> > Crawfordsville Journal, Monday May 3, 1915 > > JOHN C. MAXWELL CALLED IN DEATH > > WELL KNOWN MAN PASSED AWAY AT HOME HERE AFTER LONG ILLNESS > > STRIKEN IN WAR FIFTEEN YEARS AGO > > Became Ill While Serving in Phillippines - Had Been Employed at Postoffice > Here > > John C. Maxwell, thirty-nine years old, a resident of Montgomery county all > his life, a veteran of the Spanish American war and a mail carrier here for > the past few years, died at his home, east college street, this morning at > one after a prolonged illness with bronchial trouble. He had been suffering > intervals during the past fifteen years since his return from service in the > Phillipines but it was thought he would recover until a few months ago when > his condition became more serious. For weeks before his death he suffered > intensley getting his breath with difficulty, but during all this period of > affliction he was never heard to utter a word of complaint and when the end > came this morning he was prepared. > > Mr. Maxwell was born on a farm near this city thirty-nine years ago and had > spent all his life in and near Crawfordsville. He was a son of John and > Katherine Maxwell, pioneer residents of the county. He served two > enlistments in the Spanish-American war the first in Company M of the 158th > volunteer regiments and afterwards in another volunteer regiment, of which > he was made sergeant. > > While fighting for his country Mr. Maxwell was stricken with the illness > that has afflicted him in the years since and he was rendered nearly deaf. > Despite this he was always smiling and had a cheerful word for his many > friends. After carrying mail for some time he was appointed distributing > clerk at the postoffice here and served in this capacity untill a short time > ago. > > The deceased is survived by his aged mother, Mrs. Katherine Maxwell, his > widow, Mrs. Alva Glover Maxwell, daughter katherine Amanda, and four > brothers, Frank, Fred, and George of this county, and harry maxwell, the > well known singing evangelist. > > Funeral services will be held from the late home at three-thirty Tuesday > afternoon, in charge of Rev. R. E. Moss, pastor of the First Christian > church, and Rev. B. E. Kirkpatrick, pastor of the First M.E. church. Burial > will be in Masonic cemetery. >