Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1918 — Obituary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obituary

Mrs. Daniel Lakin Mrs. Lena Swaim Lakin was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Swaim. She was born near Aix, in Union township", Jasper county, Indiana, December 16, 1882, and died at the Jasper county hospital December 26, 1918,- at the age of 35 years, 11 months, and 22 days. When she was 16 years of age she contracted lung fever-' and since has had asthma which gradually brought her earth life to a close. She acquired her early education at the Aix public school. She united with the Aix United Brethren church at the age of 15 or 16, and had been "a/ faithful member and a constant On July 22, 1899/she was united in marriage to Daniel Lakin. To this, union five children were born. Three of the children ha.ve preceded their mother to the heavenly country. The two living children are Miss Neva, age 17, and Miss Jessie, age 8. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Lakin: two daughters, Neva and Jessie: one sister, Mrs. Omar Kenton, Buchanan. Mich.; two brothers, Glenn, with the American Expeditionary Forces in France; and Leonard in the Naval training school at Caldwell, N. J., and other relatives and a host of friends. Her mother and a sister and three children have preceded her to the better country. All of her life had been spent in the Aix neighborhood, except two years, which were spent in Oklahoma. Mrs. Lakin Whs well known and will be greatly missed by her loved ones and friends: but we all join in extending to them dur sympathies. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from the. Rensselaer Methodist church,, and burial made in the Weston cemetery. Rev. Ade, her pastor, conducted the services.

CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the friends and "neighbors for the many acts of kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of our

wife and mother —DANIEL LAKIN AND -CHILDREN. Mary Anna Myers Potts Mary Anna Myers Potts was born August 14, 1882, near Aix, Union township, Jasper county, Indiana. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Myers. She spent her girlhood days in this neighborhood and consequently was widely known and had a host of friends. On December 10, 1910, she was married to Silas A. Potts, to which union was born four children. Opal, aged 5. Virgil aged 2, and Luther aged 2 months. The first child died at the age of 6 months. Mrs. Potts departed this/ life December 15, 1918, at the age of 3 6 years, 4 months and 1 day. She was a member of the United Brethren church and of the Rebecca Lodge at Parr. She leaves to mourn her loss, husband, three children, father and mother, three brothers, Lee, Estel and Harvey, the latter is in the T 3th Field Artillery in the overseas service, and other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Ade, were held from, the Aix church, Wednesday afternoon and burial made in,, the Dunkard cemetery.

Mary Jane Anderson Mary Jane McKinney, daughter of Wm. D. and Elizabeth McKinney, was born in Fleming county, Kentucky. February 17, 1869. She died at her home in Jssper county, Indiana, December 20, 1918. She was married to Charles Anderson, July 21. 1888. To this union was born eight children, six .girls and two boys She leaves ■ to mourn her loss her husband! and the following children, Mrs. Harry Walters of Francesville: Mrs. Mack Steele of McCoykburg: Mrs. George Welters, also of McCoysburg; Mrs. John Callahan of Reynolds; Mrs. Thomas Walters, at horn-, whose husband is at Camp Custer, Michigan: James D., John C. and Lula, at home; also Me brother, two sisterr, and one Imlf-sister, Wm. McKinney of Liepsie, Ohio; Mrs. Sarah Hill of Wayside, 111.; Mrs. Nancy Hughes of Greenview, 111.; Mrs. Harry Scott of Henning, Ill.; six grandchildren, sevral nephews and nieces and. a host of friends a'nd neighbors. She was buried in the Partlow'/cemetery ' at/ Armstrong, 11l You can still buy a good rub-ber-Jipped lead pencil for a nickel in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department