Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1920 — Obituary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obituary

William Warren died at his homle in Walker township on November 19, 1920, at 11 o’clock a. m. He had been in declining health for several months and began to fail rapidly about a week before his death. Heart trouble and pneumonia were the causes of his demise. • William Warren was born in Marion, 0., March 31, 1843, and at the time of his death was 77 years, 7 months and 19 days old. In 1852, with his parents, he came to Indiana and since that time Indiana had been his home, except for a four-year period when he served as a soldier in the war of the rebellion, enlisting in 1861 and serving until the close in 1865. He was a member of Co. K, 48th Ind. Regt. In 1863 he was wounded and taken prisoner, spending one night in Libby prison, being released the following day when an exchange of prisoners was made. Mr. Warren came of a patriotic family, for during the great civil war three other brothers and three of his sisters’ husbands were In the army, seeing long service and every one suffering from wounds sustained in action. - In the year 1885 the deceased was united in marriage with Miss Ollie Zick of Tefft, Ind. Besides his wife he is survived by two children, Louis Warren of Walker township *and, Hattie Grube of Foreston, S. €.; also one brother, David Warren of Rensselaer; two sisters, Mrs. Maria MeElfresh of Rensselaer and Mrs;, Ellen Oram of Chicago; two grandchildren and numerous other relatives. The funeral, which whs largely at-

tended by bln many friends and neighbors, was held at U>e Methodist church in Rensselaer, and a kind and loving father and the memories of his life will be long cherished by those who knew him. The services were conducted by the Rev. E. W. Strecker and burial was made in Weston cemetery. The burial services were in charge of the O. A. R. All the members of the family were with him during his last illness, except his daughter, who, on account of herself being sick, was unable to be present. ••

CARO OF THANKS

We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the friends and neighbors for their words of sympathy and the many acts of kindness shown us during the illness and death of our father. William Warren. — THE MOTHER AND CHILDREN.