Farmer City Funeral Notices, DeWitt County, IL Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Earliene Kaelin Farmer City Funeral Notices: The information below was gleaned from death/funeral cards located at the Farmer City Public Library. All of the people mentioned had been residents of the area around Farmer City. IL. Jones Died at home, on Tuesday, November 22, 1698, at 3:30 a.m., U. F. JONES, aged 59 years, 7 months, 19 days. Funeral: M. E. Church in Parnell, IL, November 24. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Reed Died at home in Farmer City, on Thursday, April 14, 1898, at 11:30 a.m., Jane REED, widow of the late Wm. REED, aged 63 years, 5 months, 13 days. Funeral: late residence, April 16. Burial: M. E. Cemetery. Newberry Died at her home in Farmer City, on Sunday, May 1, 1898, at 1:30 p.m., Adaline NEWBERRY, aged 69 years, 4 months, 2 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, May 3. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Newell Died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Sarah NEWELL, of Farmer City, on Tuesday, October 17, 1899, at 6:30 a.m., Mrs. Margaret S. GALT, in her 77th year. Funeral: home of Mrs. NEWELL on October 17. Burial: Farmingdale, Illinois on October 18. Alexander Died at Bloomington, on Friday, November 3, 1899, at 12:20 p.m., Samuel P. ALEXANDER, in his 60th year. Funeral: Methodist Protestant Church, Farmer City, November 5. Burial: City Cemetery. Deibert Died at his home in Farmer City, on Sunday, February 10, 1901, at 7:30 a.m., Frederick DEIBERT, aged 79 years, 11 months, 8 days. Funeral: Christian Church, February 12. Burial: City Cemetery. Weedman Died at his home in Farmer City, on Friday, May 11, 1900, at 9 a.m., Amos WEEDMAN, aged 73 years, 11 months, 29 days. Funeral: M. E. Church May 13 - Farmer City Lodge No. 710, A. F. & A. Masons. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Page Died at his home 22 miles north of Farmer City, on Monday, May 23, 1898, at 1:00 p.m., George H. PAGE, aged 60 years, 25 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, May 25. Burial: City Cemetery. Page Died at his home in Farmer City, on Saturday, February 3, 1900, at 1:00 p.m., Ephraim PAGE, aged 69 years, 8 months, 20 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, February 5. Burial: City Cemetery. Bracken Died at her home in Farmer City, on Tuesday, April 29, 1902, at 4:30 a.m., Mrs. Hannah BRACKEN, aged 69 years, 19 days. Funeral: May 1. Burial: City Cemetery. White Died at her here in Farmer City, on Saturday, December 3, 1898, Elizabeth WHITE, aged 69 years, 2 months, 18 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, December 5. Whitaker Died at the home of his son near Argenta, on Monday 1 May 13, 1901, at 8:30 a.m., Alexander WHITAKER, aged 88 year, 6 months, 17 days. Funeral: M. P. Church, May 15. Burial; City Cemetery. Dolan Died at his home in Farmer City, on Monday, August 7, 1899, at 6 o'clock p.m., John DOLAN, aged 80 years, 2 months, 14 days. Funeral: Catholic Church, August 9. Burial: City Cemetery. Longmate Died at his home in Farmer City, on Wednesday, February 1, 1899, at 5:15 P. M. John LONGMATE, aged 22 years, 4 days. Funeral: residence, February 4. Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, IL. Fairclotf Died at his home in Farmer City, on Sunday, June 19, 1898, at 12:45 P.M., Patrick T. FAIRCLOTF, aged 25 years, 3 months, 2 days. Funeral: Sacred Heart Church, June 21. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery. Williams Died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. B. E. WILLIAMS, on Friday, December 28, (no year), at 12:30 p.m., Mrs. Sarah BEARDSLEY, aged 92 years, 5 months, 3 days. Funeral: late home, December 30. Burial: Vermilion, Ohio. Neal Died at home near Farmer City, on Friday, March 26, 1897, at 1:00 a.m., Amos NEAL, aged 86 years, 4 months, 3 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, March 28. Burial: City Cemetery. Barry Died at home south of Farmer City, on Thursday, December 13, 1900, at 2:00 a.m., Catherine BARRY, aged 72 years, 2 months, Sacred Heart Church, December 15. Burial: Champaign Waller Died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Adam WALLER, on Monday, January 9, 1899, at 10:00 a.m., Mary MARSHALL, aged 41 years, 3 months, 20 days. Funeral: M E Church, January 11. Burial: City Cemetery. Good Died at her home in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 29, 1898, Martha L. MC DONALD GOOD, aged 53 years, 9 months, 2 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, April 1. Burial: City Cemetery. Eppstein Died on Friday, July 26, 1901, at 3:30 p.m. Pauline EPPSTEIN, wife of Abe, aged 49 years, 5 months. Funeral: late residence, July 29. Burial: Bloomington. Dorian Died at her home in this city, on Saturday, June 8, 1901. at 9:50 a.m., Mary, wife of John DORIAN, aged 62 years, 24 days. Funeral: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, June 10. Burial: St. Joseph's Cemetery. Smith Died at Jacksonville, IL, on Thursday, April 12, 1900, S. H. SMITH, aged 77 years, 4 months, 19 days. Funeral: M. E. Church April 14. