Crawfordsville Journal, Friday, November 15, 1918 MRS. STELLA M. EMMERT IS PNEUMONIA VICTIM Mrs. Stella M. Emmert nee Finch died at her home on Garfield street Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock from pneumonia. The death terminated an illness of nine days, originating with influenza. Mrs. Emmert was born near Linnsburg, October 28, 1885, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Finch. She was married to Henry Emmert of this city August 25, 1907 and had lived here for the past fifteen years. She buried her only son Lewis, eight years old, about three months ago. The deceased is survived by her husband and two daughters, Evelyn and Letha, her parents, of this city, and one brother, Roy Finch, of Lebanon. Her brother Fred, preceded her in death eight years ago. Funeral services will be conducted from the home at 10 o'clock Sunday morning in charge of Rev. Sherrill of the United Brethren Church. Burial will be made in Mace K of P cemetery. Crawfordsville Journal, Thursday, November 21, 1918 MRS. STELLA EMMERT Again the death angel has visited our city and claimed a wife and mother in the person of Stella (Finch) Emmert, death resulting from a nine days illness of influenza followed by pneumonia and heart trouble. Mrs. Emmert was born on October 28, 1885, and had lived the greater part of her life in this city. She was married to Henry Emmert, August 25, 1907. To this union three children came to bless their home, Letha, 10 years old, and Lewis, aged 8, the older girl, Evelyn, having made her home with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Finch. This death is sad in that three months ago the boy, Lewis, preceded his mother in death her parents were not able to attend the bedside of this loved one, Mr. Finch having had bad heart attacks and his wife and granddaughter on account of a nervous collapse after the death of her mother. Doctors, neighbors, and friends can say what their hands could do was of no avail and she fell asleep on Thursday, November 14, 1918 Neighbors and friends for twelve years can say with a host of others, that Stella was a faith full wife and kind anxious mother. It was always a pleasure to be in the home, as both her and her companion always had a smile of welcome. Funeral services were held from the home on Garfield street Sunday morning at 10:30. The body was laid to rest at the K of P cemetery at Mace.

Crawfordsville Journal, Saturday, August 31, 1918 EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY IS DEAD OF HEART LEAKAGE Louis Emmett Emmert, 8 year old, died at his home, 604 Louis avenue, Friday evening at 5:20 o'clock from the leakage of the heart. The heath terminated an extended illness. Young Emmett was born at Noblesville, Indiana, April 15, 1910, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Emmert. He had lived in this city for the past two years. The deceased is survived by his parents and two sisters, Letha and Eva, both at home. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the United Brethren church. Interment will take place at Mace.

Crawfordsville Journal, Saturday, June 25, 1932 HENRY EMMERT CALLED TO REST LIFELONG FARMER DIES AT HOSPITAL AFTER SHORT SICKNESS Henry Albert Emmert, 48, lifelong farmer, died at Culver hospital Saturday morning at 2:45 o'clock after a short illness. He was stricken last Sunday with thrombosis, which was the cause of death. Mr. Emmert was born July 20, 1883, in Boone county, the son of Lewis and Alice Emmert. He was first married September 7, 1907, to Stella M. Finch, whose death occurred in November, 1918. He was married a second time on August 23, 1919, to Mrs. Clara Marshall, who died February 15, 1931. Since the death of his last wife, Mr. Emmert had made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Earl Lowe. Mr. Emmert was a member of the Mount Zion Methodist church. The survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Earl Lowe of Alamo, and Margaret Jane and Betty Alice Emmert, both of Alamo; four stepchildren, Mrs. Evelyn Lowe of Crawfordsville, Mrs. Helen Parks of Darlington, Mrs. Virginia Peacock of Crawfordsville and Robert Marshall of New Ross; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Emmert; two brothers, Elba Emmert of Waveland, and Rev. Orville Emmert of Bedford; two sisters, Mrs. Eulla Bollman of New Market and Mrs. Stella Finch of Lebanon and four grandchildren. The funeral services will be conducted at the Proffitt & Sons funeral home Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Burial will be at the Masonic cemetery.

Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Thursday, August 24, 1916 The funeral of the late Jesse Marshall who died Friday night at Crawfordsville was held at the M. E. church here Sunday afternoon by Rev. O.E. Stewart. The deceased was thirty-two years of age and was married a number of years ago to Clara Walden, who with three children survive. The burial was held in Maple Hill Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This obit below is already on site. Just a question, where is he buried, newpaper in Crawfordsville lists Maple Hill, Cemetery, obit in Waveland paper lists Union cemetery??? So which is it, I even looked up his death certificate and it does not list a cemetery??? Also his mother, Susan Miles as listed on death certificate, Crawfordsville vital index has her maiden name as Miller?? Anybody know this family. I am trying to post on www.findagrave,com Jesse James Marshall Montgomery County, Indiana Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana August 25, 1916 Jesse James Marshall died in Crawfordsville on Friday evening. Funeral services were held at the M.E. Church here on Sunday afternoon by the Rev. Olin Stewart. Interment at Union Cemetery. The following obituary was read: "Jesse James Marshall was a son of Tobe and Susan Marshall, and was born at Waveland, Ind., July 13, 1884, where most of his life was spent and where his parents now reside. Some ten years ago he moved to Crawfordsville to take employment, and after being there two years was united in marriage to Clara Walden, when they moved to Rockville and resided there six years. Then they returned to Crawfordsville, where they have since lived. Several months ago he fell victim to the dread disease, tuberculosis, but with a brave fortitude kept going to work as long as he possibly could. At the early age of 32 he was called from this earthly habitation, passing on on August 18, 1916, leaving behind to mourn their loss, a wife, two little girls, and a boy baby six months old, a father, mother, five brothers, three sisters and a host of friends. He has been a member of the Methodist Church at Waveland for many years and all who have known him admire his courage, patience, and loving disposition." Those present from a distance were: Mrs. Joseph Davis, Mr. and Mrs. John Birch, Mr. and Mrs. B. Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Will Myers of Mecca, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Birch of Hillsdale, Mrs. Hawker, Frank Kent, Jas. Morrow, Claude Whitesell, Henry Squires, and James Myers, of Rockville, Mr. and Mrs. Ott Marshall of Crawfordsville, Will Boggess and children of Lebanon.

Spanish flu, from the date of the obit. How sad, that it took people so young and in visible good health. Kathy > Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:57:40 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [InMontgo] Fw: Christie Obituary - MK > > Not sure if I forwarded this one or if Mary K. did, but here it is (again?) :) > > --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Mary K <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Mary K <[email protected]> > Subject: Christie Obituary - MK > To: "Lena (Clinton Co. Web Site) Harper" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 12:36 PM > > > > > > > > > > Frankfort, Indiana Crescent News Tuesday, Oct. 21, > 1918 > > Mrs. Hazel Christie - This morning at 3:45 o'clock > occured the death of Mrs. Hazel Christie, wife of Albert Christie, at the > residence, 816 West Boone street. Death was due to pneumonia following > influenza, of a few days' duration. > > Mrs. Christie was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. > Albert Hill, of Waveland, and was nineteen years of age. The husband > survives. > > No funeral service will be held here, but the > remains will be sent to Waveland tomorrow morning for interment. > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, so many people died and so quickly. It took me a long time to figure out who in my family had died from it because most often it was written in the death record as "la grippe" or just "influenza". > Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 23:55:54 +0000 > From: Kathleen lynch <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Fw: Christie Obituary - MK > To: Montgomery County <[email protected]> > > > Spanish flu, from the date of the obit. How sad, that it > took people so young and in visible good health. > Kathy >

