OBIT: PROMINENT ROSSVILLE FARMER DEAD Isaac Carter – Scion of a pioneer Eastern Illinois family and a landowner and farmer for more than half a century, Isaac Carter, 88 , Rossville, died at 8:50 a.m. Friday , Nov. 28, 1941. At lake View Hospital in Danville. Although an illness last February confined him to the hospital for many days, he attended to his affairs regularly after his dismissal and last Saturday was able to drive in his automobile. Sunday he suffered a stroke of paralysis and was brought to Danville. BORN NEAR BISMARCK Isaac Carter was born Aug. 10. 1853 east of Bismarck, the son of Bryant and Catherine Phillips Carter. Part of his early life was spent near Tuscola and about 55 years ago he owned and operated a farm in Champaign County. In 1904, Mr. Carter moved to a farm south of Rossville which he continued to manage actively until his retirement a few years ago. He was among the pioneer advocates of hard roads for Vermilion County. He was united in marriage with Eliza Ann Faulkner in 1885. She preceded him in death in December 1927. DANVILLE ATTORNEY SON Surviving are three sons, Attorney I Ray Carter, 1108 N. Vermilion St. City, Leslie Carter and Clark C. Carter, both of Rossville, and a daughter, Mrs. Edna Eyler, 106 Porter St. , City. Another daughter died in infancy. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the family home a half mile south of Rossville. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery, Freese in charge. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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