Note: Born June 10, 1847 Died March 12, 1924 Age 76 yrs, 9 mos, 2 days
Emily R. Coddington was born in Stuben County, New
York June 10th 1847 and died at her home in Ladd Illinois
March 12, 1924, thus being at the time of her death
76 years 9 months and 2 days. In 1855 she came west with her
parents and settled on a farm two miles west of Princeton.
On August 16, 1874 she was united in marriage to J.T. Hight of Neapolis,
Ohio. She leaves to mourn her death her husband and eight children.
Jos. C. Warner
of Johnston City, Illinois, a son by a former marriage.
J.E. Hight of Marion, Illinois, Daisy of Hornell, New York, Mrs. Mabel
Sabbatina, Nellie Ingram, Roscoe, Walter, and Charlie of Ladd, one sister
Mrs. Etta Chase of
Manlius, Illinois, 18 grand children and 2 great grand
children.
She professed religion at the age of 14 and united
with the Baptist church of Princeton later transfering her membership to
the Ladd Presbyterian church of which she was a member at the time of her
death. The services
were held from the church with C.W.Caldwell officiating.
The choir sang two of Mrs. Hights favorite hymns,
"One Sweetly Solemn Thought" and "Abide With Me."
The pallbearers were her 5 sons and one son-in-law.
Interment was made in Peru cemetery.
For the past fifteen years Mrs. Hight has been unable
to walk and was compelled to go about in a wheel chair, she was patient
in her affliction never complaining.
Estella Howard, daughter
of Edmund and Margaret Elaiminger Howard, was born in Arispie Township
on January 13, 1866. She attended the Highland school and the Tiskilwa
Grade school.
In 1883 she was married
to Henry Kitterman, and lived in or near Tiskilwa all her life. Her husband
preceded her in death in February of 1921. One daughter was born to them,
now Mrs. Ben Ioder, of Princeton. She passed away on July 1, 1948
Mrs. Kitterman was a
faithful member of the Tiskilwa Baptist Church since 1892.
She leaves her daughter,
two granddaughters, Mrs. Fred Weber, of Michigan City, Ind. and Mrs. Arthur
Ellis of Princeton; also two great granddaughters and one great grandson
and one brother, Theodore Howard of Kearney, Nebr.
Funeral services were
held on Saturday afternoon, July 3, at the Norberg Memorial Home and burial
was in Mount Bloom.
Jay Hubbard, 50, Fatally Crushed By a Coal Truck
Jay C. Hubbard, 50, employee of the Hopkins Coal Company, was crushed to death Tuesday morning when he was trapped between the Clyde Miller home at 226 South Pleasant Street and a coal truck driven by Francis M. Hannan, 208 Railroad Avenue.
A coroner’s jury absolved
Hannan of responsibility for the fatal accident and returned a verdict
of accidental death.
Funeral will be at 2
p. m. today, Thursday, from the Baptist Church of Princeton, with Rev.
Francis Cooper officiating. Burial will be in the Malden Cemetery.
It was the second time within five months that tragedy had struck the Hubbard family. Last fall two daughters of Mr. Hubbard were seriously injured in an automobile accident near Wyanet. One of the girls, Evelyn, still is in the hospital. Several years ago, Mrs. Hubbard was injured by an automobile in Princeton.
At the inquest into the death of Mr. Hubbard, County Coroner A. A. Myer presented statements from several witnesses, including an eye-witness report by Harold Josephson, who was making a short cut to work through the Clyde Miller property at about 8:30 a. m. Tuesday, and saw Mr. Hubbard killed. In part, Josephson told the jury the following: I saw the coal truck backed up to the terrace (at the side of the house). And I saw Mr. Hubbard in back of the truck, attempting to guide the driver in backing up. The terrace was slippery with frost, and steep, so the driver took a little run for it as he backed up. The truck came up on the terrace so fast that he couldn’t stop the truck quick enough, and hit the house. Mr. Hubbard was pinned between the truck and the house.
An ambulance was called to take Mr. Hubbard to the hospital, following notification of Dr. K. M. Nelson. Testimony from Dr. Nelson stated that Mr. Hubbard was dead when he was examined in the ambulance enroute to the hospital, and probably had been killed instantly. The doctor said death was due to crushing injuries to the upper right side of the chest and to the throat, causing hemorrhage.
