Oliver's gravestone states that he died on March 29, 1949, and this appears to be incorrect. His obituary, shown below, states that Oliver died on Monday, which would have been March 28. The Ottumwa Cemetery's records also show that he died on March 28. I checked Oliver's official death record at the Wapello County Court House, and it also states that he died on March 28. Update of October 31, 2023: Oliver's death certificate may now be seen in ancestry.com.
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Obituary From OttumwaDaily Courier, Tuesday, March 29, 1949, Page 14:
Oliver S. Dimmitt, 79, of Ottumwa Route 1, died Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hunt of Ottumwa Route 1.
The son of Syrene and Hannah Dimmitt, he was born September 26, 1869, in Ottumwa and had been a resident of this community most of his life.
Mr. Dimmitt is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Rosetta Mae Hunt of Ottumwa Route 1 and Mrs. Olive Hunt and Mrs. Daisy Schall, both of Ottumwa; one sister, Mrs. Grace Closson of Kansas City; and one brother, Vernon Dimmitt of Tacoma, Wash. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren.
His parents, one son, Lloyd, and a granddaughter, Ruth, preceded him in death as did several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Chapel in charge of the Rev. C.M. Belton of the North Side Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in Ottumwa Cemetery.
Oliver's gravestone states that he died on March 29, 1949, and this appears to be incorrect. His obituary, shown below, states that Oliver died on Monday, which would have been March 28. The Ottumwa Cemetery's records also show that he died on March 28. I checked Oliver's official death record at the Wapello County Court House, and it also states that he died on March 28. Update of October 31, 2023: Oliver's death certificate may now be seen in ancestry.com.
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Obituary From OttumwaDaily Courier, Tuesday, March 29, 1949, Page 14:
Oliver S. Dimmitt, 79, of Ottumwa Route 1, died Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hunt of Ottumwa Route 1.
The son of Syrene and Hannah Dimmitt, he was born September 26, 1869, in Ottumwa and had been a resident of this community most of his life.
Mr. Dimmitt is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Rosetta Mae Hunt of Ottumwa Route 1 and Mrs. Olive Hunt and Mrs. Daisy Schall, both of Ottumwa; one sister, Mrs. Grace Closson of Kansas City; and one brother, Vernon Dimmitt of Tacoma, Wash. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren.
His parents, one son, Lloyd, and a granddaughter, Ruth, preceded him in death as did several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Chapel in charge of the Rev. C.M. Belton of the North Side Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in Ottumwa Cemetery.
Family Members
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Susan Dimmitt Carr
1854–1925
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Winifred Mahalia Dimmitt White
1855–1918
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Harvey Monroe Dimmitt
1857–1939
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Rosetta Foyster Dimmitt McCormack
1860–1937
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Eva Ellen Dimmitt Phillips
1862–1943
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Oscar Perry Dimmitt
1864–1935
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Charles M. Dimmitt
1866–1947
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Frank Wilbur Dimmitt
1872–1943
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Grace M. Dimmitt Clossen
1874–1965
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Vernon Leroy Dimmitt
1880–1958
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