Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1910 — DEATH OF MRS. O. C. HALSTEAD. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF MRS. O. C. HALSTEAD.

Newton Tp., Lady Dies In Chicago Hospital As Result of Operation. Mrs. O. C. Halstead of Newton tp., was taken to Chicago last Friday to be operated on for a tumor, and the operation was performed Saturday. She seemed to be getting along all right Sunday morning, but soon after Mr. Halstead had left the hospital to look after some private business she became much worse, was eeizezd with vomiting and rapidly declined until 1 p. m., when she died. Mr. Halstead had been summoned back to her bedside and was with her when the end came. The remains were shipped here Sunday night and taken to the home of John Martindale, on the north side of the railroad. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Christian church, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Deceased had been in poor health for ten or fifteen years.- Her maiden name‘was Yeoman, being a daughter of John and Abbie Yeoman. She leaves a husband, one eon, Roscoe, an aged mother, one brother Augustus Yeoman, and one sister, Lucy Yeoman. She would have been 43 years old had she lived until next May.