Obituary of Isobel ANTHONY BEYER, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Pam Ripplinger Name of Deceased: BEYER (ANTHONY), Isobel Name of Newspaper: Staunton Star Times Date of Obituary: July 24, 1924 Obituary: Mrs. Emil BEYER, a well known resident to our city, died Friday morning at 7 o'clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry ANTHONY, of Belleville, where she spent the last 6 months. Death was due to dropsy and she attained an age of only 25 years, 25 days. Mrs. BEYER, whose maiden name was Isobel Anthony, was born at Rich Prairie, Illinois on June 23, 1899. On February 28, 1917 she married Emil BEYER, the ceremony taking place in Carlinville. The couple resided in Staunton and their union was graced by one child, a son. When the ravages of disease overtook her, Mrs. BEYER returned to the home of her parents where every possible effort was made to ward off her ailment, to no avail. The funeral was conducted Sunday afternoon at Belleville, Rev. RANSON officiating and interment was at the Walnut Hill Cemetery. Left to cherish her memory are the husband, Emil, one son, Melvin Emil, the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry ANTHONY of Belleville; one brother Joseph Anthony of Belleville, 2 sisters Mrs. Charles Funderburk and Mrs. Lester Scott of Caseyville and other more distant relatives and friends. USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Pam Ripplinger. (© 1998 Pam Ripplinger)