Source; Decatur Herald and Review- 08/30/1940 page 18.

CODY CROTSER, Retired Wabash Man Dies at 66 Cody "Charlie" CROTSER, 66, an employee of the Wabash locomotive shops here for the past 26 years, died yeaterday afternoon in the Wabash Employes' hospital after an illness of several months. Mr. Crotser, who worked as an electric crane operator, retired from active duty in January. He made his home at 1821 East Main street. He was born July 20, 1874 near Vera, Fayette county, and moved to Decatur in 1907. He leaves his wife, a step-son, Glenn ARTHUR, Decatur; a son, Clarence CROTSER, Ramsey; a sister, Mrs. Hannah ALLEN, Vandalia; and two brothers, Edward Crotser and George Crotser, both of East St. Louis. Funeral services for Mr. Crotser, who was a member of the Brother- hood of American Railway Employees and the International Electrical Worker's Union, will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Moran chapel. Burial will be at Vandalia. Friends may call at the chapel after 7 p.m. today.

Submitted by: Sherry Smith-Stanford

Source; Decatur Herald and Review (?)

Rites 2:30 Thursday For Lena Crotser Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Rivers Crotser, who died at 3 a.m. Wednesday in her home, 1021 East William street, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Moran & Sons funeral home with burial in Graceland cemetery. Born Feb. 21, 1873 in Ramsey, Lena Trueblood was married to Perry ARTHURS. Following his death she was married to Cody CROTSER, who died in August 1940. Mrs. Crotser, who came to Decatur from Vandalia in her youth, was a member of the Seventh Street Christian church, Royal Neighbors and Order of Pocahontas. Mrs. Crotser leaves a son, Glenn Arthurs; two grandsons, Clell and Dale Dean Arthurs, and three brothers, Rollie and Ocie TRUEBLOOD, both of Vandalia, and Earl TRUEBLOOD, who lives in Oklahoma. The Hiawatha council No. 67 of the degree of Pocahontas will meet at the Knights of Columbus hall at 1:30 p.m. today and will attend Mrs. Crotser's funeral at the Moran & Sons funeral home. Members of the Daughters of Union Veterans, tent 70, will also attend the funeral. They will meet at the funeral home at 2 p.m.