Wayne County Press
Fairfield IL.
Thursday, Feb. 25, 1982
Page 2

A well-known former Fairfield resident, Mrs. Camille K. Topper, died Friday, Feb. 19th, 1982, at Ft. Bayard Medical Center, Ft. Bayard, New Mexico.  Mrs. Topper, age 95, had been a patient at Ft. Bayard for some time suffering from the infirmities of advanced age.  Her daughter, Mrs. Frances Topper Parker, died in the same hospital a few months ago.

The remains were cremated and graveside services will be held at the family lot in Maple Hill cemetery in Fairfield at a later date.

Mrs. Topper was born in Fairfield on Feb. 20, 1887, the daughter of James H. and Ellen Kramer. Mr. Kramer was a prominent Fairfield businessman and banker at one time, a stockholder in the Southern Illinois Lumber Co., and the Fairfield National Bank. The family lived in the dwelling now the home of Mrs. Charles Fishel on West Main.

A son, James H. Topper, also preceded her in death.
 

Surviving are several nieces and nephews, among them are Mrs. Ellen Wilson James, of Champaign, and Richard H. Yohe, of Salem.