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    1. [BRE] Jennie Flora Landis obit
    2. >From the Flora, Indiana, newspaper about 1925: "MRS MONROE LANDIS DIES AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. "Following a lingering illness with a complication of diseases Mrs Jennie Landis, wife of Monroe Landis and highly esteemed local lady, died at the family home in this city at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Although she had been ailing for the past few years her last illness was of only about two months' duration. "Funeral services were held yesterday (Friday) afternoon at the First Brethren church, the pastor, Rev. Frank Coleman, officiating. Interment was made in Maple Lawn cemetery. "Jennie V Flora, one of nine children of Lewis and Rebecca Flora, was born just east of Bringhurst on October 3, 1871, making her at the time of her demise 54 years, 8 months and 6 days of age. Her death is the first of the nine children. "On August 5 1894 she was united in marriage to Monroe Landis. To this union were born three children, all of whom with the husband are still living. They are: Mrs Fred Wheeler of this city; Homer, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Ralph, also of Flora, formerly of Star, NC. She also leaves three brothers and five sisters to mourn her departure, as follows: Mrs C N Wilson and Mrs Fanny Craig of this city; Mrs Lewis Gardner and Mrs George Woods of Logansport; Mrs Jesse C Burns of South Bend; Dr Jesse Flora and Nor Flora of Kokomo, and Dr B O Flora of Darlington. "All of deceased's life with the exception of a year or two had been spent in Carroll county. She had been a member of the First Brethren church for several years." **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

    04/29/2008 08:56:12
    1. Re: [BRE] Jennie Flora Landis obit
    2. Wayne Lucore
    3. Jennie died 9 June 1926 according to the longevity figures shown below, not in 1925. KTompk7744@aol.com wrote: >From the Flora, Indiana, newspaper about 1925: "MRS MONROE LANDIS DIES AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. "Following a lingering illness with a complication of diseases Mrs Jennie Landis, wife of Monroe Landis and highly esteemed local lady, died at the family home in this city at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Although she had been ailing for the past few years her last illness was of only about two months' duration. "Funeral services were held yesterday (Friday) afternoon at the First Brethren church, the pastor, Rev. Frank Coleman, officiating. Interment was made in Maple Lawn cemetery. "Jennie V Flora, one of nine children of Lewis and Rebecca Flora, was born just east of Bringhurst on October 3, 1871, making her at the time of her demise 54 years, 8 months and 6 days of age.

    04/29/2008 07:35:32