Native of County
Mr. Hubbard was born April 1, 1893, in Dover Township,Bureau County, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hubbard. He had been a resident of Princeton for the past nine years, and had been an active member of the Baptist Church prior to the time he moved to Princeton. He was engaged in Farming.
He was married in February
1918, and his widow survives him. He also leaves 3 daughters, Mrs. Verna
Lawton, Joyce and Evelyn, all of Princeton: a son, Pvt. LaVerne Hubbard,
stationed in Georgia: one brother, Earl Hubbard of Princeton; and four
sisters, Mrs. Alta Stoner and Mrs. Jennie Young, both of Princeton; Mrs.
Ethel Smith, of LaMoille; and Effie Wilson of Carthage
Earl Hubbard, 58, Dies; Rites Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Stephen Earl Hubbard, 58, were held at 3 p. m. Tuesday at Norberg Memorial home with the Rev. Clarence Pearson officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Hubbard died Saturday at Perry Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for the past seven weeks.
He was born Sept. 02, 1878, in Dover Township, the son of Stephan and Carolyn Shifflet Hubbard. His home was located four and one half miles north of Princeton and his occupation was that of farming. Mr. Hubbard was one of the Leaders of the Cloverleaf 4-H club.
He was united in marriage
on February 26, 1920, in Princeton to Myrtle Dremann. Survivors include
his widow; son Douglas, of Princeton; three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Young,
Mrs. Ethel Smith, both of Princeton, and Mrs. Effie Nelson, of Carthage;
nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two
sisters and one brother.
Following an illness which lasted nineteen months,
Alonzo B. Huckins, long a resident of this city, and known throughout the
state as a successful horse buyer and seller, passed away at the family
home, 207 South Tremont street at 8 o'clock this morning. Scores of friends
throughout Kewanee and vicinity will receive the announcement of the passing
of this well known citizen with regret. For more than a year and a half
previous to his summons, Mr. Huckins had been in poor health, his illness
being of an aggravating and lingering nature. Pernicious anemia was the
cause of his death. For the last five months his illness necessitated confinement
to his bed. At times he would improve,
but for several weeks past he had been in a serious
condition. His death was not entirely unexpected.
Mr. Huckins had devoted the greater part of his life
since reaching manhood to the horse business. He was prominently identified
as a buyer and seller. At the opening of the war in 1861 Mr. Huckins became
engaged in buying cavalry and artilliery horses. In this business he was
associated with W. P. Buswell and Henry Buswell of Neponset. During this
period Mr. Huckins and his partners bought for the government three thousand
horses which were used at the time of war. Mr. Huckins and Henry Buswell
of Neponset cleared the land east of the Dr. Priestman home in Neponset,
which
consisted of three acres and sold it into town lots.
After disolving partnership, Mr. Huckins bought horses for himself. While
a resident of Kewanee, Mr. Huckins shipped horses to Chicago and Galesburg
for a long time. He shipped to the firm of Welch and Hall for twenty five
years.
Alonzo B. Huckins was born at Stanstead, Province of Quebec, Canada, Sept. 29, 1838. He came to this country May 14, 1855, settling at Osceola. Mr. Huckins took employment with General P. Buswell, who was then engaged in general store business. He was employed by Mr. Buswell for one year at Osceola. Mr. Buswell then built a store at Neponset where Mr. Huckins was employed for some time. It was not long after that, Mr. Huckins became a partner in the firm, Buswell, Blake & Huckins, who were engaged in horse buying and selling.
Alonzo B. Huckins was united in marriage with Miss Mary Ott Hewitt, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Hewitt, September 26, 1866. The ceremony was performed at the home of Rev. Mr. Hewitt, who was the Baptist minister of Neponset.
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Huckins. Three passed away in infancy. Two children who survive to mourn the death are Miss Ruby Huckins, at home, and Leon C. Huckins of Chicago. Mr. Huckins' wife preceded him in death two years ago last February 17. Mr. Huckins was one of a family of ten children. His brothers, John, George, Michael James, and Azro, have passed away. Two sisters, Lucy and Clarice, are also dead. He leaves two sisters to mourn his death, namely, Lavina, now Mrs. L. A. Wallace of Chicago, and Mrs. Hannah Stone of Neponset.
