Obituary of John Christy Bird, Effingham County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of John Christy Bird Monday, 18 October 1915, Effingham (IL) Record Rev. Bird Dead Died Sunday After a Lingering Sickness--Invalid for Years Rev. J. C. Bird, 84, a pioneer Methodist minister of Effingham county, died Sunday morning at 4 o'clock at his home near Ewington. He has been an invalid for several years, and has been blind for about ten years. Mrs. Bird found him dead in bed about four o'clock Sunday morning. the funeral was held Monday afternoon at two o'clock from Ewington Methodist church. Rev. Terhune, of Effingham officiated and remains were buried in Ewington cemetery. Rev. Bird, a local Methodist preacher, 82 years old who resided west of this city, died Sunday morning, October 17. He was one of the veteran preachers of this part of the state. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, 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: Cindy McCachern