Obituary of William E. STONE, DeWitt County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Earliene Kaelin Name of Deceased: William E. STONE Name of Newspaper: Date of Newspaper: 17 January 1908 STONE AN OLD RESIDENT PASSES AWAY One of Creek Township's Well- Known Citizens Died at His Home Near Lane William STONE died Saturday afternoon at his home near Lane after an illness of several days. Wm E. STONE was born in Jefferson County, Tenn. Nov. 15, 1831 in 1848 he was married to Mrs. Anna MOWERY, who died in 1867. The next year the father with his seven children came to Illinois locating on a farm near Lane, where he had since lived. In 1869, he was married to Miss Minerva PENNINGTON. To them three children were born. Besides the widow the following children survive him; John A. of Bement; James and Mrs. COPPENBARGER, of Dix, Mrs. Lucinda WARD, of Mansfield, Charles O., of Paxton; Lawrence E. of Clinton and Nathan of Leroy. His life had been one of honesty and uprightness and he was respected by all who knew him. By his death Creek township lost a good citizen. Funeral services were held in the Christian church in Lane Monday at 1:30, conducted by Rev. J. W. REYNOLDS of Clinton. Burial in the Rose cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Earliene Kaelin