Obit
Esther Irene, daughter of L.P. and Mary Decker  b. Apr .6,1890 and d. April 16,1925.  Married Raymond parker. Leave her parents,  two brothers, Albert of Texas and Fred of Ohio. A son Philip Albert Tolberd of here. She died at Paris Ill..  Told who came for funeral.   Maple Hill cemetery.

Obit
Sarah Mildred Wilhote  ,b. May ,21,1849. Married Henry M. Pyle July ,5,1873.  She died at her daughter Mrs. Will Brock. She was a resident of Gilbert Ark. But died here.  She had three children. Oswald, Elizabeth Brock of Cisne and W.M.  of Nevada, Mo. Husband died Jan. 10.1880   Nov .9,1892 married Samuel Anderson. One child. Anna of Springdale, Ark.  Husband died Mar. 1919

Local News
Miss Lucile McCollum write of death of her father Joy E. McCollum who died at Tuscon, Ariz. June. 15. Buried their. Miss  McCollum lives in California.

Obit
Mrs. Hattie Lyons, formerly of here lived at her daughter Mrs. Chester Melrose in Grayville. Died at Anna. Age 93 .  Also another obit July 23 paper.  Hattie was the daughter of John and Mary Riggs. Born Fairmont W.Va. Sept 11,1831 and d. July,  14,1925. Married James Addudell Oct .27,1853.  Four children. All dead. James Addudell d. Sept .1,1861.  1863 move to Hawaii where she married Dr. B.H.L Lyon June. 1.1863.  Two children. Edward died. Hattie  Melrose of Grayville. Also leave one sister, Miss Elva Riggs of Los Angeles. In 1873 left Hawaii and came to Flora.  Maple Hill cemetery.

Obit
George Bland, son of James and Nancy Bland, b. June. 3,1849 and d. July ,11,1925. Married America Poe Feb .17.1870. Ten children. She died Feb. 26,1890. Two sons, William and Haley died young men and one in infancy. He again m. Bithula Crawley May, 20,1904. Two children.  Those left are Casey  and Charles of Chicago, Oscar of New Holland. Elmer, Lacey and Nettie of Fairfield. Minnie Lahman, Mary Long and Myrtle Williams all of Peoria.

Obit
Mt.Carmel::
Dr. James E. Inskeep died. No one from Fairfield so didn’t copy it.. But  in Western Leech news it said he married Elizabeth Harris from Leech township.

Local Nes
Uncle Joseph Benson Creighton died.

Wm. Colbert got word his sister Mrs. W.H.  Baird died July, 4 at Frederick, Okla.

Mary Ellen, daughter of Tyra and Mary Ann Kenshalor b. Mar. 31,1887 Fairfield and d. July, 14,1925.  Married Apr. 24,1910 to Ira Gardner, Two children. Leon died and Lois is age 9. Also leave her mother Mary Ann Kenshalor. Two brothers Benoni and Ralph.

North of Wayne City News
News reach here, Lewis Johnson died in Tenn. Son of Tom Johnson. He leave a wife Hattie Branson of Wayne City. Three small children, a father, one sister Mary Bates of Penn. Remains taken to Salem. Il.

Western Leech News
Vern Bell age 35 died. Union cemetery.

Wayne City News
Warren, 2 weeks old son of C .N. Means died. Thomason cemetery.

Mrs. Etta Fetters- Slocumb, wife of J. E. Slocumb died at Evanston, Ill.  Maple Hill cemetery. Leave husband and one girl Marie Dines of Saskatoon, Canada.

Word received of death of Maxine age 11, daughter of Walter Anderson.

Ulysses Puckett died.  July 13,1925, Hazel ,Ky. two weeks ago. He married Carrie Bestow. Had one girl Martha who died a few years ago. Three sons, Henry, Frank and Joseph all of Akron, Ohio. *** added in on Aug, 6,1925***. Ulysses  son of B.F. and Margery Puckett, b. Aug. 27,1865. His mother and an infant son also died.  2nd .m. 1916 to Mrs. Joey Berry. Also leave one brother Oscar of Texas, and one sister Mrs. Clysta Moore also of Texas. It named the half sisters and half brothers.