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Cooper Died at home in this city, on Tuesday, May 5, 1896, at 11:15 a.m., Mrs. Catherine R. COOPER, aged 55 years, 7 months. Funeral: late residence, May 7. Walters Died at home, on Friday, March 31, 1899, at 10:20 a.m., John WALTERS, aged 59 years, 1 month, 10 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, Parnell, IL, April 2. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Clarno Died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. CLARNO, in this city, on Monday, August 8 (no year), at 12 o'clock M. Jimmy CLARNO, aged 8 months, 12 days. Funeral: home of parents, August 9. Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery. Lee May 29, 1897, - October 19, 1899, Miss Nellie LEE. Funeral: residence of J. H. MC CORD, October 21. Cooper Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. CLARK, in Farmer City, on Saturday, September 18, 1897, at 5 a.m., Mrs. Maria COOPER, aged 81 years, 3 months, 27 days. Funeral: late home, September 19. Burial: Arrowsmith Cemetery. Page Died at Dewitt, IL, on Thursday, February 23, 1899, at 7 p.m., John T. PAGE, in his 63rd year. Funeral: home of Ephraim PAGE, Farmer City, IL., GAR., February 25. Burial: City Cemetery. Gardiner Died at her home in Farmer City, on Thursday, May 27, 1897, at 2:20 p.m., Mrs. Thomas GARDINER, aged 66 years, 8 months, 2 days. Funeral: late residence, May 28. Burial: City Cemetery. Murl George MURL, son of Mr. and Mrs. William BAKER, born February 26, 1899, died March 24, 1899. Funeral: home of parents, 7 miles southwest of Farmer City, March 26. Swiney Died Tuesday, August 27 (no year), at 6:40 a.m., Myra Byrl SWINEY, aged 1 month, 1 day, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. SWINEY. Funeral: residence, August 28. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Johnson Died at home in this city, at 2 p.m., October 19, 1896, W. D. JOHNSON, aged 48 years, 5 months, 25 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, October 21. I. 0. 0. F. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Berry Died at her Alone near Parnell, June 28, 1898, 8:30 a.m., Elizabeth BERRY, wife of S. A. BERRY, in the 46th year of her age. Funeral: Parnell M. E. Church, June 29. Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery. Johnson Died at home in this city, August 8, 1896, 2:45 p.m., Winifred JOHNSON, daughter of W. D. JOHNSON, aged 20 years, 5 months, 2 days. Funeral: home, August 10. Burial: City Cemetery. Johnson Died at the home of his parents, P. E. and E. C. JOHNSON, in LeRoy, IL, August 1, 1898, 9:30 p.m., Franklin JOHNSON, aged 12 years, 5 months, 6 days. Funeral: DI. E. Church, Leroy, August 3- Burial: Farmer City. Keefer Died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. WARNER in Farmer City, August 13, 1902, 11 a.m., Ruth Leone KEEFER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William KEEFER, aged 1 year, 9 months, 28 days. Funeral: home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. WARNER, August 15. Burial: City Cemetery Reed Died at the home of his uncle, J. H. BERRY, 1 1/2 miles east of Farmer City, November 30, 1899, 12:40 p.m., Burres REED, aged 15 years, 7 months, 18 days. Funeral: M. P. Church, December 1. Burial: City Cemetery. Walker Died at home in Geuda Springs, KS, February 23, 1897, Mrs. Mary THOMAS WALKER, aged 67 years, 1 month, 25 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, February 27. Burial: City Cemetery. Daley Died - Merwin Clay DALEY, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. DALEY, b August 6, 1899, died September 14, 1900, 9:45 p.m. Funeral: at late home in Farmer City, September 16. Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Leroy. McDonald Died here in the city, Thursday, October 13, 1898, 4;20 a.m., Rebecca J. MC DONALD, aged 83 years, 8 months. Funeral: M. E. Church. Burial: City Cemetery. Jayne Died at home in Farmer City, Wednesday, March 31, 1397, W. J. JAYNE, aged 63 years, 4 months, 2 days. Funeral: late residence, April 1. Burial: City Cemetery. McCord Died at his home in Farmer City on Monday, March 7, 1898, at 2 p.m. William A. MCCORD, aged 52 years, 6 months, 15 days. Funeral: M. E. Church, March 9th. 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