Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1919 — MOTHER OF SEVEN DIES [ARTICLE]

MOTHER OF SEVEN DIES

MRS. CLARENCE GREEN AN INFLUENZA VICTIM —HUS- ■ ■ - BAND NEAR DEATH. Mrs. Glarence Green is dead at her home one mile north of Kniman, her ihusband is at the point of death and is not expected to survive many hours and their seven children are seriously ill—all the victims of influenza. Mrs. Green passed away at 4 p. m. Saturday afternoon after an illness which had extended over a period of several weeks. She contracted influenza about ten days prior to her death which turned info pneumonia a few days latesr, resulting in her death. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Burruss, of Atlanta, Ind., and was forty years of age at the time of her death. Mir Green has been battling with the dread disease for several weeks and seems to be slowly losing strength and his death is hourly expected. Mr. Green is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Green, of this city, and is well known to our citizens.

The seven children, ranging in age from two to fifteen years, although all are likely to recover, are by no means out of danger and the most careful medical attention must he given them if they are to get well. The Green family were residnts of Knsselaer for about four years, leaving here about three years ago and moving to a farm near Knknan where they now reside. The funeral o<f Mrs. Green will be held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery in this city, brief services being held at the grave. Don’t fail to patronize the Presbyterian bazaar in the room south of The Trust & Savings Bank March 8.