Timothy, son of Phineas and Emmeline Whitacre, b. Jan 15,1859 Wayne co. and died July, 7,1925, at Los Angeles.  Feb. 26,1880 married Kate Thomas who have died. Five girls. Three survive. Blanche Leonard of Calif. Choloe Lowry of Ariz. And Mrs. Hope Hoffman of St. Louis. In 1917 he married Josephine Chapwell. Also leave one brother Curtis Whitacre.

Obit
Sarah Loretta, daughter of Benjamin and Ellen Finn. Richland co. Mar .3,1853 and d. July ,24,1925 at  Mill Shoals.  May 27,1875 she married James Samford. Seven chidren. Charles of Paris, Martin of Kansas, Alfred of Barnhill, Rosa  Headley of Sidell, Ill. Minnie Gray of Vicksburg, Miss, Walter of St. Louis .     Mary Jane Staine alone with the husband have died  Married to John Newby Nov. 10.1904

Obit
Vern, son of Solomon and Permeila Bell ,b. Feb .8,1889 Wayne co. and d. July 20,1925. Married Mabel Harris Dec. 25,1907. Five children. Rachel, Margaret, La Vern, Dale and James. Union cemetery.

Obit
George Logan Allen, d. July, 14,1925 at Wabash co. Born Mar. 16,1868 LaFayette, Ind. Married Gussya E. Vanzant; Sept. 20,1921 Mt. Vernon. Leave wife, Children by a former marriage, Frank of Onarga, S.A. of Mt .Zion, Jennie Parrents of Fairfield, W.O. of Wayne City, Barney and T.P. of Decatur. Also brother Jerry of Wayne City and sisters, Mrs. Chas. Rawls, Mrs. Wm. Newman, Mrs. Wilson Thomason and Mrs. Robert Close all of Wayne City and Mrs. Wm. Hargrave of Weatherford, Okla.  Olive branch cemetery.

Word came to Mrs. Ross George of death at Marriett, Ohio of Lucy Hay Putman, wife of Benjamin Putman. She leave husband, 2 sons, George and Ben and a girl Pauline.

Ellery News
Mrs. Elizabeth Wood died July ,26. Albion cemetery..

Obit
Abner Overfield born Aug .1,1846 and d. July ,30,1925. Married Susan Phills Oct. 7,1863. Nine children. Five died. Susan died Jan .23,1890. 2nd .m. to Maggie Thomas Mar .21,1897. Grace a daughter  died Oct .12,1898. Another girl Rachel Veech died May ,13,1911. Leave Effie Johnson of Princeton, Ind. Charles of Decatur, Warner of Veedersburg, Ind. Mrs. Marco Wallace; Mrs. Earnest Prowd  of   Fairfield and Hayward Thomas of Springerton. Buried at Springerton.

Allen town received word from Anna that his dad Elson Towns died. Would been 89 Oct. 3. Leave his wife, Martha Mitchell Towns, a daughter  Miss Lylion, Also a brother Paredis of Long Beach, Calif.  Elson was the oldest son of Noah and Sarah Towns and born Stark co. Ohio Oct .3,1836.  Later moved to Wayne co. he died Aug. 11,1925. Married Jan. 27,1887 to Martha Mitchell.  Buckeye cemetery.

Obit
Cecil Meeks, son of Elijah and Iantha Meeks, b. Aug. 27,1904 Barnhill and d. Detroit, Mich. Aug. 5.1925.  He leaves his parents, one brother, Lowell and four sisters, Esther also very ill in Detroit, Ruth, Goldie and Ella.   Buried Blue Mound.

James Redmond age 54 died. Body ship to St. Louis. Leave a wife and a 16 yr. old girl at St. Louis.

Joseph, son of Levi and Mary Shores ,b. Golden Gate June. 3,1872 and d. Aug. 5,1925. Married  Fawna Waln, May 10.1903 Four children. Three living. Lota, Grace and Otis. One died in infancy. Lulu Bell.  leave 2 sisters, Flora Spruell of Ark and Cora Spruell of Olney.  Union cemetery.

