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rHE STERLING? EVENINO ftAZET; I,SEVENTYYEARSOF MARRIEP LIFEPHILlFr SHANER, HENRY COUNTV-a!PIONEER, DIED FRIDAY-AGED-91'-r9* — ■■■ —-HIS AGED WIDOW SURVIVES*For Three Score Ten Year* They‘dore the* Sorrow* and Plea*-'*tires of Life To-1* * geiher.. * .*In the death of Philip Shaner, at thelt;T _ * •-familjvllome in Saxon. Henry county, on Fdttay, there occurred the separation of husband and wife, whose mar-«• *ned life has extendedlover a longer period than that of any other couple, in this part of Che' state. For over seventy years.'a length “of time great*; or timn that allotted 1 o the..lives_ofmost people, Mr. and Mrs. Sbanerhad gone on their way as the central figures of a home. Remarkable experk.enclt;x has been thelrj and few lirertr are to whom it is granted to leave such a. record. *Attack of Paralysis.Sir. Shaner until ’four weeks ago tn fairiv good lie tilth and attended-to his work about his farm yard with his usual sprightliness. An attack of paralysis, however, came upon him, a month ago Fridav-and since theh-hlacondition has been* such as to leave his relatives little hope that he might recovers Ihrwas conscious-to-the-last, although tiuable to speakr on. account of paralysis of the vocal cordsrThe funeral service was held at the -Saxon—Methodist church_at__ 2oTcIdck7^Su ml ay afternoon, * the Rev. Mr. Wood, a former pastor being In •charge. The funeral procession moved TronPthe house at i o’clock.Married-Seventy Years-Ago,- —
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Sterling Semi Weekly Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Fri, Jun 30, 1905
Page 11
Full Page
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