Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1909 — Aged Union Township Citizen Dies Suddenly. [ARTICLE]

Aged Union Township Citizen Dies Suddenly.

John Daywitt, Who was 84 years old on April 24th, died at his home a half mile east of Fair Oaks at about six o’clock this Wednesday'morning. He had been in the very best of health for one of his advanced years and was up early this morning and built the kitchen fire. He complained of feeling badly and went back to bed and died in a very short time. He 1b survived by his wife and three or four children. He was an uncle of Steve and Barney Comer. The funeral will take place at the late residence near Fair Oaks on Friday morning at 10 o’clock, and burial will be made at the Sand Ridge cemetery.