Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=132 Surname: Dobbs, McMillin, Harrison ------------------------- >From the Warsaw Bulletin, Warsaw, Illinois, 1910. Death of John Franklin Dobbs John Franklin Dobbs was born in Richland county, Wisconsin, November 26, 1858, and was married to Miss Emma Dickwisch February 12, 1803. To this union was born three children: two sons, Willard and Guy, and one daughter, Mabel. The deceased resided in the immediate vicinity of Hickory Ridge after his marriage with the exception of one year, which was spent near Warsaw. A year ago last February he was taken ill and gradually declining in strength, he passed away April 2, 1910, 3 p.m., aged 51 years, 4 months, and 6 days. He was a successful farmer and was well known. He leaves to mourn his death his wife, three children, his mother, one half sister, and one half brother, Mrs. John Altheide, and Mr. Joseph Harrison: also three step-brothers and one step-sister. The funeral was held Monday, April 4 at 1 pm, from the house, Rev. John Figge, officiating. Interment in the Salem German Presbyterian cemetery of Sutter. The pallbearers were James Gardner, John Luft, Charles Luft, Henry Limekemann, Conrad Jingst, and William Jingst.