This is a great one- she was a policewoman in Washington D. C.! Crawfordsville Journal Review, 6-Sep-1963, 8:3- Ex-Policewoman, Native of Alamo, Dies During Visit- Mrs. Myrtle Mattie Brown, 81, of Alexandria, Va., died Thursday morning in Culver Hospital. She had suffered a hip fracture in a fall about five weeks ago while visiting here with her sister, Mrs. Alva Fishero of Country Club Road. Mrs. Brown was a native of Alamo, born July 9, 1882 to James and Naomi Harwood Michael. She married Lloyd Brown, who preceded her in death. Most of her life was spent in the Washington D.C. area. She was a policewoman for many years in the nation's capital. The sister here is the only immediate survivor. The body is at the Hunt & Son Funeral Home and will be taken to Alexandria. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 8-Jul-1963, 8- Lucy Kinkead Of New Market Dies- NEW MARKET- Mrs. Lucy F. Kinkead, 84, died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday in Culver Hospital at Crawfordsville. She was born March 20, 1879 at Lapland, daughter of William and Mary Davis. She married Fred M. Kinkead Dec. 6, 1896. He died in 1944. Mrs. Kinkead was a member of the New Market Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Floyd L. of Bedford and Donald D. of Atlanta, Ga.; a daughter, Mrs. Doris H. Arnold of Crawforsville; a brother, Straughn L. Davis of Indianapolis; six grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hunt & Son Funeral Home at Crawfordsville. Rev. Carl Miller will officiate. Interment will be in Masonic Cemetery at Crawfordsville. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 26-Feb-1964, 4: 1- Mrs. Rush, 87, Dies Wednesday- Mrs. Lillian Leota Rush, 712 South Blvd., died early Wednesday morning at the Bowles Convalescent Home where she had been a patient two weeks. She was 87. She was born in Middletown, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1876, the daughter of Albert N. and Sarah J. Miller Voris, but was brought to Montgomery County when she was only six weeks old. She lived the major part of her life in this county. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her grandmother Martha Jane Miller, was one of the founders and charter members of the Mt. Zion Church. Mrs. Rush was married first to Thomas J. Earle, who die din 1937. On Sept. 14, 1941, she married Walter W. Rush, who survives. Also surviving are three sons, Charles V. Earle and Harry G. Earle, both of Rt. 1, and Russell H. Earl, Nashville, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Inez Cain, Darlington, Mrs. Elsie Weliver, Crawfordsville, and Mrs. Martha Newkirk, Indianapolis; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, a son, a sister, two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Mt. Zion EUB Church with Rev. John R. Servies and Rev. Richard Clayton officiating. Burial will be at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Friends may call at the Bright Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Thursday. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the services.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 29-Feb-1964, 2: 2- Paul Long, 71, Dies Suddenly At Hillsboro Home- HILLSBORO- Paul Long, 71-year-old prominent resident of this community, sustained a fatal heart attack at 2:30 p.m. Friday at his home. Mr. Long, who had been washing the family automobile, sustained the fatal seizure in the basement of his home. His body was found by his wife, Reed. A native of Hillsboro and a life-long resident of the community, he was a retired farmer. He was a director and vice-president of the Hillsboro State Bank. A charter member of the Fountain County Co-Op and Farm Bureau, he had been a Farm Bureau director since it was organized. He also was a member of the Hillsboro Christian Church and was an elder in the church. Born March 26, 1892 near Hillsboro, he was the son of Everett and Ellen Myer Long. He was twice married. He first was married Feb. 4, 1914 to Lela Hersberger, who died Aug. 28, 1932. On March 27, 1954 he was married to Reed Janeway, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Harold and Fred, both of Crawfordsville; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Hall of near Veedersburg; a brother, Thurman of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. June Campbell of Lafayette, and Mrs. Mary Starnes of Crawfordsville; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Christian Church here with Rev. Ross Kirk officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at Crumley Funeral Home here Saturday evening and after 3 p.m. Sunday. