Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1916 — Returns From Attending Funeral of His Aged Mother. [ARTICLE]

Returns From Attending Funeral of His Aged Mother.

(Omitted from Saturday issue) John Bill and wife and daughter Gladys returned Wednesday morning from New Salisbury, Ind., where they were called last Friday by the death of Mr. Bill’s mother, Mrs. Anna Bill, aged 78, who died there at 9 a. m. Friday. The funeral was held Sunday. Mrs. BlllV husband died nine years ago. She leaves seven childten, John and George Bill and Mrs. Jesse Bringle of thi3 vicinity, Philip R. Bill, Mrs. Lizzie Done and Mrs. Maggie Rector oc New Salisbury, and Mrs. Anna Threl#eld of Kelsey, Ky. George Bill and wife and Mrs. Bringle, who also went down to attend the funeral, did not return at the same time as Mr. anil Mrs. John Bill and daughter, but remained for a few days longer. Mr. Bill and family came in on the early train Wednesday morning which was nearly three hours late, it having been delayed by a. big freight wreck on the Monon south of Crawfordsville. Mr; Bill states that they had rain down there Tuesday x and that the corn in that vicinity is looking well, they having had much more rain there during July than we got in this part of the [state. *