Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1910 — Obituary of Mrs. Pruett [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Mrs. Pruett

Cornelia Seberg Fox was born April 16, 1859, Ripley county, Ind., and at the age of 8 years moved with her parents to Newton county, where her girlhood was spent. She-Was married to Wm. C. Pruett May 3, 1884, and moved to Jasper county, where She resided until her death: To this union were born four children—three girls and one boy— Mrs. Mae Beecher, Wilma, Ruth and Arisel; all of whom, with'her husband, are still living. Three brothers and one sister survive her—Jacob F. Fox, of Lochiel, Ind.; John Fox, of Riverside, Calf; George, of Chicago Heights, and Mrs. Mary M. Mullan, of Milwaukee, Oregon. When quite young Mrs. Pruett Joined the Presbyterian church, but after her marraige became a member of the F. W. Baptist church and remained a consistent Christian until her death. She died of a stroke of paralysis after a brief illness at 11 o’clock p. m., December 25, 1909, aged 50 years, 8 months and 9 days. Rev. Mrs. Noble, of Brook, conducted the funeral services Monday at Mt. Hope church. The body was taken to Prairie Vine cemetery, 8 miles northwest of Brook, for Interment. Mrs. Pruett was in good health until about 11 o’clock Christmas morning, when she began to get dizzy anc}, had td lie down. Bhe gradually be-*' came worse and a Rensselaer physician was summoned, but she soon sank into a state of unconsciousness from which she never aroused.