Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1915 — DAVID HILTON DIED AT SOLDIERS’ HOME [ARTICLE]

DAVID HILTON DIED AT SOLDIERS’ HOME

Aged Former Citizen Passed Away at Marion—Body Returned Here for Burial. David Hilton, an aged veteran and for a number of years a resident of Rensselaer, died Saturday at the National Soldiers’ Home at Marlon, Ind., and the remains Wave been shipped to ibis city and wfll arrive here this Monday evening. Mr. Hilton’s wife died in this city July 13th, 1906, and was burled In a lot in Weston cemetery, where their son, George Hilton, was'also burled. For some time after the deatih of hie wife Mr. Hilton made his home with Dora Thornton and her mother. About (flour or five years ago he took u*p his home at the soldiers’ home at Marlon, where his death occurred. -He leaves two daughters, Mrs, Sadie White, of Chicago, who has arranged for the shipment of the body to hhih city, and who .will arrive here this Monday evenings to take charge of the arrangements. The funeral will be held at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning, but from what pKace can not be said at this time. The other daughter is Mrs. Alma Harrington, otf South Dakota. Commander yGreen, of the Sons of Veterans, desires that all members of the order try to attend the funeral, meeting at the court house at 10 o’clock.