Wayne County Press
Thursday, June 10, 1943
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Mrs. Lucretia Creighton, well-known and respected former Fairfield resident, passed away Friday morning in the Glendale sanitarium near Los Angeles, California, where she had been receiving treatment.  She was the widow of the late Judge Jacob R. Creighton, here.

Mrs. Creighton was aged 78 years.  She has been in declining health for some time, suffering from a complication of ailments incident to her age.  At one time she had suffered with a heart ailment.

Funeral services for her Los Angeles friends were conducted at the West Adams Methodist church in that city Sunday afternoon, after which the remains were shipped to Fairfield and are expected to arrive here Thursday.  They will be taken to the Haefele-Dixon funeral home, where funeral services will be conducted at two o'clock Friday afternoon by Dr. Cameron Harmon.  Burial will follow in the Maple Hill cemetery.

The daughter, Mary, and husband, Paul D. Elgin, and the son Edward Creighton and wife, all of Los Angeles, will accompany the body here.

Mrs. Creighton's last visit to Fairfield was last year when she and Mr. and Mrs. Elgin spent the summer at their home on west Main street here.  Since returning to California, she had not enjoyed the best of health and at different times she has received treatment in the sanitarium  there.

As a young woman she contributed much to the social and literary life of Fairfield, and was the first woman of the county to receive a college degree.  In 1886 she was graduated from the Cincinnati Wesleyan College with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.  While in college she was instrumental in organizing I. C. Sorosis, which later became the National Pi Beta Phi Sorority.

In childhood she became a member of the Methodist church, and during the years of her membership, she had served as president of every women's organization within the church.  Her guidance as a Sunday School teacher endeared her to many of the residents of this community.

In 1888 she was married to Jacob R. Creighton, at that time candidate for Attorney General of Illinois.  Later Judge Creighton served as Judge of the Circuit and Appellate Courts, and was recognized as one of the tate's most prominent jurists.  To this union were born three children, Edward W. and Mary, wife of Paul D. Elgin, both of Los Angeles, and John M., who passed away October 7, 1941 in the family home in Fairfield.   Judge Creighton's death occurred April 14, 1920.

Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Creighton has made her home in Los Angeles, where she was active in church and club circles.  For many years she made her home at the New Rosslyn Hotel, there.

By her friends she is remembered as a gracious hostess, possessed of great charm, and many of the older members of this community will recall the hospitality of the Creighton home.

To mourn her loss, Mrs. Creighton leaves her children, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Creighton, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Elgin, of Los Angeles, California; two sisters, Mrs. Zack H. Deem, of New Albany, Indiana, and Mrs. Harry E. Morris, of Wichita, Kansas.