Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1918 — FOUND DEAD IN HER BED [ARTICLE]

FOUND DEAD IN HER BED

Mrs. Jennie Wishard, a wellknown resident of this city for many years and who for the past year or more has made her home at the Rensselaer hotel, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. Mrs. Wishard was in her usual health Thursday, attended the missionary meeting at the Methodist (parsonage in the afternoon and also attended prayer meeting in the evening, and retired at her usual time. She did not appear at breakfast time and Miss Thompson, on going to her room, found her dead, and it is thought she had been dead for several hours. The doctor states that she probably suffered a paralytic stroke, which went to her heart. She was about 77 years of age. Deceased is survived by three sons, Ernest of Indianapolis, Melvin Qf Chicago, and Glenn, who is on his way to India as a missionary, and onp step-son,William Wishard of 'Colorado. The body was taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. John Kresler, and at this writing funeral arrangements had not been completed.