THE LEBANON REPORTER June 10, 1904 page 2 DROPPED DEAD Leander M. Finch Died Suddenly Thursday Evening at His Home on Chicago Street Leander M. Finch dropped dead in the yard at his home 919 West Chicago Street Thursday evening about 5:30 o'clock. He had been in poor health for six months with dropsy of the heart. Mr. Finch was born in Union county September 22, 1848. He was united in marriage to Carrie G. Gardner, at Spiceland, Henry county June 13, 1877. To this union five children were born. A wife and four children survive him. The children surviving are: Blanch E. Threlkeld, Rosa S. Smith, Mable R. Campbell, and Wallace M. Finch. Mr. Finch was a member of the First Christian church at Advance. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias loge at the same place. The funeral will be held at the First Christian Church at 2 p.m. Saturday. Buried at Oak Hill cemetery. Lebanon Lodge No. 45, K of P will have charge of the services. --------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization 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 Copyright 2000 Rebecca Merritt 28 Aug 2000 12:00 PM