Found William Faffins's Body at the foot of Destrehan St., early yesterday morning (Oct. 27, 1901), Millard Vail and William Stevens found the dead body of William Faffin, a laborer.  The body was under a piece of canvass. Faffin was 46 years old. He had no home. The body was removed to the morgue.
(The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) October 28, 1901. Transcribed by Nancy Mayo)

Catherine (Williams ) Fair-  Died on 13 Feb 1955 in St. Louis, MO.  
Contributed by: See Src 1

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Farrar, Mrs Lizzie, wife of Samuel Farrar, of Lebanon, Mo, died in McRae City, West St Louis, 30 June 1877, in the 27th year of her age.    Her remains were interred in the cemetery at Lebanon, Mo. She professed religion while attending Fairview Seminary... She leaves a bereaved husband. - J W Lewis
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on July 16, 1877.  Transcribed by Barbara Z.)

Obituary of Marlene Hodges Findahl
Eagle Publications, June 16, 2006
Marlene Hodges Findahl
Marlene Hodges Findahl, 74, Ballwin, Mo., formerly of Rushville, died Monday, June 12, 2006 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, Mo.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2006 at the Wood Funeral Home, Rushville, with David Haney officiating.
Burial will be in the Rushville City Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the Wood Funeral Home
Memorials may be made to the Scripps Park Pool or the charity of the donor’s choice.
  
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, June 14, 2006
Marlene Findahl
BALLWIN, Mo. - Marlene Hodges Findahl, 74, of Ballwin, formerly of Rushville, died Monday, June 12, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo.
She was born Sept. 18, 1931, in Schuyler County, the daughter of Dwight and Nina Settles Hodges. She married Earl G. Findahl in 1957 in Macomb.
A son, Kirk Findahl, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Findahl graduated from Rushville High School in 1949. She was a legal secretary for Ernest G. Utter and worked for the Wisconsin state treasurer's office in Madison.
She and her husband co-owned Fleishel Lumber Co. in St. Louis.
Survivors: husband, Earl; three stepdaughters, Marilyn Wolf of Oakland, Calif., and Becky Findahl and Sharon Redington, both of Galesburg; three step grandchildren; two step-great-grandsons; two
sisters, Beth (husband, Jim) Redfern of Galesburg and Susan (husband, Tom) Acker of Rushville; two nephews; and a niece.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Wood Funeral Home, Rushville, David Haney officiating. Interment: Rushville City Cemetery.

Marlene Findahl
Rushville - Marlene Hodges Findahl, 74, of Ballwin, Mo., formerly of Rushville, passed away Monday, June 12, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Wood Funeral Home in Rushville, where visitation will be one hour before. Interment will be in Rushville City Cemetery.
(source: Peoria Journal Star, June 14, 2006)

Dated 5 Dec. 1874 Josephine Fox, a girl 13 years old, died at the residence of her parents, #2628 Gamble Ave., St. Louis, MO. on the evening of the 28th. (Nov.)
[Source: Pioneer Times. Oct. 1987, Vol 11, No 4. Typed by Joanne Scobee Morgan]

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Frantz, Sarah Susan 
In St. Louis, on the 12th inst., Sarah Susan, wife of Franklin Frantz, in the 41st year of her age.  The relatives and friends of the deceased, also, Deborah Franklin Home Communion, No., 6 of Reading; Myrtle Wreath Lodge, Ladies of Pythias, Reading Lodge, no. 333, I. O. of Good Templars of Reading, are respectfully invited, without further notice, to attend her funeralm from the residence of her brother-in-law, William Geiger, 113 North 4th street, on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. 
(Source, Reading Eagle, Reading, Pennsylvania, 14 Jun 1873. Contributed by Vick Hartman)

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FULKERSON - Elizabeth departed this life 29 Sept 1877,  in the triumph of a living faith.    She was born in Adams Co., Ohio., 27 Feb 1811; moved to this place with her husband, F B Fuikerson, Apr 1373, and connected herself to our Church by letter...Mother F leaves a husband and daughter. - J N Breeze
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on October 24, 1877.  Transcribed by Barbara Z.)