John R. Marquess, 79, passed away this morning at 8:30 at his home, 714 West Seventh Street, after a severe heart attack.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at Wood-Fuqua and Davis Funeral Home. The Rev. L. L. Spurlin will conduct services, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Maddox.
Mr. Marquess was a former resident of the Cadiz Road and was a successful farmer for many years. He was prominently affiliated with the Republican Party.
Mr. Marquess was married in Feb. 1901 to Miss Tessie Glenn Smith , who died in Jan. 1936. In Dec. 1940 he was married to Miss Maybel Dillman Jameson.
His survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maybel Jameson Marquess; two daughters, Mrs. A. N. Buchanan of Herndon and Mrs Charles Rives of Pembroke; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Harralson and Miss Ella Marquess of Cedar Lake, Indiana.
(KY New Era – Wednesday, June 1, 1949 – Pg. 1 – Transcribed by Willi Anderson)
John R. Marquess, 79, passed away this morning at 8:30 at his home, 714 West Seventh Street, after a severe heart attack.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at Wood-Fuqua and Davis Funeral Home. The Rev. L. L. Spurlin will conduct services, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Maddox.
Mr. Marquess was a former resident of the Cadiz Road and was a successful farmer for many years. He was prominently affiliated with the Republican Party.
Mr. Marquess was married in Feb. 1901 to Miss Tessie Glenn Smith , who died in Jan. 1936. In Dec. 1940 he was married to Miss Maybel Dillman Jameson.
His survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maybel Jameson Marquess; two daughters, Mrs. A. N. Buchanan of Herndon and Mrs Charles Rives of Pembroke; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Harralson and Miss Ella Marquess of Cedar Lake, Indiana.
(KY New Era – Wednesday, June 1, 1949 – Pg. 1 – Transcribed by Willi Anderson)
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