Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1920 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

William Warren died at his home in Walker township on November 19, 1920, at 11 o’clock a. m. He had been in declining health for several months and began to fail rapidly about a "week ago. Heart and pneumonia' was the cause of his death. William Warrfen was born in Warren, Ohio, Maych 31, 1843, and at the time of, his death was 'll years, 7 month and 19 days of age. In 1852, with his parents, he came to Indiana, and since that time Indiana has been his home except for a four years’ period when he served as a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting in 1861 and serving until the close in 1865. William Warren was a member of Co. K, 48th Ind. Regt. In 1863 he was wounded and taken prisoner, spending one night in prison, being released the following day when an exchange of prisoners was made. William Warren came of a patriotic family, for during the great Civil war three other brothers and three of his sisters’ husbands were in the army, seeing long service and every one suffering from wounds. In the year of 1885 the deceased was united in marriage with Ollie Zick, of Tefft, Ind. Besides his wife he is survived by two children-, Louis Warren of Walker township and Hattie Grube, of Foreston, S. C. Also one brother, David Warren of Rensselaer, Ind., two sisters, Mrs. Maria McElfresh, of Rensselaer, Ind.; and Mrs. Ellen Oram, of Chicago; two grandchildren and numerous other relatives. All the family were with him during his last sickness except his daughter, who, on account of herself being sick, was unatde to be present at the time of his death and funeral. Mr. Warren’s funeral, which was largely attended by his many friends and neighbors, was held at the Methodist church, and a kind and loving father and the memories of his life will be long cherished by those who knew him. Services were conducted by the Rev. E. W. Strecker and burial made in Weston cemetery. • The burial services were in charge of the G. A. R., deceased being a veteran of the Civil war.