Obituary of John A. SPIVEY, Hardin County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Wanda Reed Name of Deceased: John A. Spivey Name of Newspaper: Hardin County Independent Date of Newspaper: 5 February 1914 John A. Spivey, son of Jonas and Lucinda Spivey was born in Jackson County, Tennessee in Oct. 1845 and died at David Orr's in Hardin County, Illinois Jan. 7th., 1915, aged about 69 years and 3 months. He was married to Lucy Ann Glosby at the age of about 18 years and five children blessed this union, all boys. His companion died about 4 years ago and two of the children in infancy, leaving three boys to survive him. Jonas, who came with him from Indiana, James, who is in Missouri, and John William of Mt. Vernon, Indiana. John as he was commonly called, lived nearly all his life in Hardin County, save the last six years, he has resided in Point Township, Ind. He was a man of wonderful endearments, making friends of all he came in contact with, he was truthful and honest in all his dealings and by so doing he had made many staunch friends in Hardin County and Indiana. For the last two years his health has been very poor, as he saw he was growing weaker, he asked his son, Jonas, with whom he had lived since the death of his wife, to rent a place in this county so he could come home before he died, and through the assistance of David Orr he rented the Allard Place below Rosiclare and started with his father on the 5th of January 1915, landed at David Orr's the 6th about 2 o'clock and as they carried him in from the boat he looked up and said to them around him, "Thank God I am back home. I am ready to die." That evening about 7 o'clock he passed peacefully away. On the day following he was brought to Central Cemetery for interment, after funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. J. Reed in the presence of a large congregation of friends and relatives. All that was mortal of our brother was laid to rest by the side of his companion to await the resurrection of the dead. Written by his brother, Jonas Spivey. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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