The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-30
THE GRIM REAPER

Mrs. Barbara Fast. one of the venor-
able pioneer women Of this county died
last Monday morning at the home Of her
daughter Mrs. VIM. Gibson, In Center
township. after long Hines due 10 the
nhrmlties of old age Mrs. Fast. (nee
! stuck was born In Rchland county,
4 this state June 8, 1886. and came 10 Mer-
Ger county with her parents when mere
babe In 1855 she was welded 10 JACOB
| East who died more than forty years ago
leaving a large family OF small chlldfen
! for the mother to rear The children
| surviving her are MIS- Sata Gibson, MRS
! Amanda Springer, Mrs. Phoebe springer
Ian residing east OF this city, Mrs Chris
tina Waltz, Of Hooking county; jacob
/ Fast of Hickman, KY, and Charles and
county. She Is also survived by one SIS
| ter Aunt Mary Fisher. the mother of eN-
| Sheriff Shell NJ. Fisher. OF this city ana
some sixty grand and great-grand chill
Funeral services were held from the
] East Oldtown l.. -. Church, OF which she
] was long a member, last wednesday AZ
ternoon and was largely attended, lhe
services being conducted by Rev. G. $.
! Johnson, of this city, Her remains were
/ laid TO rest by the side Of those OF her
husband at the Neptune cemetery
Ex- Sheriff T. p. Touveue aged 7G
years, died early Wednesday morning at
| the John Shambaugh home, West Warren
street where he had made his home for
some months past
/ this state, January l6, 1899, and came to
! this county with his parents In lS47. set
| tling near Macedon. His parents moved
| to this city in 1865. Mr.. TOuNelle served
| during the Civil War as a member of the
| 18th o. V. !. He served Mercer County
as Sheriff for two terms, and was well
! known over the county 10y the older resi-
on January II, 1868. he married Mary
| II. Myers at Fort Recovery. She died IN
1902 Two children-Judge Frank Tou-
| Nelle and Mrs Savella llaechel, OF Jack
Funeral services were held from the
! Shambaugh hoI yesterday afternoon,
under the auspices of the local Masonic
Lodge, of which he was a member.
John Slife. aged 10 years. a Civil War
veteran, and one of the oldest and best
| known residents of Fort Recovery, died
at his hom that village on the 23rd.
Funreal serv1t we're held last Sunday
afternoon. OF IN, ath the Fort Recoy-,
cry Journal says; AIR. SHE was Wen
known over the country as a relic hunter
lie was never happier than when going
over the old battlefield looking for relics
and he was successful in gathering
collection of these old mementos that
bring to mind the greatest Indian mas
sacre of all times. A few years ago he
sold a goodly share of his collections to
the Historical Society at GTeenVille, but
there is still left at the Slife home rare
collection of relics that is seldom seen.
Mrs. D. S. Black, aged 81 years, died at
II o'clock last Sunday night, at her home
i'm Liberty township following linger-
ing illness of cancer.
Deceased was born in Clinton County,
this state, i'm 1863 When small child
she came, with her parents to this cour
ty In 1882 she was united in marriage TO
D. s. Black With the exception Of Few
years residence at Columbus, when Mr..
Black was guard at the pententiary, she
had spent her life in this county She Is
survived by her husband and four child
ren-Mrs. Pearl Delays, of Columbus;
Noah, Eddie and Virgil, all of Liberty
township.
Landfair NJ II. Church Wednesday morn
inf, followed by interment at Rockford
Adam Laux a well known resident of
Fort Recovery, died on the evening Of the
23rd, at his home i'm that village. De-
ceased was born near Cleveland n years
ago. He moved to Fort Recovery from
New Cordyn, Ind, in 1891. He, was twice
married and is survived by his second
wife and the following children; Joseph
and Albert LauX, of HavelOck, Neb, and
Mrs Trese Kroger and Mrs. Irene Pott-
kotter of Fort Recovery. Funeral ser
vices were held last Monday at the Cath
olic church.