Obituary of Meridith William CORDER, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998
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Name of Deceased: CORDER, MERIDITH WILLIAM
Name of Newspaper: Girard Gazette
Date of Obituary: 22.April 1915 
Obituary: Merida W. Corder, familiarly known about the square as "Row," died at his
home in the east part of this city, Wednesday evening, April 21st. His death being due
to heart failure. Mr. Corder was the eldest son of Joseph and Nellie Corder, and was
born in Hart county, Kentucky, on May 5th, 1844, and lacked only a few days of
being 71 years old at the time of his death. At the age of five years, he moved with
his parents to Illinois locating in Macoupin county, and resided in North and South
Otter townships, west of Girard, where he was engaged in farming. His old papers 
contained documents that show that he served in various official capacities in those
townships. In 1868 he was united in marriage at Greenfield, Illinois., to Miss Mary
Eberle, of Bond county. To this union were born five children, namely, Everett,
Luther and Mrs. Viola Stone, of this city and Mrs. Clarissa Flemming of Auburn.
Another son Jesse, dying in infancy. Besides his wife and children he is survived by
three brothers, Henry M. of Lawrence, Kansas and James and John on Nilwood;
also two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Trimble of Pawnee, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Lydia 
Ashlock, of Morrison, Oklahoma. After a number of years on the farm west of this
city, Mr. Corder moved to this city and engaged in the drayage and transfer business,
which he conducted for the past twenty-four years, selling out his business last
September on account of his failing health. Since his retirement he has been spending
his time visiting with old friends, of which he had a great number, having been a
resident of the county since 1849 and of this city for twenty-five years, naturally 
making his accquaintance among the older residents very large, throughout the
county. The funeral services were conducted at the residence at 2:30 o'clock, Friday
afternoon, by Rev. F.W. Cliffe, pastor of the Baptist Church, and interment made in
the Girard Cemetery. E.W. Parks had charge of the funeral.


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