Mr. Huckins was a resident of Neponset from 1856 to
1886. He moved to Chicago where he lived on Grand Boulevard for one year
and a half. He had made this city his home from 1892 until his death. He
was a member of the First Baptist church with which he became affiliated
at Neponset. Mr. Huckins was also a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of
this city.
Hunter-Mrs. Lorena M., beloved wife of Seneca Hunter, died of dropsy at the residence of her son Edward, near Tiskilwa, Ill., aged sixty-one. She was born in Vermont in 1823, with her parents moved to Cortland county, N.Y.; was married to Seneca Hunter in 1840. Six years later they moved to Illinois, and settled in Bureau county, where a life of thirty-eight years was devoted to the interests of home, neighbors, and the church. She realized the regenerating power of the gospel of Christ when a child, and proved in her own experience the truth of the promise, "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end." She united with the M.E. church at fourteen and continued a faithful and active member, honoring the church and her profession by consistent Christian example until death. There was no truer woman to Methodism than Sister Hunter. Her house was always home to ministers. When Illinois was a mission field, her house was the first place opened to the Methodists for public worship in this community. Kirkpatrick was among the early ministers who held services at her home. God blessed their self-sacrificing labors, and under his providence the "little flock" has grown into a strong appointment, Bro. Hunter being the only remaining member of the original class. She had not enjoyed good health for several years, but was confined to her room only five days, unconscious most of the time. A few hours before her death she regained consciousness long enough to recognize and welcome her pastor and his wife, and when asked how she was felling answered: "Not very well, but I am trusting in Jesus and all is right." April 22, 1884 she closed her eyes on earth to open them in heaven. Her death is a great loss to the church, relatives and friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.A. Riason. - J.A.R.
Note- Lorena Maria Hunter was the first cousin of Seneca
Hunter, their fathers being brothers Edward and Andrew
Hunter. The entire Hunter family moved to Bureau County from Cortland County,
NY in 1846.
Mrs. J.F. Ingamells Dies at 77 Monday [February 22, 1954]
Mrs. J.F. Ingamells, 77, died at her home at 6:30 p.m. Monday after suffering a heart attack. She was born September 10, 1876, the daughter of Dennis and Lydia J. Osborne[Osborn], in Beauta [Buda], Illinois. Mrs. [Alta] Ingamells was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters.
She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. G.H. Crawford and husband of Wichita; three sons, Gerald and wife Mildred of St. Francis, Kansas; Ronald of the home and the Rev. Jack and wife Irma of Nebraska, a sister-in-law and a half brother Wilbur Osbourne of Oregon.
Funeral
services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Peterson-Neill funeral home
with the Rev. Arnold Kuzee and the Rev. Jack Ingamells officiating.
Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Respect calls will be Wednesday in
Peterson-Neill parlors from 7 – 8:30 p.m.
From
Buda, Bureau county, Illinois, came Dennis and Lydia Jane Osborne to the
plains of Kansas. With them were Ben, Alta, and Florence. Alberta,
another daughter, had died as a child in Illinois.
It
was the late reconstruction years following the Civil War. Alta,
born September 10, 1876, was eight years old. Many times she told
of their overland trip, their adventure to seek a Kansas home, and the
new little frame farm house. Dennis secured land south of Clay Center,
now the Clarence Neill farm, and began a new life on the Republican river.
Alta,
her sister and brother, were enrolled in Lincoln Creek school. The
trail between home and school proved to supply experiences, alluded to
for years. Friends, prairie storms, horseback and buggy rides, romance,
square dances and box socials. From these experiences came marriage
to Fred Ingamells on September 15, 1897.
Their
first baby, Nina, soon entered their lives. Then came Gerald, Ronald,
Florence, Evelyn who died at three days, and Jack.
The
years rolled on in Clay Center with but one interruption, a short business
venture in Council Grove, Kansas.
Nina
married and has lived with her family in Wichita for a number of years.
Gerald
and his family, now of St. Francis, serves that community as a newspaperman.
Ronald
has remained at home. It is singularly distinctive that the care
for an invalid mother has been his principal responsibility. As his
brother I say his has been a great privilege and a work for which his brothers
and sister commend him highly.
Jack,
a Christian minister, serves his people in Calvary Baptist church, in Omaha,
Nebraska.
