted from the East Jordan church on Wednesday forenoon. Interment was made in the cemetery near the church beside his wife and children who had gone on before.
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