The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library

A brother, Finley WISER, lives at Rochester. Mr. Wiser was a member of the Jordan Baptist church
and lived all of his life in Marshall county.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 1, at 2 o’clock from Easterday’s Chapel,
burial in the Culver Masonic cemetery. Rev. Richard PENGILLY of the Culver M.E. church will have
charge of the service.
Friends may call at Easterday’s Chapel.
Wednesday, December 1, 1937
Wilbur A. BALDWIN, aged 69, died at his farm home northeast of Kewanna at 11:30 o’clock Tuesday
night after a three years illness due to complications.
The deceased was born at Sidell, Ill., on March 6, 1868 and was the son of Franklin and Ebitha Jane
BALDWIN. He had lived in Fulton county for 36 years, where he followed the occupation of farming.
Mr. Baldwin was married to Jesse GORSELINE, daughter of County Assessor William GORSELINE
and Mrs. GORSELINE in a ceremony which was performed in Kewanna. The deceased was a member of
the Methodist Church.
Survivors are the widow; three sons, Albert BALDWIN, Hammond; Homer BALDWIN and Ralph
BALDWIN, South Bend; two daughters, Mrs. Bernice ZELLERS and Mrs. Herschell GIBSON of near
Kewanna; two brothers, Charles BALDWIN, Mulkeytown, Ill., and Robert BALDWIN, Detroit and eleven
grandchildren.
The funeral arrangements had not been completed at the time The News-Sentinel went to press.
John T. RUSSELL, aged 87, who was better known as Jack RUSSELL former trustee of Union
township and former postmaster of Kewanna died at his home in Kewanna at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon after an illness of seven weeks due to complications.
The deceased was born in Newport, Ill., on August 19, 1850. His parents were W. A. J. and Mary C.
RUSSELL. In a ceremony which was performed at Rockville, Ill., on June 19, 1879 he was married to
Lucy J. NORCROSS.
Mr. Russell had been a resident of Kewanna for 53 years and was prominent in church, civic and lodge
circles. When he first came to Kewanna he was employhed as section foreman of the Vandalia R.R. Later
he operated a general store there.
The deceased was always active in Republican party circles and was elected trustee of Union township
for six years and served as postmaster in Kewanna for eight years. He was a member of the Methodist
Church and the Masonic Lodge of Kewanna.
Survivors are the widow; three sons, W. T. RUSSELL, Peru; E. John RUSSELL, Winamac, and Carl
L. RUSSELL, Kewanna and 10 grandchildren. A daughter Mary Vesta [RUSSELL] died in infancy.
The funeral services will be held from the Harrison Funeral Home in Kewanna at 2 o’clock Thursday
afternoon with Rev. T. J. REEDER officiating. Burial will be made in the Kewanna Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Thursday, December 2, 1937
Mrs. Julia GROSSMAN, aged 86, a former resident of Argos died at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Wade FISHBURN in Plymouth at 4:30 o’clock Thursday morning. Death was due to complications and
followed an illness of two years.