Local News
Word received here of death of Lysander Doney of Quincy. He was taken to Urbana, his former home.

Body of Earnest Whitsett who was killed in St. Louis was taken to Grayville.

Mrs. Laura Ellis Kramer, wife of Judge Edward Kramer. Died E. St. Louis, Age 67. Was of Grayville.
***There was also an obit in Aug.27 paper but didn’t copy any of it

Garden Hill News
News came that Homer Carneal was killed. Age 29. Leave a young wife, mother, brothers and sisters. Power cemetery.

Miss Lillie Kirkman was killed in Chicago. Daughter of the late Robert Kirkman who died a few months ago. Mrs. Fred Bladel of Rock Island.

Ellery News
Several attended funeral of Mrs. Parth Scott who died at Evansville. Funeral at Albion.  Widow of Edgar Scott. She died at her daughter Mrs. Floyd Baskets.

Obit
W.F. Hall, b. Dec .6,1841 and d. Boyleston Aug. 19,1925. Married Hannah Norman Apr. 7,1868. Seven children. All have died. Wife died Sept. 6,1916.  2nd .m. Mar .6,1921 to Mrs. Alice Montgomery- Loy of Effingham. He was a family of 14.  Only  three left. Margaret Forney of Lawrence, Kans. Rosa Fankel of Colorado Springs, Colo. And Ida B. Carson of St.Louis.

Mrs. J.W. Ellis died at her daughter Mrs. Halleck Burgess. Buried Johnsonville.

Obit
Lucy, daughter of Capt. And Mrs. Wm. Stewart b. Nov. 7,1848. Died July, 21,1925. Born White co.   1897 married John Pierce. He died Sept. 1906... She died at her sister in Burnt Prairie. Mrs. Samuel Vertrees.

Obit (very very long and part on the fold)
John Holly Keen, b. Sumner co. Tenn. Oct. 20,1839. Jan 12 1869 married Hiley Elizabeth King of Wayne co. She died Feb .20.1883. He never remarried. Lived with his son Wiley or his daughter Sallie Pell.  Union cemetery.

Mrs. Rosa Fenton died at Tulsa, Okla. Remain to her sister Ida Jackson. Pleasant Grove cemetery. Past age 76. Her husband died many years ago.

Mrs. Mellissa LeCroy, widow of Ephraim LeCroy died at her daughter Mrs. Harvey Eddings. Would been 84. Born in Ohio. Stine cemetery.

Sims News
Two mo. Old son of Lee Cates died. Dickeyville cemetery.

Local News
John Schmittler died at Grayville. Married Lucinda Ewing 1881.

Roland Medler, 21 year old  and only son of Walter Medler died.

John Gabriel Jones died. Buried Mifflin cemetery.

Joyce, 25 days old girl of Lee Wilson died. Union cemetery.

Drucilla E. daughter of Wilson and Susanne Dickey b. Jan .1,1858 and d. Sept. 5,1925. Deaver, Wyo. Born Mt. Erie.  Married Sept. 9.1876 to Samuel Kronmiller. Eight children. Maude the oldest died. Those left. Jessie Clark of N.M.  J.K. of Deaver, Wyo. Lavina Landis of Phoenix, Laura Powers, Kansas City, Mo. Nadine Bender of Iowa city, Sarah Cherny of Danville ,Ill. and Lydia Morton of Garland, Wyo.

Obit
Rose, daughter of L.H. and Elizabeth Harris, b. Feb. 24,1850 and d. Sept .8,1925. Married R.F. Fenton 1860. One son Charles F.  Pleasant Grove cemetery.

Article about Mrs. Mabel Shoupe Bean dying in Denver. But no names from Fairfield..

Another article said Mrs. Arch Bean died and he was the son of the late Zebina Beans.

Mrs. Maude Price Clevenger of Mt. Erie died. Daughter of Van and Martha Price b. Apr. 14,1870 and d. Sept. 23,1925. At the age of two her mother died. She married Henry Clevenger Nov. 29.1893. Two children. The daughter died in infancy. Also a son Joseph./  Henry died July 31,1920. She leave her foster mother, Caroline Price,  her son, her brother Joseph Price of Colo. And her sister Carrie  Fulton of Chicago. Locust Grove cemetery.

