Illiopolis Sentinel, Thurs., 9 Jan 1947
MRS. M. M. FLETCHER DIES IN ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL
Mrs. Emma Shively Fletcher, 54, lifelong resident of Illiopolis died at 4 p.m. Tuesday in St. John's Hospital in Springfield.She was born in Illiopolis, June 9, 1892, a daughter of Lee and Clara Metcalf. She was married to Dr. M. M. Fletcher in Decatur in 1920.
Mrs. Fleltcher was a graduate of Knox music college in Galesburg, a member of the Illiopolis Christian Church and a member of the Sarah Dake Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.She is survived by her husband, and one brother, Dean Metcalf, of Chicago. Remains were removed to the Pritchett Funeral Home where services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Rev. C. E. Barnett officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Illiopolis.