Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — Former Mt. Ayr Boy Dies in Hospital After Long Illness. [ARTICLE]

Former Mt. Ayr Boy Dies in Hospital After Long Illness.

Roy Willey, son of Thos. E. Willey, deceased, and for many years a resident of Mt. Ayr, died Thursday night in a hospital at Ann Arbor, Mich. He had been in tailing health with kidney trouble for some time. Deceased was a grandson of Addison Parkison and he inherited onethird of his mother’s share of the Parkison estate. He then went to Michigan, purchasing a, farm near Constantine. He had since lived on the farm. Deceased had many relatives In Rensselaer, Mrs. George Ketchum and Mrs. J. M. Moore being aunts, and Mrs. A. J. Grant, a cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Elijah, of Mt. Ayr, untie and aunt of Mrs. Willey, took the milk train here this Saturday morning for Constantine, responding toa telegram advising them of Mr. Wil)ey’s death. They did not know what arrangements had been made about the burial and it is possible that the body will be brought back to Mt. Ayr for burial. Deceased would have been 33 years of age on June 15th, and is survived by his wife, but no children. Harry Green, of "EH and Jane’’ fame, is in the city today seeing the circus and meeting his many old acquaintances. Harry says he will have one more season of "Eli and Jane" and then he will bring his new play, “The Town Fool,” to Rensselaer next season and open here as usual.