Obit: ANNA A. MATHIS Anna Amanda Mathis, 84, of Rt. 1, Collison IL. died Wednesday, July 31, 1968 at Nance Nursing Home in Danville, Ill. , after an illness of one year. She was born Oct. 28, 1883 in Switzerland County , the daughter of Samuel and Louisa Jakaway Smith. She was married in Williamsport in 1906, to Charles A. Mathis, who died in 58. She lived in Pence most of her life, moving four years ago to Collison to make her home with a daughter. The deceased was a member of the West Lebanon Christian Church. She is survived by two sons, Samuel Mathis, Galveston, Ind.; Winfield Mathis, Bicknell; three daughters, Mrs. henry (Eva) Kaniewski, Boswell; Mrs. Charles (Rena) Lester, Mishawaka; Mrs. Thelma Bussard, Collison, Ill. ; 12 Grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two Brothers, George Smith, Edon, O.; William smith, Bennington; Three Sisters, Mrs. Bessie Shatell, West Lebanon, Mrs. Lucy McLaughlin, Hoopeston ; and Mrs. Emma McDonald, Alvin , IL. Services were conducted at the Crowner-Siddens Mortuary, West Lebanon, Saturday with burial in West Lebanon Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, 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: Lucy Briscoe Green