Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-25
DAYS OBITUARY RECORD.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Lucretis p.
BowIby Tomorrow Afternoon.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucretia Parks
Bowlby, whose death yesterday after
noon was chronicled in TIE ARGUS,
will be held at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from the residence of her
son, d. Roy Bowlby, 1927 Second
avenue, Rev. w. S. Marquis. of the
Broadway Presbyterian church, cen
Quoting the services. Friends are
invited to the service. Although
Mrs. Bowl5y had been ailiRg for
some time with the infirmities OF
age, her death was directly due to
an attack of pneumonia. which de-
veloped last Tuesday. On July 6 she
would have attained her 18th year,
having been born in Hunterdon
county, New Jersey, July 8, 1928. She
was married to the late Emanuel Bowl
by in her native state Feb. p, 1874. In
the following year they settled on a
farm in Wabash county, Ind, remain
ing there until 1850, when the family
removed to Huron county, Ind, which
continued to be their home until 1877,
when they took up residence in Prince
ton, Ill. In 1880 they came to Rock Is
land to make their home. Five chill
dren, all of whom survive them, were
born to MIR. and Mrs. Bowlby. They
are: Mrs. William Livingston, Peoria
ID. Roy and William w. BOwlby. of this
city; Mrs. + b. Shays. Clarksfield,
Ohio, and Mrs. Newt Miller, Shiloh,
Ohio. Two hours before her death,
Mrs. Bowlby's favorite niece, Mrs.
Libbie Forbes, whom she had not seen
since 1856. reached her bedside. Mrs.
Forbes, whose home is in western
Iowa, while enroute to this city for a
visit to the venerable lady, stopped at
here yesterday afternoon she found
her aunt dying, but she recognized
her and spoke to her before she
breathed her last. Mrs. BOwlby was
a loving mother aui kind neigh Dor,
whose death will be sincerely mourned
by all who knew her.
Georgia E Bledsoe, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Bledsoe, died
at 6:25 this morning at the family
home, 1905 Fourth avenue, after +!
weeks illness with typhoid fever.
Her age was IS years AID 1 months,
and she was student in the eighth
grade at Lincoln school. Had she
lived she would have graduated next
Friday with her class. Deceased was
lovable child, possessing the quail
ties that made all who knew her her
friends, and the blow is a severe one
to the family. The funeral will be |
held at 10 o'clock Monday from the |
First Methodist church with inter
ment at Chippiannock.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. SPaulding, 112S |
Thirty-seventh street, mourn the loss |
of their 7-year-old son William, who |
died a, 1880 this morning after n D.
weeks illness with typhoid pneu-
monia. He was a student at Horace
Mann school. and bright and lovable
child. The funeral will be held at 2 i
o'clock Monday from the residence of
w. s. Spaulding, Col Thirty-eighth
street.
The funeral of Alta, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Andrews, was
held at 2 O'Clock yesterday at the
family home in South Rock Island.
Services were conducted by Rev. c.
o. McCulloch. assisted by the Metho-
dist church choir, ard interment was
made at Riverside cemetery, in Mo.
line.
The remains of Ralph Waldo, son of
MIR. and Mrs. w. .. Gray, were buried
at Chippiannock yesterday, services
being conducted at the home on Nine
teenth street at 10 O'Clock by Rev. G
D. McCulloch.