Joseph B. Creighton, after an illness of some months, the past several weeks of which he had remained unconscious, passed away last Thursday, June 14th, at his home on North First street.

Mr. Creighton spent a large part of his adult life in Jasper township on a farm.  He has raised a large family of children, who live to revere his memory.  Last year, April 4th, he and his wife celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a home-coming of the relatives and the recognition of many old time friends and neighbors.

The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Church of Christ.  Elder Deiterick, of Shelbyville, conducted the service.  The burial was in Maple Hill cemetery.
 
 

He was united in marriage April 4th, 1867, to Pernettie Ann Foster in Parke county, Indiana, by Elder Ezekiel Wright.  Soon after their marriage they moved to White county, Illinois, the place of his birth.  In 1872 they located in Wayne county where they resided until his death.

To this union were born four sons and four daughters:  James R. Creighton and John M. Creighton of Fairfield, Mrs. Susie Ann Weedon and Mrs.Mary Alice Adamsof Fairfield; Joseph B. Creighton, (Jr.) of Wewoka, Oklahoma; Harvey Jacob Creighton, of Arkansas City, Kansas; Mrs. Sarah M. Shaw, of St. Francisville, Ill, and Mrs. Margaret C. Bond, of Argenta, Ill.

Besides his live-long companion and the sons and daughters he leaves to mourn his departure, thirty-nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, with six grandchildren deceased.  In 1868, he with his wife united with the Church of Christ at old Union, in Putman [sic] county, Indiana.  In later years they were members of the Church of Christ in Fairfield, living true to the church of his faith until the end.