Obit
Burleigh, son of Capt. R.A. and Euphemia Morlan Moss. b. Feb .14,1869 at Geff and died Sept. 6,1925 Kansas City, Mo.. Move 1886 to Mo. Then 1892 to Kansas.  1898 at Sedalia, Mo. Married Mabel Cruss of Hardin, Ill who died Nov. 1909. Leave one son Burleigh Jr. of Kansas City, a brother Earl of Texas and four sisters all in Kansas.

Obit
Ina Marie, daughter of  Lewis and Emma Frazier . Mar. 26,1898 Enterprise and d. Sept. 16,1925.  Her mother died when she was young. Her grandparents raise her. D.A. Billington.  Sept. 15,1917 married Guy Best. Leave her  father and a half brother. Cisne cemetery.

Obit
Former Johnsonville man drink acid and died at Taylorville.  Otho Malone, son of Howard Malone ,b. July, 25,1867. Two children died. Leave wife and 8 children. Beulah Seddon, Maude Gesell;;, Myrtle Reish, Mary McWard all of Taylorville. Dorothy Mayes of Auburn, Helen, Otho and Lloyd at home. Oak Hill cemetery.

Burnt Prairie News
Infant son of Frank Brock died.

Pleasant Grove News
Infant son of Lafe Porter died.

Obit (on fold)
John Edgar Galiher, son of  A.J.  and Margaret Galiher b. Feb. 29.1871 and d. Oct. 3,1925. Hamilton co.  Married Lillie  Hale Feb. 1897. Two children, Mrs. Willie Beck of Fairfield and Raymond Galiher of Moweaqua, Ill.  2nd .m.  to May Pittman Dec .12,1907. One girl Lucile. First wife died May, 3,1907. He leave an aged father-step-mother. 2 brothers and 6 sisters. Buried Golson cemetery.

Mary Milner of Johnsonville received word from Calif. Her brother Louis W. Elder died.

Obit
Oscar, son of Joseph and Mrianda Sork, b. Mar. 2,1895 and d. Sept. 28,1925. Married Mabel Cline Sept. 26,1915. Two children. Anna died May 8,1918 and Marshall. He leave his parents, 3 brothers, Frank of Fairfield, Joda of Santa Ana, Calif and Ross of Anderson, Ind. Two sisters Wreatha Holmes of Calif and Amy Gantz of Fairfield, Koontz cemetery

Obit
Isaac Smith b. Jefferson co. Ohio Sept .25,1832.  1865 move to Wayne co. Died Sept. 26,1925.  Married Sarah Ann Irvin in Ohio. She died 1875.  One son James. He died in young manhood. In Nov. 1876 he m. Emma Crooks. Five children. Fred of Cisne, Archie of Altamont, Raymond at home, May Campher and Julia Spitzner. Also a step-son Charles Crooks.

Obit
Joseph, son of Enoch and Sarah Joslin b. Ohio Sept. 12,1846 and died at his daughter Mrs. Cha. Carpenter Oct .10.1925.  They came to Wayne co when he was 17. He married Margaret Glessner 1874. Four children. Claud of Okla. Mrs. Carpenter and Carios of  Fairfield and Anna died Mar. 8,1907. His  wife died Mar .1,1907.  Later he m. Mary Kincart who died Sept. 14,1923. Koontz cemetery.

Obit
Samuel Irvin Long, b. Oct. 24,1868 and died at Geff, Oct .6,1925. Married  Bessie Miller Mar .27,1901.  One son Ira. Also  keeping in their home an infant Leilah Long. He leave an aged mother  Mrs. F .M .Long. Four brothers, Charles, David, Isaac and John and one sister Edna Porter died and one sister left. Beulah Beeson.  Bestow cemetery.

Norman lee, son of Edgar and Flora Cariens, b. Feb. 18.1923. And d. Oct. 3,1925.

Cisne News
Mrs. A.G. Williams died.

Brush Creek News
C .C. Cantrell buried Henson cemetery.  Age 71.

