Robert, This is what I think it says: James Carlisle Dead On last Sunday at 11 o'clock the ______ James Carlisle, and old resident of this city _____ _____ to the great unknown. Mr. Carlisle had been suffering for some time ____ result of a _____ stroke about a year ago from the effects of which he finally succumbed. He leaves a wife and three [married] children to mourn the loss. The funeral service was held at the home conducted by the Rev ... of the Presbyterian Church, after which the [remains were] laid to rest in the Westview Cemetery. The first unknown word is probably some like venerable. At any rate it is some kind of descriptor. If you have the death record it may reference the type of stroke he had. Hope this helps. Ann Gilchrest Good Afternoon all. I have been trying to decipher a very difficult to read obituary from 1896. I have a link to my dropbox folder to 3 different picture versions of the obit (jpg, png and tif) as well as the PDF from newspaperarcive.com Obituary files <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dgq5qxa4h0mu7o9/F4TKE1Np4z> Here is what I have so far: James Carlisle Dead On last Sunday at 11 o'clock the .... and old.. ... had been ... ... ... ... ... which is finally ... He leaves a wife and three...children to mourn the loss. The funeral service was held at the home conducted by the Rev ... of the Presbyterian Church, after which the... was laid to rest in the Westview Cemetery. Thanks for your help in advance. (This has been driving me crazy for some time, so your help in restoring my insanity is appreciated) -- Sincerely, Robert M Ankenbauer Jr