Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1919 — Obituary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obituary

Jesse W. Ballinger, youngest eon of tfie late W. W. Ballinger, was born near Miami, Indiana, August 12, 1875, and departed this life at the county hospital at Rensselaer, Indiana, January 23, 1919. The cause of his death was that dreadful disease, Spanish influenza. His ea*fr life was spent on his father’s faM • near Miami, Indiana. iHte had been a resident of Jasper county for the last 20 years and was well known as u contractor. He was united in marriage to Mattle Goff in the year 1895. To this union two children were born, one of whom survives, Irene Ballinger of Hammond, Indiana. He wa s later divorced and in year 1915, was married to Mrs. Katherine Barry of South Bend, a widow with two children. His love for these two orphan children is a thing to be remembered. It was said he would divide a bite with them; To this vfast union Were born two children, one who died in Infancy and little Jim, who survives him.

He was reared in the Protestant faith but since bls last marriage he had become a firm believer of the Catholic faith. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife; a son, James Ballinger; a daughter, Ir-ne Ballinger, his step-children, George and Alma Barry; two sisters, Mrs. Chas. Hollo of Knlman and Mrs. John McGllnn of Rensselaer; three stepbrothers, Chas. Armstrong of Kniman, Alonzo Armstrong of Peru, and Leroy Armstrong of Gervais, Oregon, also his aged mother, Mrs. Mary J. Ballinger of Knlmah, and a host of friends. The funeral was held Friday afternoon at Wheatfield and burial took place in the Catholic cemetery. M