Obituary of Gussie MAYFIELD, Hardin County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Wanda Reed Name of Deceased: Gussie MAYFIELD Name of Newspaper: Hardin County Independent Date of Newspaper: 5 December 1929 The angel of death has visited our family circle and took away from us our dear son and brother, Gussie Mayfield. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs Charles Mayfield, was born at Elizabethtown, Illinois July 30 in the year of 1892 being 37 years, 3 months and 15 days old. He departed this life at Anna, Illinois November 15, 1928. He was married to Miss Dema Rose on the 15th of Oct 1915 and to this union three children were born, Glen, Helen and John. He was a kind and devoted husband and father and a good neighbor and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He leaves to mourn their loss a wife three children, a father, and mother, two brothers, John and Alfred, and two aunts Mrs Bill Yates and Mrs. Dave Martin and a host of other relatives and friends. He was a good citizen and well liked by all that knew him. He became afflicted about two years ago and was never well any more. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. It is hard for us to bear it but the Lord doeth all thing well. Funeral Services were conducted Sunday November 17th at the M.E. Church, Elizabethtown by Rev. A. N. Hicks. Interment was made in the IOOF cemetery. Written by his mother. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Wanda Reed