Obituary of George WAIT, Edgar County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of George Wait 23 August 1937, Paris (IL) Daily Beacon George Wait, resident of Chrisman for 16 years, died at 6 o'clock Sunday evening at his home here after several weeks illness. Until a few days ago, he was a patient in a Danville hospital. He was born in Ohio on March 9, 1856, a son of James and Ann Wilcox Wait. He is survived by his widow, Margaret, and seven children, as follows: Bert, Robinson; Bessie Wait and Mrs. Leola Swerly, both of West Union; Mrs. Grace Brubaker of Terre Haute; Arthur, Claud and Mrs. Eva Fleetwood, Chrisman. Four children are deceased. There are also twenty-one grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Mollie Myers of Old York. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Scott & Schuleter funeral home, with the Rev. L. M. Sutton officiating. Interment at Hoult cemetery. Mr. Wait was a member of the Chrisman M. E. church. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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