WILLIAMS COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: YEAGLEY, William Sherman (d. 1936) *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Karen Borton silence@bright.net January 1, 1999 *************************************************************************** William S. Yeagley William Sherman Yeagley, son of William and Margaret Yeagley was born April 23, 1863 in Newville, Ind. and departed this life after a prolonged illnes Feb. 10, 1936 at his home in Farmer township, Defiance county, Ohio, aged 72 years 9 months and 17 days. As a small boy with his parents he moved from Newville, Ind., to Williams county, Ohio and later came to Farmer where he lived for the rest of his life except for one year spent with his parents in DeKalb County, Indiana. He was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Foote Nov. 8, 1885. To this union were born two children, a daughter Lucile and a son Richard. Mr. Yeagley has been a member of the Ney-Sherwood K.P. lodge for many years and was always active in other local affairs both social and religious until his illnes which began nearly six years ago and has kept him quite closely confined during all of this time. Last year Mr. and Mrs. Yeagley celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary surrounded by the family and friends. Mr. Yeagley was feeling unusually well at this time and enjoyed every hour of this occasion. There remains to mourn his death his wife Mrs. William Sherman Yeagley of Farmer, the daughter, Mrs. Lucile Hess of Wadsworth, Ohio, the son Richard Yeagley of Farmer, two sisters, Mrs. Leota Winn of Defiance and Mrs. Madge Cunningham of Farmer, grandson Dick Yeagley of Farmer, and a number of other relatives as well as a great host of friends. His father and mother, two sisters and one brother had preceded him in death. From The Bryan Press, Bryan, Ohio, February 1936. ==== OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ====