Also found as Pleasy J, Jane and Jennie.~MRS. JENNIE DYE, 92, DIES THIS MORNING
She Had Lived in Adair County for Nearly 70 Years.
Mrs. Jennie Dye, of 1216 N. Franklin Street, who was 92 years old last Thursday, died at 8 o'clock this morning at a local hospital where she had been ill with pneumonia.
Her maiden name was Pleasy Jane Hamilton, a daughter of Daniel and Nancy Hamilton and she was born Dec. 9, 1851, in Pennsylvania. She moved to Illinois with her parents while a child. She has lived in Adair County since 1884, the year in which she was married to W. W. Dye. They lived on a farm five miles northeast of Kirksville until eight years ago, when they moved to Kirksville. Mr. Dye died Feb. 15, 1938. She was first married to T. B. Duff in 1874 and four children were born to them, three of them preceding her in death. One daughter, Mrs. Lou Duff Langley lives in Wellington, Kan.
Four children were also born to Mr. and Mrs. Dye. They are Duke and Alice who live in San Francisco, and are expected to arrive here this afternoon, Lee who lives in Los Angeles and Glen Dye of Gibbs. She is also survived by one brother, C. E. Wallace of Colchester, Ill.
The deceased united with the Methodist Church when 13 years old, and for the past 30 years has been a member of the Bullion Church.
Funeral arrangements had not been made this afternoon.
Also found as Pleasy J, Jane and Jennie.~MRS. JENNIE DYE, 92, DIES THIS MORNING
She Had Lived in Adair County for Nearly 70 Years.
Mrs. Jennie Dye, of 1216 N. Franklin Street, who was 92 years old last Thursday, died at 8 o'clock this morning at a local hospital where she had been ill with pneumonia.
Her maiden name was Pleasy Jane Hamilton, a daughter of Daniel and Nancy Hamilton and she was born Dec. 9, 1851, in Pennsylvania. She moved to Illinois with her parents while a child. She has lived in Adair County since 1884, the year in which she was married to W. W. Dye. They lived on a farm five miles northeast of Kirksville until eight years ago, when they moved to Kirksville. Mr. Dye died Feb. 15, 1938. She was first married to T. B. Duff in 1874 and four children were born to them, three of them preceding her in death. One daughter, Mrs. Lou Duff Langley lives in Wellington, Kan.
Four children were also born to Mr. and Mrs. Dye. They are Duke and Alice who live in San Francisco, and are expected to arrive here this afternoon, Lee who lives in Los Angeles and Glen Dye of Gibbs. She is also survived by one brother, C. E. Wallace of Colchester, Ill.
The deceased united with the Methodist Church when 13 years old, and for the past 30 years has been a member of the Bullion Church.
Funeral arrangements had not been made this afternoon.
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