Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1915 — Edward Ranton, Sr., Dead. [ARTICLE]

Edward Ranton, Sr., Dead.

Edward Ranton, Sr., who has been sick with a cold, followed by pneumonia, for the past three weeks, died at his home on Front street at 9 o’clock Sunday morning, aged 71 years, 9 months and 2 days. The funeral was held from the house yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. C. Parrett of the Presbyterian church, of which deceased had long been a member, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mr. Ranton was a native of Ireland, where he was married in 1870 to Miss .Annie E. Lockhart, who with three children, Mrs. W. C. Rose of Barkley tp., J. E. Ranton of Santa Monica, Cali., and Ed Ranton, Jr., of northwest of town, survive him. They came to America in the early seventies and resided for several years near Ci'ssna, Park, 111., later moving to Hoopeston, 111., and came to Rensselaer and bought the former J. J. Hunt property on Front street, some two years ago. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ranton had been ill for the past few weeks, and the latter is still quite poorly.