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 28-Feb-1964, 3: 3- Former Resident Dies At Cicero- Ray P. Clements, a former resident who has lived at Cicero since 1925, died in that Hamilton County town Thursday and will be buried here Saturday afternoon. He was 78. Survivors include six daughters, five sons, and 30 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the Cusick and Wenger Funeral Home at Cicero at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Crawfordsville. The procession is expected to arrive here about 4 p.m.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 8-Jul-1963, 1- Long Illness Is Fatal For Floyd Cornell- C. Floyd Cornell, Montgomery County assessor, died Sunday afternoon in St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He had been in failing health the past year and seriously ill two weeks. Mr. Cornell, 74, resided at 103 S. Walnut St. A native of Darlington, he was active in Republican politics and had been prominent in a number of civic affairs since moving to this city. He was a member and past president of the Lions Club. An active member of Trinity Methodist church, he taught Sunday School for many years and was past president of the church board. He also was a member of Masonic Lodge at Darlington and Scottish Rite of Indianapolis. Born Jan. 26, 1889, he was the son of Allen and Virginia Cornell. He was twice married. His second marriage was to Louise Remley, who survives. Other survivors include a son, Dr. Robert Cornell of Crawfordsville; a daughter, Mrs. Forrest Newnum of Crawfordsville; and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, David. The body will be brought to Hunt & Son Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 29-Nov-1966, 3: 3- Rites Conducted For James Rush- WAYNETOWN- Funeral services for James (Jim) E. Rush were conducted at the Servies Funeral Home Saturday afternoon with Rev. John R. Servies officiating. Mrs. M. B. Snyder was organist and included a selected number, "In The Garden." The pallbearers, who also assisted with the flowers, were members of the Wingate Masonic Lodge; Jesse Haxton, Robert Fulwider, Clarence Rhodes, Alton Haas, Ben Utterback and John Wilson. Waynetown American Legion Post conducted graveside rites in the Masonic Cemetery with J. M. Riekeberg as acting commander. The firing squad included William Furr, Raymond Myers, Curt Calder and Phil Biddle. Serving in the color guard were C. L. Miller, R. D. Capehart, Foster Watts and Thomas Orrick, Claude C. Cord was chaplain.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 25-Nov-1966, 12: 1- James Rush Dies At Nursing Home- WAYNETOWN- James (Jim) Earl Rush, 67, died early Friday morning at the Small Nursing Home in Waynetown. He had been ill for the past 15 years and seriously ill the past week. He was born Aug. 21, 1893, in New Market, the son of Francis A. and Mary Sanders Rush. He was married to May Copenhaver in Kentucky. His wife died in 1953. He was a member of the South Christian Church in Mellott, the Masonic Lodge at Wingate and the Waynetown Post of the American Legion. He was educated in the Mellott schools. Mr. Rush was a meat cutter by trade, working for Kroger's in Indianapolis for several years and in Wingate and Waynetown groceries. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I from June, 1917, to May, 1919, serving as a cook with the 138th Infantry. A sister, Ethel Rodgers, 1824 Fremont St., Crawfordsville, survives. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald, in 1929 and a sister, Mrs. Ada Coons, in 1945. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown with Rev. John R. Servies officiating. Burial will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 18-May-1960, 4: 4- Former Resident Dies In Detroit- John Jacob (Jake) Andrew, age about 85, former Crawfordsville resident, died Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. R. Marxson, in Detroit. For a number of years Mr. Andrew was employed at the Crawford Hotel and prior to that time was employed at the Country Club. He came here from Attica. He was the son of John J. and Mary Andrew. Surviving are two sons, Robert Andrew of Encino, Calif. and Robert H. Andrew of Indianapolis; a daughter, Mrs. F. R. Marxson of Detroit; and five grandchildren, including Richard Andrew of Crawfordsville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lena, a number of years ago. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCloud Funeral Home here with Rev. Paul E. Millon in charge. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Friday.

