Parke-Fountain-Montgomery County IN Archives Obituaries.....Farner, John H. November 30, 1908
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ROCKVILLE, INDIANA, TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER    WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 04, 1908
"ROCKVILLE, INDIANA, TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 04, 1908, GRANGE 
CORNER, INDIANA:  Friday afternoon at the Rock Crusher, located on Hiram 
Allens farm occurred the accident which resulted in the death of John Farner.  
Mr. Farner with other workmen were blasting rock using dynamite.  They had 
just put in a charge and he thought the fuse had gone out and began to venture 
near and was warned by his companions.  As he neared the hole where the charge 
had been placed, the explosion occurred.  It lifted him six feet off the 
ground, blew one arm into shreds and tore the fingers off his other hand and 
destroyed his eyesight.  As his wife is very low with consumption it is feared 
the shock may be fatal to her.  He was taken to the home of Harry Allen who 
lives near the Crusher.  After a few hours of untold agony, death relieved him 
of his suffering.  When his wife was told of his death she replied it would 
not be long before she would be with him.  He leaves a four year old 
daughter."   Note:  No death certificate has been found.  He was buried: Wolf 
Creek Cemetery, near Wallace, and Grange Corner, Indiana."  [Transcribed by, 
sljuhl, 07 Jan 2005].

"ROCKVILLE TRIBUNE, NOVEMBER 11, 1908, KINGMAN STAR
  JOHN FARNER a well known and highly respected citizen residing about four 
miles southeast of Wallace, was almost killed instantly last Friday afternoon 
from the effects of a dynamite explosion in a rock quarry near his home." 
[transcribed by, sljuhl, 22 Jun 2005]

Additional Comments:
John's wife Margaret Rector did pass away three months after his death and was 
buried next to her husband at Wolf Creek Cemetery in Fountain County, 
Indiana.  Their only daughter Gladys Helen/Farner who was only four years old 
at the time of loosing both her parents was raised by Margaret's parents 
William Henry & Martha Jane Kiger Rector natives of Parke County, Indiana.  
John Farner is a direct descendant of an early pioneer family to Parke County, 
Indiana, Coonrad Farner, born 1793.  The families genealogy with sources is 
listed at www.RootsWeb.com  World Connect.

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