Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1919 — AGED LADY DIES AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. [ARTICLE]

AGED LADY DIES AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

Mrs. Mary McCashen died at the home of her son, Alva, southwest of Rensselaer at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, following an illness of two years’ duration. Death was due to Bright’s disease. Mrs. McCashen was seventy-nine years of age at' the time of her death and had been a resident of the county since 1864, having come here from Ohio. The deceased was a devout Christian, a wonderful wife and mother, and her death marks the passing of a beautiful character whose place will be hard to fill. She was preceded in death by her husband but is survived by three sons, Alva and Charles, of this county, and E. B. McCashen, of Colorado. The funeral arrangements have not been made, as the relatives are awaiting word from the son in Colorado. '