Obit (long)
Clark Weirick  born Marion co. Ohio. Apr .29.1845 and d. Oct .11,1925. He  was a family of twelve. He is survive by a sister and 2 brothers. Mrs. Kate Brubaker of Chicago. Charles of Neb. And Miller of Ind.  Spent early years in Northern Ill. Married Sarah Gosney. Had six children. Margaret, John who died in infancy. Mamie, Charles, Lona and Virgil. His wife died Sept .21,1886. He m. Sept .5,1889 to Mrs. Lou Robertson.  He took into his home her little girl Hazel and son Lorin. Hazel the wife of Everett Daughenbaugh.

Word receive by R .M. Wilson that his brother Bert Wilson died at Anaconda, Mont. Body return here. He unmarried. Born May, 15,1876 to W.F. and Hattie Wilson. He died Oct .19.1925. Leave his mother, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. R.M. of Fairfield, E.G. of Detroit, R.G. of St. Louis, Mary Hamilton of Urbana and Clara Lasater of Barnhill.

Garden Hill News
Word came that James Cochran died at Shawnetown and buried there.

Local News
Word came from Harvey Wright, formerly of here, of Mattoon that his mother died at the home of a daughter in Lincoln. Neb.

Mrs. Maggie Goodwin, widow of C.B. Goodwin died at Olney. Union cemetery..

Lewis W. Elliott died. Leave his wife the former Myrtle Inskeep.

Lucinda White, widow of H.J. White died at her daughter Mrs. Geo. Kays.

Obit
Martha M. Ellis Bradbury, b. Germantown, Ky. Apr .3,1847 and d. Oct. 31,1925. Married John Bradbury Sept. 17,1868. Four children.. One died in infancy. H.L. of Fairfield. Cora Brews of Bloomington, Ruth Johnson of Exeter, Mo. Her husband d. May, 11,1922. Her father was the late Thomas Ellis. Also left one brother Webster Ellis.

Obit
Miss Alice Foster, 20 yr. old girl of Wm. A. Foster died Oct. 29.1925, Phoenix, Ariz.  Maple Hill cemetery. Told who came for funeral.

Boyleston
Robert Taylor died. Vicotry cemetery.

Obit
Florence Victoria, daughter of Richard and Mary Naylor born Albion July, 24,1860 and d. Golden Gate Oct. 28,1925. Married Fillmore Rigg  Sept. 2, 1885. Four children.  Myrtle Ward and Harold of Golden Gate, Granville of Murphysboro and Lucy Pell of Golden Gate. One brother Henry of Albion. Graceland cemetery.

Obit (on fold)
Stella Grace, daughter of Isaac and Delila Baker, b. Aug. 23,1885 and d. Oct. 31,1925. Married Walter Clark of Mill Shoals Oct. 13, 1906. Six children. Velma, Dorothy, Elmer, Mildred, Marvelene and Ralph who died  in infancy about 2 months  ago. Also 2 brothers. Robert and Edward  and 3 sisters. Rosella Carter, Sophronia Clark and Bessie Merritt . Shrewsberry cemetery.

Obit (on fold)
John, son of WM. R. and Harriett b. Apr. 21.1902 and d. Oct. 29.1925. Married Aug. 1924 to Cora Neaville, daughter of Andrew Neaville. One  child  John Jr. who died.  Leave his parents, one brother (can’t read) four sisters Stella, Alice, Bessie and Bertha. Can’t read last names.  Hopewell cemetery.

Local News
Mrs. Ben Sennett age 84 died at County Farm. Maple Hill cemetery.

Obit
Mrs. J. Morton Tenney died in E. St. Louis. Age 42. Wife of J. Tenney. Son of the late Ark Tenney of Johnsonville. She also survive by a son Morton age 12 and her mother, Mrs. C.E. Germain of E. St. Louis

Local News
Henry Gomer died at County Farm. Nov .5. Is buried their.

Obit
Emma Rebecca Gardner Hart, b. Butler co. Ohio June. 3, 1845 and d. Nov. 3, 1925. Married 1868 to Solomon Kermann who died 1878. Two girls. Cora who died 30 years ago and Mrs. Orlando Simpson.  1880 married John Hart who died 1908. Six children. Two survive. Elic Gardner of Mill Shoals and Wm. Gardner of Miami, Fla. Koontz cemetery.

