The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library

Indianapolis.
Mrs. Lucy J. RUSSELL, 80, highly esteemed resident of Kewanna passed away at her home Sunday
evening at 11 o’clock. Death resulted from complications following an illness of several weeks duration.
Through her activities in religious, social and civic affairs in Union township, Mrs. Russell had acquired a
legion of friends in the western section of the county. Her husband preceded her in death twelve days ago.
Mrs. Russell who was the daughter of T. J. and Mary NORCROSS, was born in Roanoke county,
Virginia, 80 years ago. She had been a resident of Kewanna since 1883. On June 19th, 1879 she was united
in marriage to John P. RUSSELL, the ceremony being solemnized at Rockville, Ind.
The deceased was a memb er of the Kewanna Methodist church, a charter member of the Kewanna
O.E.S., and served for a number of years as a member of the Kewanna Library Board.
The survivors are three sons, W. F. RUSSELL, of Peru; E. John RUSSELL of Winamac; Carl
RUSSELL, of Kewanna; ten grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Martin W. IVEY, of Rochester and a brother, W.
C. NORCROSS, of Terre Haute, Ind. A daughter, Mary Vesta [RUSSELL], preceded her mother in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Harrison funeral home in Kewanna, Tuesday afternoon, two
o’clock. Rev. T. J. REEDER will officiate. Burial will be made in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Tuesday, December 14, 1937
Henry ROBBINS, aged 69, died at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday morning in the Odd Fellows Lodge Home in
Greensburg. Death was due to complications and followed an illness of several years.
The deceased was born in Richland township on June 17, 1868. He lived in Fulton and Marshall
counties all of his life where he followed the occupation of farming.
Mr. Robbins was married to Emma EMMONS who died March 26, 1936. He was a member of the
Richland Center Odd Fellows Lodge and had lived at the lodge home in Greensburg for the past year.
Survivors are the son, Henry ROBBINS, Jr., and two grandchildren, Edmond ROBBINS and Mrs.
Mary Alice VanDerWEELE all of Argos.
Funeral services will be held from the Grossman Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. A. M.
THOMAS, pastor of the Argos Christian church in charge. Burial will be made in Maple Grove Cemetery
in Argos.
The body of Mr. Robbins was moved to the Grossman Funeral Home from Greensburg today. Friends
may view the remains at the funeral parlor.
Mrs. Grace M. ZARTMAN, 46, passed away Monday evening 7:30 o’clock at her farm home, three
miles east of Fulton. Death resulted from a cancerous condition following an illness of a year’s duration.
The deceased had a wide acquaintance of friends throughout both Fulton and Cass counties.
Grace M. [WHYBREW], daughter of Joseph and Harriett WHYBREW was born in Grant county, Ind.,
on March 1st, 1891, and moved to Fulton county while she was still quite young. She had been a resident of
the Fulton community for practically all of her life. On October 26th, 1912, she was united in marriage to
Cloyd ZARTMAN, at Fulton, Ind. Mrs.