The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
THE GRIM REAPER
Chas. III. Kitchens, Civil War Vet
eran and Pioneer Citizen, Dead
Funeral This Afternoon.

Charles H. Kitchens, a civil war
veteran and pioneer resident Of this
city. died shortly after twelve o'clock
last Tuesday night at his home on
East Livingston street, following
four weeks illness of heart trouble
and dropsy a week previous to his
death he suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis which affected his mind, and
from then on to the time of his death
he was only rational at short inter
walls.
Deceased was born in Fairfield
county, this state, in February, 1843.
On August %, 1862 he enlisted as a
private in company F., 99th regiment
o. " l. He was promoted to ser
geant and was honorably discharged
at the close of the war
He is survived by his wife and
three chlldren-Mrs. Frank Shep
herd, of Chicago, Illinois; Frank
Kitchens and Mrs. Ira Green, of this
city Five grand children also sur
vive.
Funeral services will be held from
the Kitchens home at o'clock this
under the auspices of the
local l. o. o. F. lodge, of which he
was a member. Interment will be
made at North Grove cemetery
Mrs. Albert Yoeman, aged S5
years, died Wednesda ymorning at
her home at Mendon, from the in
frmities of old age. She had spent
her entire life in this county. She
was twice married but both husbands
preceded her in death. Two sons
John and e. u. Clark, of Mendon,
survive. Funeral services will be
held at the Mendon M. e. Church this
Mrs. Fred Becher, of Chattanooga,
aged 33 years, died on the End inst.
at the Lutheran hospital at Fort
Wayne, Ind, as the result of blood
poisoning which developed three
weeks ago following the birth of a
child.
Deceased before her marriage was
Miss Nora Fennig, and was born at
Wabash. Six years ago she was mar
ried to Mr.. Becher and since then
had resided a mile north of Chatta
nooga. She is survived by her hus
band and a four year old son.
The remains were brought back to
her home last Friday. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Chattanooga
Luthran church last Sunday morn
ing.
Henry Berrons, aged So years,
we'll known resident of Liberty town
ship, died on the afternoon of the
End inst, following a lingering i'll
ness of tuberculosis. He had been
bedfast for the past three months
and his death was not unexpected.
Deceased was born in Germany in
"a, 1862. He came to this
country with his parents when but
nine years of age. He is survived by
four daughters, his wife and one son
having preceded him to the Great Be
yond. The surviving children are
Mrs. Amos Zehr, of DUPONT, Ind;
Mrs. Edward Becher, of Chattanooga
Mrs. Elmer Hussey, of Jefferson
township, and Frieda, who is still at
home. A number of other relatives
also survive. Funeral services were
held at Chattanooga last Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Sarah Edge, aged 81 years,
died early last Tuesday morning at
her home at Mendon, following an
illness of more than a years dura-
tion. Deceased was born at Mechan-
icsburg, but came to this county in
1854, She was. twice married, but
both husbands preceded her in death.
She is survived by one son, Attorney
e. Edge, of Paulding. Funeral ser
vices were held at tn MendonM. p,
Church Wednesday morning.
Robert, the two year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs Christ Howick, East
Market street, died at theree O'Clock
last Sunday afternoon, following a
short illness of inflammation of the
bowels. The child is survived by
his parents, a brother and a sister.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
and the remains taken to
cemetery at Rockford for
burial.
Miss Anna Homan, aged "a years,
died at half past seven last Monday
evening at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Homan, half
mil south of Coldwater, following an
illness of two weeks of typhoid fever.
The mother, a brother and sister
are also i'll with the same disease,
which it is believed they contracted
from drinking impure water from
cistern. Deceased was born near
pbiIothaa and ie c1rViVad hV her
parents, five sisters and five brothers.
Funeral services were hid at Philo-
thea yesterday morning.
Samuel Spicer, a pioneer and well
known resident Of Center township,
died at his hom a mile north of Nep-
tune, last Tuesday night as the re-
suit of a stroke of paralysis. He is
survived by ihs wife and several
children. Funeral services will be
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