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GOTTLOB RITESINMORRISONVILLEAged Farmer Had Been III With Pneumonia Only Ten DaysMORRISONVILLE, Feb. 24—Funeral cervices for John Gottlob, 87, were conducted Wednesday in theMethodist church by Rev. J, V, Long:, pastor, assisted by Rev. H. H. Smith of the Baptist church. This was a military funeral and one of the meet largely attended which has been held in. Morrisonville. The casket wa3 draped with a flagBearers were, Chester Dodson, Marion McReynoids, Earl Goatley, Ralph Bails, J. C. ^Rleves, and Harold Kent, ex-servico men.The flowers were in charge of Mrs. Olive Bremer, Mrs. C. W. Clower, Mrs. Hardin Weatherford, Mrs. N. R. Kerns, Mrs. Floyd Bowman, Mrs, Nora England, Mrs. Mabel Haywood, Mrs. Howard Fundcrburke and Mrs.Will Jones.^ 111 Only Ten DaysBMr. Gottlob died in his home Mon- r E day at 3 a. m. after a ten days’ ill- |ness of pneumonia.. Ho was born in; 5 Germany Nov. 17, 1840. At nine year3 j = of age he came to America with his 15 parents and located in Morgan coun-| = ty, this state, where he passed his | young manhood. In 1859 he was united in marriage with Miss Hester Mingle. Following their marriage they moved to a farm seven | and one half miles northwest of Mor- | risonville where they lived until is about 15 years ago v^eiT they re-S*tired from active life and came to| =IMorrisonvSlic, He leaves his agedj = wife and the following children, Hen-i| ry of Winfield, Kansas; Mrs. Elvais Lyman, Wichita, Kansas; Will Gottlob and Mrs. Oscar Utery. Morrison-ville and Miss Tracie at home. Two daughters preceded him in death, = Mrs. William Craig, who died about j|33 years ago and Ollie Gottlob died j | in Infancy. . j§Burial was in Morrisonvillc cftme-|5tery. !1
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Decatur Evening Herald
Decatur, Illinois, US
Fri, Feb 24, 1928
Page 9
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