This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Sheets, McGill, McConnell, Gephart, Purk Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3065/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday 21 February, 1927 SAMUEL SHEETS DIES SATURDAY Decatur man Dies of Double Pneumonia At Hospital In Fort Wayne Samuel P. Sheets, 56, of this city, died Saturday evening at 5:30 o'clock at the St. Joseph hospital, in Fort Wayne, after a brief illness. Death was due to double pneumonia, according to the attending physicians. Mr. Sheets became ill last Monday and was taken to the hospital, but double pneumonia set in and death came Saturday evening. Samuel P. Sheets was born in Wren, Ohio, February 25, 1871. He was the son of Nancy and Frederick Sheets. He attended the Wren schools. On December 24, 1893, he was married to Addie McGill. To this union were born eight children, all of who survive. They are Ray, Dwight, Fred, Mrs. Esther McConnell, Harry, Everett, Rex and Dick, all of this city. Mrs. Sheets also survives, as do two brothers, Addison and Otto Sheets, of Wren, Ohio, and two sisters, Mary Jane Gephart and Laura Purk of Wren. Two grandchildren, Carl Sheets and Patsy Anne McConnell, of this city, also survive. Mr. Sheets was united with the United Brethren church when he was ten years of age, and was always a devoted attendant of that church. For the last several years, he has been employed at the Fort Wayne branch of the Indiana Service corporation, where he was working when he became ill last Monday. He was a member of the Decatur lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose, which lodge will have charge of the funeral. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the Evangelical church in this city, with the Rev. R. W. Loose and the Rev. Cecil R. Smith in charge. Burial will take place in the Decatur Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.