Source unknown Jan. 11, 1960- Trssa Rodgers Of Wallace Dies- WALLACE- Mrs. Trssa Mae Rodgers, 62, a native of the Wallace community, died Monday morning in her home, west of Wallace. Death followed a lingering illness. Born Nov. 21, 1897, near Wallace, Mrs. Rodgers was the daughter of Chrales and Cynthia Smith Clore. She married John Rodgers March 10, 1917. Surviving are the husband; two sons, Charles Earl Rodgers of Marshall and Kenneth Wayne Rodgers of Zionsville; a daughter, Mrs. Norma Murphy of Kingman; a sister, Mrs. Oveta Fisher of Kingman, and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two infant children, two sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Lutheran Church near Wallace, with burial at the cemetery adjacent to the church. Rev. John R. Servies of Crawfordsville will be the officiating minister. The body will lie in state at the church one hour preceding the rites. Friends may call at the Crumley Funeral Home in Hillsboro.

Source unknown, death date Nov. 1, 1960- W. G. Andrews Is Dead At 61- William Glen Andrews, 61, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Westbrook Nursing Home. Mr. Andrews, who had been seriously ill the past two weeks, had been a patient at the nursing home since March of 1959. He was born June 30, 1899, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Andrews. Mr. Andrews was employed by Mid-States Steel & Wire Co. 12 years before his health began failing in 1959. He was a member of Young's Chapel Christian Church and Eagles Lodge of Crawfordsville. Survivors include three brothers, Milfred of Lafayette, Leonard of New Richmond and Harold of Linden; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. The body was taken to Hunt and Son Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 31-Oct-1960, 8: 2- Krise Infant Dies At Hebron- LINDEN- Rondal Paul Krise, seven-month-old son of Rev. Don A. and Mona C. Baker Krise, died at 4 a.m. Sunday in the home of his parents at Hebron. Cause of death was bronchial pneumonia. The infant was born last March 20 in Crawfordsville. Rev. Krise, who is the pastor of the Hebron Baptist Church, moved to the Hebron community two months ago. Surviving are the parents; a brother, David Allen Krise, at home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Sylvia Krise of Linden; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Baker of Boca Raton, Fla.; three uncles and four aunts. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. (EST) Tuesday at Helms Funeral Home here with Rev. Paul Hubble of Crawfordsville in charge. Burial will be in Linden Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Source unknown, death date Jan. 2, 1960- Ada Davidson, 79, Dies At Clermont- HILLSBORO- Mrs. Ada Davidson, 79-year-old former Hillsboro resident, died at 5 p.m. Saturday at the home of a son, Edwin Davidson, at Clermont. She had made her home with her son for the past five years and had been ill several weeks. Born March 15, 1880, near Mellott, she was a daughter of Benjamin and Mollie Brown Riley. She married Otto Davidson Jan. 1, 1899. He died in 1942. Mrs. Davidson lived most of her life in Fountain County. She was a member of the Antioch Christian Church in Mellott. Surviving in addition to her son, are two other sons, Leslie of LeRoy, Ill., and Marion of Clarks Hill; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Franklin of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Lucille Sharp of Speedway; a sister, Mrs. Ena Wuthrick of Hillsboro; 14 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Crumley Funeral Home here with Rev. Lattimer, pastor of the Clermont Christian Church, in charge. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery here. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Crawfordsville Journal Review, 13-Jan-1960, 4: 1 H. J. Armantrout, Ex-Resident, Dies Harold Jesse Armantrout, 57, a native of Montgomery County, died Monday in the Clinton County Hospital at Frankfort, it was learned here Wednesday. He had made his home in Frankfort for several years. Born Oct. 10, 1902, south of Crawfordsville, Mr. Armantrout was the son of walter and Daisy Myers Armantrout. He graduated from the Ladoga High School. Mr. Armantrout was a talented musician and for a number of years had his own dance orchestra. Survivors include the widow; a daughter living in Buffalo, N.Y., and a brother, Henry Armantrout of Lima, Ohio. He was preceded in death by the parents and two brothers, Ross and Otis Armantrout. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Frankfort.