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MASON, Emma Bell (Extracted from the Anderson Herald, Wednesday, March 24, 1915. Volume 88, No. 204.) [Surnames: MASON, DIPBOYE] SUDDEN DEATH - FARMER'S WIFE - Mrs. Henry MASON IS FATALLY STRICKEN WHILE ASLEEP NEAR SUMMITVILLE - Summitville, Ind. March 23.--Mrs. Emma Bell MASON, age 33, wife of Henry Mason, west of town, died suddenly Tuesday morning. When Mrs. Mason retired at bedtime she was apparently in good health. About midnight her husband was aroused by Mrs. Mason gasping. She could not be aroused. Mr. Mason called a sister, Miss Cora DIPBOYE, from an adjoining room and they carried Mrs. Mason from the upstair room to the rooms below and immediately called a physician. Mrs. Mason died before a doctor arrived. it is thought she died of heart trouble. The coroner was summoned. Mrs. Mason had been in town during the afternoon. She leaves besides her husband two sons, Cleo, age 17; Albert, 8; and, a daughter, Ivy, age 12. The funeral will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Christian church, in charge of Rev. McCorkhill, of Fairmount, assisted by Rev. T. J. Brock, with interment in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Mrs. Mason was for several years a member of the Newlight Christian church near her home.
McLAUGHLIN, Donald R. (Submitted by Thomas Weisbach, [email protected] 31 Jul 2001.) [Surnames: McLAUGHLIN, FRANKLIN, FOSTER, COFFMAN.] [Extracted from an obituary appearing in the Anderson Herald-Bulletin Thursday, September 17, 1987 page A-2. Obituary included a picture of Donald R. McLaughlin.] Donald R. "Mac" McLAUGHLIN, 68, 1420 Sherwood Drive, died Tuesday afternoon at the St. John's Continuing Care Unit following an brief illness. He was a lifetime resident of the area, having been born in Daleville. He retired in 1973 from Delco Remy following 10 years of employment and was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II. His memberships included: the Loyal Order of the Moose; American Legion Post 408 of Chesterfield; Anderson Elks Lodge 209; the VFW; the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 321 of Muncie; and, UAW Local 662. Survivors included his widow, Nita (Franklin); two daughters, Susie Foster of Chesterfield and Mrs. James (Donna Kay) Coffman of Anderson; and three grandchildren. Services were held at the Robert D. Loose Funeral Home, with burial in the Tomlinson Cemetery, Muncie. Calling was from 3 to 9 p.m. on the 17th, and the Loyal Order of the Moose conducted a memorial service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and Mooseheart.
McWILLIAMS, Simeon. (Submitted by J. P. Smith, [email protected], 20 Oct 2001.) [Surnames: McWILLIAMS] [Obituary from The Anderson Democrat, dated 13 Nov 1891.] "Simeon McWilliams, a substantial farmer of Pipecreek Township, died at his home west of Frankton (IN) yesterday, of Typhoid fever and was buried by the Odd Fellows this afternoon at the Frankton cemetery. Mr. McWilliams was a good citizen, a kind father, and well respected by all who knew him."
April 25, 1952
Anderson Daily Bulletin. p. 2
Clara Elizabeth Mitchell (nee Barnes)
Funeral rites for Mrs. Clara E. Mitchell, 70, of 1310 E. 28th St., widow of
Lemuel A. Mitchell, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the East Lynn
Christian Church by the Rev. George A. Harris, pastor. Burial will be in East
Maplewood. Friends are to be received at the Harold E. Rozelle Funeral Home
after 7:30 o'clock this evening. Mrs. Mitchell died last night at 10 o'clock en
route to St. John's hospital following a seizure suffered at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Stiner, 1325 E. 10th St., where she was visiting. She had
lived here since 1922 when she came to this city from Elwood following the death
of her husband. She was a member of the East Lynn Christian Church. Surviving
are one daughter, Mrs. Charles Stiner; one son, Robert L. Mitchell; a sister,
Mrs. John Hutton, and two grandchildren, Carol and Lewis Charles Stiner, all of
Anderson.
March 10, 1948
Anderson Daily Bulletin, pg. 9
James William Mitchell
James W. Mitchell, age 77, died yesterday evening at his home her following a
four months illness. The body was removed to the St. John funeral home where
friends are being received after 7 p.m. today. Funeral rites will be held at
9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home in charge of Rev. C.C. Collins. Burial will
be in the Miller Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Medora Mitchell, a son,
Ray, of Sulphur Springs and a daughter, Mrs. Delores McMullen, Middletown. Mr.
Mitchell was a retired carpenter.
Submitted by: Anonymous Researcher - July 15, 2007
MITCHELL, Madora Belle
July 9, 1962
Anderson Daily Bulletin, p. 6
Madora Belle Mitchell (nee Miller)
Mrs. Madora Belle Mitchell, 87, 1515 W. High St., Middletown, died at 9:45p.m.
Sunday at the Sanders Nursing Home in Anderson after a lingering illness. Mrs.
Mitchell was born Aug. 27, 1874, in Hurricane, W. Va., and had been a resident
of Middletown for 60 years. Her husband, James William Mitchell, died in March,
1948. Surviving are: son, Ray Mitchell, Anderson; a daughter, Mrs. Delores
McMullen, Middletown; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and several
nephews and nieces. Friends will be received after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Elbert
C. Frazee Funeral Home in Middletown. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Harold W. Berkey, pastor of the
Middletown Church of the Nazerene, officiating. Burial will be in the Miller
Cemetery near Middletown.
Submitted by: Anonymous Researcher - July 15, 2007
NOEL, James Collis. (Submitted by Thomas Weisbach, [email protected] 31 Jul 2001.) [Surnames: NOEL, CRUMP, HATFIELD, KING, BAXTER.] [Extracted from an obituary which appeared in the Anderson Herald-Bulletin Thursday, September 17, 1987 page A-2. COWAN, IN - James Collis NOEL, 86, of Cowan, died Tuesday a.m. Sept. 15, 1987 at Medco Center after an extended illness. Mr. Noel was born in Owenton, Ky., but relocated to the Muncie area more than 50 years ago and was employed with Ball Brothers (now Ball Corp.) for 45 years before retiring. He was self-employed as a carpenter following his retirement and also had worked for contractor Charles Bartel. He was a member of El-Bethel Christian Church in Kentucky. Surviving him were his widow, Ethel (Crump); two daughters, Elulala Hatfield of Cincinnati and Mrs. Garland (Esther) King of Matthews; a stepdaughter, Kathryn Baxter of Muncie; two sons, Lloyd C. Noel of Muncie and Darrell M. Noel of Cincinnati, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in the Anderson area. Services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Meeks Mortuary Chapel in Muncie with the Rev. Donald Garrett officiating. Burial followed at Tomlinson Cemetery.
(Note: the misspellings which may have occurred in the above extractions are retained therein. All obituaries, unless stated to the contrary, were extracted by S. K. Hennis. These "Ancestor Obituaries' pages are the works of S. K. Hennis.)
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