The Rev. Charles High of Indianola will conduct the rites at 2 p.m. in the Houghton Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Michael Cemetery, near Indianola.
Mr. Bostwick was a native of Georgetown but had resided in Rockville most of his life. he had been in Ill health for several years and had retired from the railroad in 1943.
He was born here Oct. 21, 1877, son of Ruliff and Cynthia Murdock Bostwick. He married Oct. 29, 1901, to Miss Addie Jackson, who survives.
Besides the widow, at Rockville, the survivors include two sons, Harley of Lakeville, Ind., and Floyd of Danville, and six daughters, Mrs. Hazel Harvey, Rockville; Mrs. Gladys Grinestaff, Danville; Mrs. Helen Cox, Armstrong; and Mrs. Buryle Smith, Mrs Eileen Ervin and Mrs. Doris Johnson, all of Hoopeston. Two other daughters preceded him in death. Other survivors are 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Danville, IL Commercial-News Monday, October 7, 1946
The Rev. Charles High of Indianola will conduct the rites at 2 p.m. in the Houghton Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Michael Cemetery, near Indianola.
Mr. Bostwick was a native of Georgetown but had resided in Rockville most of his life. he had been in Ill health for several years and had retired from the railroad in 1943.
He was born here Oct. 21, 1877, son of Ruliff and Cynthia Murdock Bostwick. He married Oct. 29, 1901, to Miss Addie Jackson, who survives.
Besides the widow, at Rockville, the survivors include two sons, Harley of Lakeville, Ind., and Floyd of Danville, and six daughters, Mrs. Hazel Harvey, Rockville; Mrs. Gladys Grinestaff, Danville; Mrs. Helen Cox, Armstrong; and Mrs. Buryle Smith, Mrs Eileen Ervin and Mrs. Doris Johnson, all of Hoopeston. Two other daughters preceded him in death. Other survivors are 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Danville, IL Commercial-News Monday, October 7, 1946
Gravesite Details
Obit sent by Carol Hicks (#47013230) 10-13-10
Family Members
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Mrs Hazel Halsey Bostwick Harvey
1903–1960
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Harley Samuel Bostwick
1903–1966
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LaVerne Bostwick
1906–1916
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Gladys Lee Bostwick Grinestaff
1909–1980
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Helen Arminta Bostwick Cox
1911–2010
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Floyd Butler Bostwick
1914–1984
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Buryle Ruth Bostwick Smith
1917–1973
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Fern Eileen Bostwick Ervin
1920–1999
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Doris Jean Bostwick Johnson
1923–1997
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Beulah Jean Bostwick
1926–1926
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