Northern Wayne
Carl Zimmerman; little son of Emma Zimmerman died at Flora Hospital. Buried Bunker cemetery.

Obit
Charles Franklin, son of Frank and Madeline Simpson  b. Mar .22,1925 and d. Dec. 6,1925

Alvas Skelton received word his brother in law  l. E. Burhane died in St. Louis.

Cisne
John Cates died.

Olive Branch
Mary Ann Sheley died in E. St.Louis.

Accidental Death
Fred Thompson, singe. Age 33. A wagon of hay run over him. He had no home. He was taken to Xenia.

Orion Milton Taylor, son of Robert and Mahala Taylor .b. b. Mar. 8,1858 Geff and d. Dec. 15,1925.  June. 26,1882 he m. Mary E. Carter. Four children. Two died in infancy. And Ira died Feb. 4,1915. Leave his wife and one son Harry. One brother Frank and 2 sisters. Mrs. Minerva Tubbs of Fairfield and Myra Mason of Geff.  Maple Hill cemetery.

Word receive here of death of Bessie Lee, wife of Bob Lee of Magnolis, Ill.  Who died. Dec. 12. Leave her husband and 7 children. A daughter of Orange Patterson, Bob a son of the late Irve Lee. Buried Lestant, Ill.

Mrs. Sarah M. Robson d. Dec .24,1925 at home of her daughter at Mt. Pulaski.  Maple Hill cemetery.

Obit
Mrs. Caroline Heidinger Price,  widow of Van Price died at home of her daughter Mrs. Carrie Fulton in  Chicago. Dec.26. She would been 89 Dec.27,.  She leave one daughter and one step-son Joe price of Colorado, Two brothers, Geo. Of Fairfield and Frank of Philadelphia.  Locust Grove cemetery.
Jan. 1926 paper have another obit and so have added  more info.
She was born Philadelphia,  Penn.  Dec.27,1836 and d.  in Chicago.  Married Jacob Berg July,24, 1859 1859.  He died May 27,1872.  Then move here after there marriage.   Apr.19.1875 she m. Van R. Price who d. Dec.18,1921.  One son died in infancy.

Obit  (blurry)
Sarah Jane Mills, daughter of George Mills, b. Dec. 1,1831. Olney ,Ill. Died Dec .14,1925. Married Alfred Kitley Nov. 1868.. Seven children. Three died. Those left. George of Leslie Mich. Eleanor of Eagle Grove Iowa and Louis of Mascow, Idaho. Her husband died Mar. 17,1885. She then m. T.A. Chaney Aug. .3,1897 and he died Nov. 1914.

Obit
Susan, daughter of Mark and Sarah Duke b. Ohio Feb. 10.1844 and died. Dec .21,1925. Her mother died when she was a small child. She made  her home with her sister Eileen Garrison. At the age of 20 she married James Mitchell. He died 30 years ago. Five children. All have died except youngest son Roy. Leave two half brothers, Thomas of Springfield, Edgar of orchard Ville and a  sister in law, Ellen Duke.  Mt. Zion  cemetery.

Obit
Raymond Lloyd Cariens, b. Feb .20,1899 Cisne, and d. Los Angeles Feb. 1,1925 Age 14 move to Detroit.  Sept. 15,1922 married Marguerite Kirach of Waterloo, Iowa. Also leave his wife. Mother Laura Cariens;, Four brothers, George, Milton;, Grant and Lee.  Four sisters. Mrs. Andrew Roe of Elma, Iowa; Mrs. Amos Benjamia of Cedar Rapid, Iowa; Miss Alice of Cherokee, Iowa and Miss Mildred of West Branch. His grandma Mary Cariens of Cisne. Buried at West Branch, Michigan.

Obit
Sarah J., widow of Warren A. Karr. d. Dec. 6,1925.  Leave three children. Mrs. L.W. Galbraith, W.A. and Miss Cora Karr. Two foster sons, Ivan Worlow and Raymond Hancock.