~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Ohio > Allen Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=29431 (Follow the link above to contact the original submitter of the following article.) More articles for Allen can be found at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2570 Article Title: Republican Gazette Article Date: May 26 1892 Article Description: Funeral of James Fookes in Lafayette Article Text: Lafayette, O, May 25 - The funeral of Jas Fookes, who was killed by No. 20, east bound passenger train, last Monday, takes place today from the M.E. church, of which he has been an acceptable member for the past sixty years. The deceased was 81 years old. The Masons have charge, and Rev. R. Rauch will preach the funeral sermon. Interment takes place in Lafayette cemetery. Mrs. John Craig, of Paulding Center, is here attending the funeral of her father, Mrs. [sic] James Fookes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com