Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1889 — Death of Mrs. Mary E. Culp. [ARTICLE]

Death of Mrs. Mary E. Culp.

Mary E. Culp, widow of the late John G. Culp, a wealthy and prominent citizen of Barkley tp., died at her residence in Rensselaer, last Saturday morning, after a long and very pniniul illness. She was a native of Carroll county, hut has lived in Jasper county since 1835. Her funeral was held Sunday afternoon, in Barkley church, Rev. B. F. Ferguson preaching the funeral sermon. Interment was made in the Randle grave yard, in Barkley. The deceased’s, maiden name was Ralldle, she being a sister of Jas. T. Handle of Rensselaer, and ot' several other prominent residents of the county, of that name. Her age was 55 years, and she was twice married. By her'first husband. Henry Smith, she had three children, only one, of whom, a son, Walter, survives. By her second husband, Mr. Culp, whom she married Oct 20 1866, she had eight children of whom only two daughters, Rose aud Ellaj survive. Of the other six children three died at about the same time, of dipthe.ria during the dreadful epidemic of that disease about ton years ago. The death of: Mr. Culp father of these sadly afflicted surviving daughters, oceured not quite two years ago.