Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Courier, March 24, 1899, p. 1. Death of John McCalla. A telegram was received by Mrs. R. C. Foster yesterday morning announcing the death of John McCalla at the home of his daughter in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. McCalla suffered a stroke of paralysis some two weeks ago, from which he never recovered. Mr. McCalla will be well remembered as one of the pioneer merchants of Bloomington. At his death he was 85 years old. He left Bloomington about eight years ago, having sold out his dry goods business to Hall and Adams Bros. During his residence in this city he was one of the best known and merchants [sic] of this county. As a citizen he had a high standing. The funeral party arrived from Columbus early this morning. The remains were taken to the home of Miss Kate Hight, each Kirkwood avenue. The funeral will occur from Miss Hight's home this morning at 10 o'clock in charge of Rev. Allison. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.