This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertLJackson29 Surnames: ASHCRAFT, BAKER, CORBIN, CRAWFORD, FERGUSON, HORN, MORTON, SARGENT Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/9835/mb.ashx Message Board Post: !OBITUARY:THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, May 16, 1940,Volume LXIV, Number 29, Page 4, Columns 6 & 7, "Mrs. Ashcraft Dies At Robison Home." [Transcribed August 21, 2003 from microfilm of the original newspaper on file in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library.] Mrs. Minerva ASHCRAFT, 80-year old resident of the Robison community east of Bloomfield, and mother of Cloyce ASHCRAFT, of this place, died at her home at 6 o'clock Monday morning following an illness of heart disease. She had been ill for 13 days. Mrs. ASHCRAFT was born, the daughter of Jesse and Delilah (JACKSON) CORBIN, on December 27, 1859, in Martin County. She was married to Simon ASHCRAFT on July 1, 1880. She was a member of the Ashcraft Chapel M. E. church near Robison. Survivors besides the son, Cloyce, are ten other children: Mrs. Ada FERGUSON, of Kirby; Aca ASHCRAFT, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Grace CRAWFORD, of Bedford; Mrs. Mae SARGENT, of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Edith BAKER, of Mineral; Mrs. Fern LAUGHLIN, of near Bloomfield; Joe ASHCRAFT, of Robison; Mrs. Bessie MORTON, of San Pedro, California; Bert ASHCRAFT, of Denver, Colorado; and Audie ASHCRAFT, OF Santa Ana, California; a sister, Mrs. Martha HORN, of Robison, and three brothers, Willie CORBIN, of Dresden; Morton CORBIN, of Bedford, and James CORBIN, of Howesville. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Ashcraft Chapel near Robison. The Rev. Mr. RAMSEY, former pastor, officiated and burial was in the Ashcraft Chapel 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.