Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/347 Surname: Burnett, Cravens, Earls, Green, Howard ------------------------- DEATH OF MRS. MARY EARLS Mrs. Mary Earls passed away very suddenly at her home in Middle Creek Tuesday, April 15, shortly after 1:00 o'clock p. m. She had been in failing health but was not confined to her bed. After she had finished dinner yesterday and was leaving the table she sank to the floor and expired, before help could be called. Mrs. Earls would have been 86 years old June 16. She was Mary J. Cravens and was married to Wm. H. Earls February 4, 1854. They were parents of six children, Mrs. Wm. Green, of Peoria; Mrs. Wm. Burnett, of Bentley; Anna and Charlie at home and Mrs. Abbie Earls of East Carthage; a son, Wm. J. Earls died in Carthage November 24, 1905; Lizzie Howard died in Peoria April 25, 1919. Mr. Earls died at his home in Elm Tree June 5, 1903. He became a member of the Methodist church in 1855 and Mrs. Earls was a member of the same church for over seventy years. The funeral will be held Thursday at Middle Creek church at 11:00 o'clock, burial at Moss Ridge. The Carthage Republican Carthage, Illinois Wednesday April 16, 1924 Page 1 Column 6 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>