You have made my Christmas. Thank you, Thank you. I have subscribed to the Crawford Co. website for about 3 years, waiting for some information on the Crocker family that lived there. Finally, I get an obit which gives me information. It was worth the wait. Merry Christmas to all of you. Carol Shaw in Arizona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Admire" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 4:00 PM Subject: [ILCRAWFO] Isaac Crocker > Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/51 > > Surname: Crocker, Wilkin, McCrory, Wheeler > ------------------------- > > Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that > was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is > transcribing old news articles for the website. > > This community was greatly shocked last Friday when the news came stating > that Isaac Crocker, a farmer residing west of town had been found dead > in a corn field. Mr. Crocker had gone to the field last Thursday about > noon to husk some corn. About two o'clock the team was seen standing near > the house. At 4:30 the team was unmoved and the neighbors became alarmed > and at once began to search for him and found him, as above stated, some > distance from where he had been at work. It was supposed that heart trouble > was the cause of his death. Following is the obituary: > Isaac H. Crocker, son of Jesse and Ann Crocker was born near Hutsonville, > Ill., Oct. 1st 1855 and departed this life Oct. 22nd, 1925 near the place > of his birth at the age of 70 years and 21 days. Mr. Crocker was married > Nov. 14th 1878 to Melissa Wilkin to them were born 13 children of whom > 10 are living, five sons and five daughters. The wife and mother died > March 10, 1907 and two small sons, Roy and Herschel dying the same year > and one daughter, Mrs. W. R. McCrory some years after. The children living > are Charles, Harry, Ben, Henry and Noble, Rose, Mary, Belle, Nora, and > Opal . > All are living in Crawford and Clark counties except Nora who resides in > Oklahoma. He leaves beside the children and a number of grandchildren one > brother, James Crocker, who lives in Terre Haute, Ind. Isaac was of a quiet > and unassuming disposition but was ever ready to lend a helping hand to > those in need of assistance. He took a deep interest in public affairs > and has served in official ways, which places he filled with honor. With > the passing away the children have lost a kind and affectionate father, > the brother, a loving brother, the neighbors a good neighbor and the host > of friends and acquaintances a friend, that was a friend indeed. Funeral > services were held at the home Sunday morning at 10 o'clock conducted by > Elder T. J. Wheeler of Robinson after which the remains were laid to rest > in the Bradbury Cemetery. > >