Obituary of Moses H FLETCHER, Logan County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Richardson Obituary Moses H. Fletcher Transcription by William L. Stephenson (WoodArt@one.net) The Commercial News Monday May 4, 1914 Moses H. Fletcher Died Sunday Night For twenty years he had combined real estate and gravel business. Moses H. Fletcher, born in Logan county 81 years ago, real estate agent and dealer in gravel in Danville for twenty years, died Sunday night in St. Elizabeth's hospital, where he had been ill of a complication of diseases for several weeks. The body was removed to the morgue of C. J. Callahan, who will send it Tuesday to Mt. Pulaski, near where it will be buried after funeral services are held at the residence of Mrs. Lawrence, daughter, who arrived in Danville Monday. Mrs. Lawrence lives in Elkhart, Logan County. There is another daughter, but relatives know nothing of her whereabouts except that she lives on the Pacific coast. Her post office address is said to be unknown to relatives in Logan county. Other relatives are Mrs. Mary O'Connor of Mt. Pulaski, and Mrs. Sarah Randolph of Lincoln, sisters, Martin Fletcher of Oklahoma, brother, and Mrs. Imogene Rockwell and Orville Jackson of Nebraska, grandchildren. G. F. Coburn, lawyer and justice of the peace, Mr. Fletcher's closet personal friend in Danville, said that death followed a breaking down which had its beginning almost a year age. Mr. Fletcher had no relatives in Danville and is said to have known not a single person when he decided to locate in this city. "We never knew why my father came to Danville," said Mrs. Lawrence, in the office of Justice Coburn Monday. "So far as my knowledge goes, he was a total stranger when he took up his residence here. I do not think he ever was in Danville until de decided to come here and locate. He had spent sixty years of his life in Logan county." ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Bill Stephenson