The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library

Mrs. Wilson had a wide acquaintance of friends throughout the western section of the county, in which
vicinity she had resided for the past two score years.
Virginia Katherine [McKAY}, daughter of George and Hannah McKAY was born in Montgomery
county, on September 23rd, 1870. In the year of 1889 she was united in wedlock to John W. WILSON,
who preceded her in death ten years ago. On August 25th, 1930 she was married to Jasper WILSON, a
brother of her deceased husband. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the United Brethren church of Prairie
Grove.
The survivors are the husband; a daughter, Mrs. Clara FITZ, of South Bend; five sons, James
[WILSON], George [WILSON], Clifford [WILSON], all of Kewanna; Hobart [WILSON], of Plymouth,
Ind., and Earl WILSON of Rochester. A grandson, Harold SHONK, whom she reared in her own home and
22 other grandchildren and 11 step-children also survive.
The funeral services in charge of Rev. ALWOOD, of Fulton, will be held Sunday afternoon at two
o’clock at the Prairie Grove United Brethren church. Burial will be made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at
Kewanna.
Relatives in Newcastle township have received word of the death of Henry H. YEAZEL, aged 95,
which occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oren MILLER in Etna Green, Wednesday evening.
Death was due to complications incident to old age and dated from January 1.
The deceased was born on a farm in Newcastle township, February 14, 1845. He had lived in Etna
Green, the greater portion of his life, where he was both a farmer and a day laborer.
Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. MILLER and three sons, Charles [YEAZEL], Jesse [YEAZEL] and
Lafayette [YEAZEL], all of Etna Green.
The funeral services will be held from the Christian Church in Etna Green at 2:30 o’clock, Saturday
afternoon followed by interment in the cemetery at Etna Green.
Loren J. YOCUM, aged 69, passed away at his home northwest of Mentone on Wednesday morning,
death being due to apoplexy. He had been in failing health for about one year.
Mr. Yocum was born south of Burket and was well known in that vicinity. He was married 23 years
ago.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie [M.] YOCUM; a daughter at home; three brothers, Joel YOCUM, of
east of Silver Lake, Merl YOCUM, of Palestine and William YOCUM, of Atwood, and one sister, who
resides in Florida.
The funeral was held at Summit Chapel at 2:30 p.m. on Friday with Rev. Noah McCOY officiating.
Burial was made at Summit Chapel.
Saturday, April 10, 1937
Greencastle, Ind., April 10. -- Miss Mary Belle DENNY, 62 years old and employed for 13 years in the
offices of DePauw university, died suddenly of heart disease while downtown here yesterday. She was
associate editor of the Alumni magazine and was in charge of alumni records for the last ten years. She was
graduated from DePauw in 1897 and taught in the high schools of Indianapolis and Rochester in Indiana,
Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Oregon, Ill. She also had taught at Stetson university in Florida.