In
May 1951 our mother fell with a broken limb. Anxious care-filled
days saw her partial recovery. In December, 1953, whe suffered another
fall and her declining health reached a climax on February 22, 1954.
Her quiet life ended and she stepped onto the other side of death to be
with her God. And so over 77 years of living were completed, 56 of
them given to being wife and mother.
Alberta,
Ben and Florence, her brother and sisters, her father and mother, and infant
daughter preceded her in death.
Those
whom she leaves: Wilbur Osborne, her half brother, her husband, Fred
Ingamells, Ronald Ingamells, Gerald and Mildred Ingamells, and daughters:
Venice Slyhoff and husband and Gerre Andrist and husband; Nina and Guy
Crawford and daughter; Jeanne Lemon and husband; Jack and Arnetta Ingamells
and sons John and Douglas; Bea and Roy Woodbury, sister-in-law and husband
and daughter, Gloria Eddy and husband and three great grandchildren, Scott
and Linda Lou Lemon and Debbie Andrist.
But
these are the other important things she left:
A
love which those of us who knew her best recognized as belonging peculiarly
to her.
She
loved her children. She loved us as we ideally think of mother love.
She disciplined us, but out of love.
She
loved her son-in-law and daughters-in-law. No derogatory mother-in-law
stories have been directed toward her.
She
loved her children’s friends and their families. Two of her “boys”
honored her as pallbearers—Lloyd and Phil.
Over
56 years as a wife bespeak volumes of experiences which had love as their
motivating force.
Courage.
She came as a pioneer. Her pattern of living followed faithfully
pioneer courage. She did not always know this truth, but I shared
it with her in our last conversation: “There has no temptation become
yours but which is common to man. But God is faithful who will not
suffer you to be tempted above your ability.” I Cor. 10:13.
It
sums up much of Mother’s courage.
Her
loyalty, her forebearance and her moral sensitivity are all intertwined
with her love and courage. It has occurred to us that these things
were true for the reason that she affirmatively answered the query:
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth
in you?” I Cor. 3:16.
No
mere man or woman ever attains this rule, but she believed it – “Therefore;
as ye would that others do unto you, do ye also unto them.”
It
was my privilege to hear her confession of faith in Christ.
Funeral
services were held Thursday, February 25 at 2 in Peterson-Neill funeral
parlors with the Rev. Arnold Kuzee and the Rev. Jack Ingamells of Omaha,
Nebraska officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery.
Mrs.
Walter Obenland and Mrs. Bert Sorem, accompanied by Mrs. Austin Bernal,
sang, “Good Night and Good Morning.” And “Nearer Still Nearer.”
The
pallbearers were Lloyd Starkweather, Phil Humfeld, Ralph, Clarence and
Elmer Neill and W.H. Borland.
Funeral
services for Mrs. Benjamin Ioder, 92, of 508 Park Avenue East, were held
Monday at 2 p.m. in the Norberg Memorial Home, Princeton, with the Rev.
Glenn Ioder officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation was
held
Sunday in the memorial home. Mrs. Ioder died Saturday in the Perry
Memorial Hospital.
She was born March 14, 1887, in Tiskilwa, the daughter of Henry and Stella Howard Kitterman. She graduated from Tiskilwa High School in 1906 and was the oldest alumna of that school at her death. Her paternal grandfather, Michael Kitterman, was one of the earliest settlers of Bureau Country. He and his wife Lydia Clark Kitterman, arrived in the area in 1831 and lived in a log cabin near the old Kitterman homestead, which still stands on the Princeton-Tiskilwa road.
Mrs. Ioder taught at the Kitterman school, near Tiskilwa before marrying Benjamin Ioder on Feb. 3, 1860.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Maurine) Weber of Michigan City, Ind. and
Del Ray Beach, Fla, and Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Milligan of Princeton, three
grandchildren, Mrs. M. D. (Betsy) Stewart of Michigan City, Ind.; Mrs.
J. C. (Mary Jane) Zander of Baynton Beach, Fla. And Richard Weber of Steele,
Missouri; and eight grandchildren.
In
addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by a granddaughter.
Mrs.
Ioder was a member of the First Baptist Church and active in its women's
organizations. Memorial may be directed to the First Baptist Church.