Monroe County Indiana Obituaries

"S" Surnames

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SCALES

John Scales, 73, retired farmer and timber buyer, died at 10:55 p.m. Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rose Baxter, ten miles southeast of Bloomington.  Death was caused by dropsy.  Mr. Scales is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rose Baxter, and Mrs. Lillie Holler of Martinsville; four sons, Thomas, William, Fred and Shirley Scales of Monroe county.  He was a member of the Hindustan Church, where the funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev. Orly Bailes, with burial in the Hindustan cemetery. – Bloomington Evening World, 25 November 1929, Page 1, Column 3

SHOEMAKER

The remains of Mrs. David Shoemaker arrived Tuesday morning from Indianapolis and were buried the same day at the Chambers graveyard.  Deceased was the daughter of Mrs. Belle Chambers and was 25 years of age and leaves a husband and two small children. – Bloomington Telephone, 01 April 1902

SMITH

A school teacher, Miss Amanda Smith, aged 22 years, living five miles south of Bloomington, committed suicide by hanging herself in the barn of her brother-in-law, Robert Hash on Sunday the 2d instant. - Newspaper: New Albany Daily Ledger Standard, 11 February 1873, Page 004, Column 003

Eliza A., the wife of Dr. Abraham Smith, died on Monday night last of cholera merbus – Unknown Bloomington newspaper, 10 September 1881

STEVENS

Esther N. Stevens, 91, of Bloomington, died at the Residence at McCormick's Creek Tuesday morning.  Born in Clay County on May 10, 1913, she was the daughter of the late James Harvey and Lily (Reed) Lines.  She is survived by three daughters, Jean and Wayne Weaver of Gosport, IN., Wanda and Don Stevens of Okeechobee, Florida, Brenda and Dan Hogan of Marina, California; also 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Stevens; 4 brothers, Alonzo Lines, Henry Lines, Frank Lines and Carl Lines; 9 sisters, Lula Brown, Lena Hillis, Pearl McIntyre, Maude Dalton, Edith Mandenhall, Ruby Conrad, Blanch Jones, Ruth Haupt and Mildred Copeland.  Funeral services will be at Day Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Friday.  Burial will follow at Bethel Lane Cemetery.  Friends may call at Day Funeral Home Thursday 6-8 p.m.  Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Gosport Baptist Church in her memory. – unknown source

STIPP

(From Tuesday’s Daily) George Stipp one of the oldest and best know citizens of Monroe county died today shortly after noon.  Mr. Stipp’s last illness was of a week’s duration and death resulted from gastritis.  He had been in failing health for some time because of advanced age.  He passed his 77th birthday last Saturday.  Mr. Stipp was one of the most successful of Monroe county farmers and owned a fine farm near Clear Creek station.  He was a leader in the community, of the highest honor and respected by everyone who knew him.  Four living children survive – Mrs. Lowder, Bloomington: Mrs. E. W. Johnston, south of town; Newton Stipp, Lawrence county, and Edward Stipp, in California.  George Stipp was a member of the Methodist church at Harrodsburg. -  Bloomington Telephone, 22 Nov 1901, page 001

STIVERS

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stivers, two miles north of the city, died yesterday and the interment took place at two o'clock this afternoon at the Payne Cemetery. The service was conducted by the Rev. William Telfer. - Bloomington Evening World, 21 June 1910.

STOUTE

The remains of Mrs. Stoute, age 63, a former resident of this city who died Monday at Indianapolis, was interred Wednesday at Mt. Bethel. Funeral services were in charge of J. C. Campbell.  William, Gordon and Zip Davies of this city are brothers. Mrs. Stoute leaves 5 children. – Bloomington Telephone, 29 March 1912, Page 004

STRANGE

The death of Mrs. James Strange at the city hospital yesterday calls to mind one of the greatest tragedies ever to occur in this county and in which she was one of the principals. Mrs. Strange who was then Miss Arie B. Wright, brained Doll Judah with an ax after he had shot and killed her father.  The tragedy occurred at the Wright home in Salt Creek Township, 11 miles east of this city, about 13 years ago one summer night. Judah, who was a son-in-law of Wright and divorced from his wife, had become intoxicated in Bloomington and started for the Salt Creek neighborhood with evidently sinister motives. In front of the Wright home he called out his father-in-law and shot him dead in cold blood with a revolver. Rushing from the house, the unmarried daughter became herself an intended victim of her sister's husband, but turned the tables by a resolute swing of a handy ax which took his life with one fell blow.  She promptly gave herself up to the officers and was tried but acquitted, and was much lauded for her deed. She afterwards married James Strange and has since lived near Victor in the south part of the county. She has been at the city hospital since Monday when an operation was performed from the shock of which she died yesterday. The funeral was Friday at 2:30 at South Union in charge of Rev. George Rader. Mrs. Strange was a woman about 40 years old. – Bloomington Daily Telephone, 03 July 1908

STUMP

Funeral of Mrs. Minerva Stump: Mrs. Minerva Stump was born in Monroe county, Indiana, Feb. 28th, 1828 and died at the home of her son-in-law, James Goodwin, near Howard, Kansas, Oct. 21st 1903,  aged 75 years, 7 months and 22 days.  Her husband and two sons and daughter were present at the funeral.  The writer did not learn further particulars of their family history.  Mrs. Stump united with the Christian Church in the year 1845.  She lived a life of true devotion as a faithful Christian, wife and mother.   She suffered for a few weeks, but passed away peacefully.  The funeral service took place Thursday morning, conducted by Elder N. Hill of Elk Falls.  Burial took place in Moline cemetery.  There was a large gathering of friends at the funeral and quite a number accompanied the remains to their last earthly resting place. (Poem omitted) - Submitted by L. Morgan Published in Elk County Citizen, KS, October 28, 1903