Joseph Britenstine, for many years a resident of Morgan county, died at the family home one mile north of Nortonville Tuesday morning, following a ten day illness of pneumonia. He was a farmer and well known in the southern part of the county. He had spent his entire lifetime in this county and was 63 years of age when death occurred.

Surviving are his wife and seven children: Floyd, of Chicago; Mrs. Ora Hopper and Mrs. Guy Hensen, of Murrayville; Russell, Joseph, Edgar and Arthur, at home. Funeral services were conducted from the Youngblood Baptist church this afternoon in charge of Rev. Harley Ford.