Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1920 — PIONEER RENSSELAER WOMAN [ARTICLE]

PIONEER RENSSELAER WOMAN

Mr* Norman Pawed Away Yeaterday at 9:30 A. M. yrs Josephine Warner, widow of the late Norman Warner, one of the pioneer citizen* and business men of Rensselaer, died at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of her son. Hale Warner, on Front street, aged 84 years. 7 months snd IS day*. Mr* Warner suffered a light stroke of paralysis about a mouth ago, but had practically gotten over IL although she had been fail Ing right along for the past fA weeks snd the end was not unex pected. At this writing the funeral arrangements had not been fully completed. but it was expected that the services would be held at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow, probably at the house, tn charge of a minister of the Church of God. of which the deceased had been a member for many years. Mrs. Warner's maiden name was Grant and she was born in Wabash county, Indiana, May 6, 1836, coming with her parents to Jasper county when about 9 years of age and, except for two years after her marriage to Mr. Warner on February 24. 1857. which they spent in Montgomery county, her entire life had been spent in Rensselaer. Her husband died September 16, 1918, and since that time she had lived with her son Hale. She was the youngest daughter In a family of ten children, only one of whom, her youngest brother, Shelby Grant of west of town, survives her. To her union with Mr. Warner three sons were born: Grant, Hale and Charles, all of whom are living. She is also survived by three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.