Obituary of Riley and Johnny McCOLPIN, Crawford County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire This obituary was copied from the collection located at the Robinson Public Library. The obituaries themselves are usually not dated.  Whoever made the collection has written down the dates by hand.  The source of the obituary (i.e. which newspaper) is also not included. Transcribed by Dan Weger. Robinson Daily News Saturday 2/21/1920 Age and Boyhood Joined in Death Lawrenceville, Ill. -- Febraury 21 -- A double funeral for Riley McColpin, aged 82 years, and his grandson, Johnny McColpin, aged 10 years, was held at the U. B. church Thursday at 10:30. The grandfather died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ira Mills, Tuesday at 1:30 and the grandson who is a son of Everett and Minnie McColpin. died at 2:15 of the same day. The older man will be interred at Derr and the boy in the Otterbein cemetery. Flu followed by pneumonia caused both deaths. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Jim Admire