Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Eldred, Inez Edna Keepers 1917
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Unknown, 1917
DEATH'S SUMMONS

Inez Edna Keepers, daughter of the late William and Zama Keepers, was born in 
Goodfarm township, Grundy County, Illinois, August 28, 1886, and died in 
Morris, Ill., June 2nd, 1917, at he home of her husband's mother, Mrs. 
Eldred.

After the death of her mother in 1901, Inez came to Mazon to live, where her 
home was until July 4, 1905, when she was united in marriage to Mr. John 
Eldred of Morris.  They lived in Morris awhile, also spent a year on the home 
farm.  Their home has been in Racine, Wisconsin, the past few years.  A year 
and a half ago Inez was afflicted with bronchial trouble, which terminated in 
tuberculosis.

Thinking a dryer climate might help her disease, they sold their home in 
Racine and went to northern Wisconsin, but during the winter she gradually 
failed, and wishing to be with home people at the last they came to Morris, 
one week before her death.

While living in Mazon, Inez united with the M. E. church, and ever afterward 
was a consistent follower of Christ.  Always attending church service, and a 
member of the Sunday school, with her husband and children, wherever they 
lived.  She was a graduate of Mazon high school of the class of 1904, and is 
the second one of that class to finish her work here.

She leaves her husband, two little children, Clarence and Helen, to mourn the 
loss of a devoted wife and mother; two brothers, Floyd and Lloyd Keepers and 
many other relatives and friends who are sorrowful that this young life must 
leave them.

A short service was held at the home of Mother Eldred at 9 o'clock Monday 
morning, and at 10:30 in the M. E. church in Mazon, by Rev. Barnes, assisted 
by Rev. Harris.  The M. E. choir sung beautiful songs.  The pallbearers were 
six cousins, namely Messr. Gardy, Roy, Wayne and Russell Misener, Floyde and 
Ollie Walker.  Interment in the family lot in the Wheeler cemetery.

-- Mazon correspondent
[The above obituary, along with other articles were not published last week on 
account of limited space. -- Ed.]


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