Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1920 — F. P. MORTON DIES SUDDENLY [ARTICLE]

F. P. MORTON DIES SUDDENLY

Summons Came Without Warning Monday Morning. Frank P. Morton, a well known farmer of Hanging Grove township, died very suddenly about .9 o’clock Monday morning at his home soon after partaking of a hearty break*, fast.* Mr. Moi ton had been in falling health for some. time but was as well as usual and ate a very hearty breakfast Monday morning. He had then gone over to a couch and sat or laid down and Mrs. Morton was talking over the phone to some people in Rensselaer. The youngest son, Frank, Jr., who is at home, suddenly heard his father gasp and went over to the couch and asked him what was the matHe get no reply, and found the death ..gel had already finished its visit. Mr. Morton would have been 56 years of July. He came to Jasper county from Illinois some 20 years ago and after living here for ’ a few years, near Pleasant Ridge, sold out there and went to ■ Goodland, where he resided for several years, finally disposing of his property there and returning to near Lee, and later buying a farm in Hanging Grove township. He leaves a wife and five children, three sons and two daughters. The sons are Russel and Lowell of Rensselaer and Frank at home. The daughters are 'Mrs. Geraldine Large of New Concord, 0., and Jennie Morton, who is still at home. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. today from the home in Hanging Grove and burial made in Weston cemetery. JACOB R. WILCOX Jacob R. Wilcox, an old and well-known citizen of Rensselaer, passed away at his home in the north part of town at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, aged 79 years and 2 months. Mr. toilcox was an old soldier, having served in the 48th Indiana regiment during the civil war. He had been in poor health for the past couple of years, but only took to his bed Monday. Heart disease was the immediate cause of his death. He leaves a wife and one son, Elmer Wilcox,, of Cincinnati, O. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Methodist church and burial made in Weston cemetery. The G. A. R- will have charge of the services at the grave.

MRS. JAMES ELLIOTT Mts. James Elliott of Newland, who was brought to the county hospital Sunday evening in a critical condition from pneumonia, died Monday morning at about 1 o clock Deceased was born May 19, 1878, and was 41 years, 8 months and 13 days of age at the time of her death. She is survived by her husband, three children, her father. Jeorge Ott, of .Barkley township, and other relatives and friends. The (funeral was held at the Methodist church yesterday morning at 11 o’clock and burial made in Weston cemetery. > ' SYLVANUS MARQUIE Sylvanus Marqule, a young man

of near Remington, died at the county hospital at about 6:30 o’clock Friday evening following a brief Illness from ipneumonia. Deceased was a son of Dolphin Marqule of near Remington and a stepbrother -of Calix Paquette of this city. The remains were tAken to Remington and the funeral and burial took place there. MRS. FRANK GARVIN Mrs. Frank Garvin, daughter of Mrs. A. K. Moore of the east side of town, died at the county hospital Monday morning about 7 o’clock from pneumonia. Deceased’s maiden name was Mabel Lansing, and she was born June 8, 1902, and therefore was not quite 18 years of age. S'he is survived by her husband, 9-months-old baby, mother, step-father and many other

relatives and friends. The funeral will oe held at 10 o’clock this Wednesday morning at the Christian church and burial made in Weston cemetery. ESTHER MAY WARD Esther May Ward, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.’ Clayton Ward of Parr, died at the county hospital at 8 o’clock Saturday night after a week’s illness from bowel trouble. Funeral services were held Monday and burial made in the Crockett cemetery east of town. WILLIAM SHOUP William Shoup, aged about 65 years, died at the county fann Monday night. Deceased had been an inmate at the poor asylum for the past 14 years. A telegram was received from his daughter, Mrs. Merle Jennings, of Gas City yesterday, saying’ to hold the body until her arrival. A

wife and another daughter also survives him, also a brother in Logansport.