Obituary: Aged Resident of Rock Falls is Called by Death
Mrs. William Dundon Passes Away at Home of Son in Chicago Thursday
Mrs. Agnes Dundon, widow of William Dundon and one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of Rock Falls, passed at the home of her son, John Dundon, of Chicago, with whom she was temporarily making her home.
The remains arrived here on the 1:07 Chicago and Northwestern train this afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. F.F. Fitch Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Dundon's son Frank Dundon, 215 East sixth street, Rock Falls, and at 2:30 o'clock in the Rock Falls Congregational church. Interment will be in the family lot in the Rock Falls cemetery.
Mrs. Dundon was born near Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 17, 1835, and had she lived until September she would have attained the age of 92 years. She came to America with her parents John and Isabella (Campbell) Kelly while she was still in her girlhood and the family home was in New York for a time. Later they came to Illinois and lived in Dixon for a number of years and she was married to William Dundon in that city on Sept. 12, 1868.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dundon lived in Montmorency until 1886, when they moved to Rock Falls which was the family home for over 40 years. Since the death of her husband last November, Mrs. Dundon has been making her home temporarily with her son in Chicago.
While the two sons, Frank of Rock Falls and John of Chicago are the only surviving members of Mrs. Dundon's immediate family she is also survived by seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her daughter, Josephine, proceeded her in death nine years ago, and all the members of her parental family have gone before her to the home beyond. Some of her brothers and sister having passed away in this country and other in Scotland.
Mrs. Dundon was a faithful member of the Rock Falls Congregational church and was a regular attendant upon the service until the weight of years kept her from doing so. She was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and a valued friend of those who shared life's duties and enjoyments with her, and her memory will be cherished by the many friends who extend sympathy to the family.
Mrs. William Dundon Passes Away at Home of Son in Chicago Thursday
Mrs. Agnes Dundon, widow of William Dundon and one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of Rock Falls, passed at the home of her son, John Dundon, of Chicago, with whom she was temporarily making her home.
The remains arrived here on the 1:07 Chicago and Northwestern train this afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. F.F. Fitch Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Dundon's son Frank Dundon, 215 East sixth street, Rock Falls, and at 2:30 o'clock in the Rock Falls Congregational church. Interment will be in the family lot in the Rock Falls cemetery.
Mrs. Dundon was born near Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 17, 1835, and had she lived until September she would have attained the age of 92 years. She came to America with her parents John and Isabella (Campbell) Kelly while she was still in her girlhood and the family home was in New York for a time. Later they came to Illinois and lived in Dixon for a number of years and she was married to William Dundon in that city on Sept. 12, 1868.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dundon lived in Montmorency until 1886, when they moved to Rock Falls which was the family home for over 40 years. Since the death of her husband last November, Mrs. Dundon has been making her home temporarily with her son in Chicago.
While the two sons, Frank of Rock Falls and John of Chicago are the only surviving members of Mrs. Dundon's immediate family she is also survived by seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her daughter, Josephine, proceeded her in death nine years ago, and all the members of her parental family have gone before her to the home beyond. Some of her brothers and sister having passed away in this country and other in Scotland.
Mrs. Dundon was a faithful member of the Rock Falls Congregational church and was a regular attendant upon the service until the weight of years kept her from doing so. She was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and a valued friend of those who shared life's duties and enjoyments with her, and her memory will be cherished by the many friends who extend sympathy to the family.
Obituary: Aged Resident of Rock Falls is Called by Death
Mrs. William Dundon Passes Away at Home of Son in Chicago Thursday
Mrs. Agnes Dundon, widow of William Dundon and one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of Rock Falls, passed at the home of her son, John Dundon, of Chicago, with whom she was temporarily making her home.
The remains arrived here on the 1:07 Chicago and Northwestern train this afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. F.F. Fitch Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Dundon's son Frank Dundon, 215 East sixth street, Rock Falls, and at 2:30 o'clock in the Rock Falls Congregational church. Interment will be in the family lot in the Rock Falls cemetery.
Mrs. Dundon was born near Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 17, 1835, and had she lived until September she would have attained the age of 92 years. She came to America with her parents John and Isabella (Campbell) Kelly while she was still in her girlhood and the family home was in New York for a time. Later they came to Illinois and lived in Dixon for a number of years and she was married to William Dundon in that city on Sept. 12, 1868.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dundon lived in Montmorency until 1886, when they moved to Rock Falls which was the family home for over 40 years. Since the death of her husband last November, Mrs. Dundon has been making her home temporarily with her son in Chicago.
While the two sons, Frank of Rock Falls and John of Chicago are the only surviving members of Mrs. Dundon's immediate family she is also survived by seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her daughter, Josephine, proceeded her in death nine years ago, and all the members of her parental family have gone before her to the home beyond. Some of her brothers and sister having passed away in this country and other in Scotland.
Mrs. Dundon was a faithful member of the Rock Falls Congregational church and was a regular attendant upon the service until the weight of years kept her from doing so. She was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and a valued friend of those who shared life's duties and enjoyments with her, and her memory will be cherished by the many friends who extend sympathy to the family.
Mrs. William Dundon Passes Away at Home of Son in Chicago Thursday
Mrs. Agnes Dundon, widow of William Dundon and one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of Rock Falls, passed at the home of her son, John Dundon, of Chicago, with whom she was temporarily making her home.
The remains arrived here on the 1:07 Chicago and Northwestern train this afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. F.F. Fitch Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Dundon's son Frank Dundon, 215 East sixth street, Rock Falls, and at 2:30 o'clock in the Rock Falls Congregational church. Interment will be in the family lot in the Rock Falls cemetery.
Mrs. Dundon was born near Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 17, 1835, and had she lived until September she would have attained the age of 92 years. She came to America with her parents John and Isabella (Campbell) Kelly while she was still in her girlhood and the family home was in New York for a time. Later they came to Illinois and lived in Dixon for a number of years and she was married to William Dundon in that city on Sept. 12, 1868.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dundon lived in Montmorency until 1886, when they moved to Rock Falls which was the family home for over 40 years. Since the death of her husband last November, Mrs. Dundon has been making her home temporarily with her son in Chicago.
While the two sons, Frank of Rock Falls and John of Chicago are the only surviving members of Mrs. Dundon's immediate family she is also survived by seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her daughter, Josephine, proceeded her in death nine years ago, and all the members of her parental family have gone before her to the home beyond. Some of her brothers and sister having passed away in this country and other in Scotland.
Mrs. Dundon was a faithful member of the Rock Falls Congregational church and was a regular attendant upon the service until the weight of years kept her from doing so. She was a devoted wife and mother, a good neighbor and a valued friend of those who shared life's duties and enjoyments with her, and her memory will be cherished by the many friends who extend sympathy to the family.
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