The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-23
THE GRIM REAPER

Deceased was a veteran of the Civ
IL War, having enlisted April II, 1861
under President Lincoln's first call.
He re-enlisted on June 30, 1862, as
member of Company c, 11Sth o..
| " l., and was promoted to first lieu
tenant in July, 1865.
He was a charter member of the
/ TT. Recovery Masonic lodge, a mem
Der of the /. o. O. f. lodge of that
village, and one of the organizers Of
| the Fort Recovery G.. A. r. Post.
Funeral services were held at the
| Fort Recovery Church of Christ last
Sunday afternoon, with interment in
Green Mound cemetery.
j. i. b. Chapman, aged SO years,
one of the best known farmers of
Liberty townshop, brother of Cash
ier r. II. Chapman of the Citizens
Bank, died early last Monday morn
ing, after illness of a couple of days.
Death was due to stomach and liver
trouble.
Deceased was born in this county,
January 81, 1851, and with the eX-
ception of a few years spent in In
diana, has lived his entire life here.
He was one of the most active and
progressive farmers of the county,
and a member of the Mercer County
Mutual Telephone Association.
He is survived by his wife and
seven children-Mrs. f. T. BetZner,
of Billings, Montana; l.. l.. Chapman,
of Columbia City, Ind; Mrs. w. H.
Witter of Hopewell township; A. d.
c. c. and L. M. Chapman, of this
city, and Verne, at home. Two broth
ers and one sister also survive-W
e. Chapman, of Liberty township,
and r. H. Chapman and Mrs. L. M.
Hammer, of this city.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday morning at the State Line
Church. Interment in the cemetery
nearby.
Mrs. H. r. Baker, aged So years,
mother of Mrs. Samuel L. Evans, of
East Fulton street, this city, died
early Wednesday morning at her
home in Blackcreek township, as the
result of Brights Disease, from
which she had been a sufferer for
several years.
Deceased was born at Hamilton,
but had been a resident of this coun-
ty for more than thirty years. Her
husband died five months ago.
She is survived by one son and six
T. W. Baker, Mrs. John
McGough and Mrs. B. L. Baumgart- !
ner, of Wiltshire; Mrs. L. S. Egger
and Mrs. Leo Merkle of Chattanooga;
Mrs. S. L. Evans, of this city, and |
Freda, at home.
Funeral services will be held from |
the Lutheran Church at Chattanooga |
this afternoon, with Rev. Hoyer in
charge.
Word was received here last Sat
urday of the death at Dayton on Fri
day afternoon of Mrs. d. F. Doty, a |
former resident of Center township. |
Deceased was born in the county, |
and resided in Center township until |
a couple of years ago when, with her
husband, she moved to Dayton. Her
death was caused by cancer of the |
liver. Her husband and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. V. Murlin, of Dayton, sur
vive. Funeral services were held at
Dayton last Tuesday.
Fred Frahm, aged 73 years, died
early last Friday morning at his
home in the Citizens addition, as the
result of cancer of the throat, from
which he had been suffering for more
than year past.
Deceased was a native of Germany
but came to this country with his
parents when a small boy. He is sur
yived by his third wife.
Funeral services were held from
his late residence last Sunday after
noon, with Rev. Reitz of the Luth-
eran church of this city in charge.
was made at Swamp Col
ege cemetery
Mrs. Elizabeth Hobson, aged II
years, a resident of Lynchburg, o.,
lied on the 5th inst. at the home of
ler daughter, Mrs. William Lacy, at
where she had been Wis
ting for several months. The re-
mains were taken to her former home
1t Lynchburg Saturday morning for
burial
James Presho, we'll known resi-
lent of Blackcreek township, died
Wednesday morning in te State Hos
lital at Toledo. He had been in de-
,lining health since the sudden ment-
u arrangement which made it neces-
iaryto have him taken to that insti-
ution some time ago. The body was
brought to Wiltshire Wednesday eve
ling and later taken to his home.
There survive him two sisters-Mrs.
emma Witter and Mrs Aaron Krall,
md his brother Frank, with whom he
ived They have the sympathy of
many friends in this their hour of
bereavement. Funeral services were
leld Thursday afternoon.-Rockford ]
Press.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Kannard, aged s
o years, died early last Saturday i
norning at her home in Butler town t
hip, following a brief illness of q
neumonia. /
Deceased was born in Virginia, but 8
lad lived in this county for almost c
fly years. She was twice married, l