Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1908 — Obituary of Mrs. D. F. Leatherman. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Mrs. D. F. Leatherman.

Mary F. Fulk, second daughter of Samuel A. and Sarah C. Fulk, was born January 29th, 1862, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and departed this life at her home, near Wolcott, Indiana, June 21, 1908, at the age of. 46 years, 4 months and 22 days.. She was married to David F. Leatherman January 29th, 1893, and to this union were bom four sons, Floyd Rexford, Carroll Wesley, Orville LaFray and Samuel Luther. Two of these sons, the oldest and youngest, have proceeded her in death. Floyd Rexford died Oct. 18th, 1894, at the age of 4 months and 25 days, and Samuel Luther died October 28th, 1903, at the age of 8 months and 4 days. She and her husband united with the Christian church at Rensselaer, Indiana, in November, 1896.

About two years ago her health began to fail her, and after about six months treatment by her family physician without any apparent benefit, and after consultation with other physicians, her case was diagnosed as cancer, and nothing less than a surgical operation would improve her condition. Accordingly she was taken to Chicago Hospital, at Chicago, in March 1907, for treatment, at which place she remained four weeks. At first she seemed to be much improved and hopes were entertained for her complete recovery. But after a few months the dread disease began to appear again, and her health gradually failed until Sunday afternoon about 3 o’clock, when death came. Her suffering during the last month of her sickness was intense, but she bore it all with Christian fortitude. She leaves a husband, two sons, and her little nephew Alva Spangle, of her own family, and an aged father and mother, one brother and four sisters to mourn her departure.

The funeral services were conducted at the residence near Wolcott, by Rev. J. L. Brady, of Rensselaer, and Interment was made in Weston cemetery, at Rensselaer.