The Elwood Call-Leader, p. 1, Monday, February 4, 1924
MRS. M. E. TOMPKINS
Death Claims Beloved Resident of Elwood Saturday Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Tompkins, 67, died at her home at 1925 East Main street Saturday evening, after an illness of several weeks. She was the widow of O.J. Tompkins, and a resident of this city for a number of years being held in high esteem by all who knew her.
Her husband died six years ago and she is survived by three of her four children. They are Mrs. Will Curnutt, of Arcadia; Charles Tompkins, of Tipton, and Mrs. Frank Donaldson, of Palatka, Florida. There are eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Tompkins was a member of the East Main Street Christian church and of the Elwood council of the Degree of Pocahontas, being a valued member of both church and fraternity.
The funeral services will be conducted at the East Main Street Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. E. S. DeMiller, and the burial will be beside her husband in the city cemetery. The Pocahontas council will give its ritualistic ceremony at the church.
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The Tipton Daily Tribune, p. 7, Monday, February 4, 1924
MOTHER OF CHAS. TOMPKINS.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins Died Suddenly at Home in Elwood.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins, of Elwood, mother of Charles Tompkins of this city, died suddenly Saturday night at the home of her brother-in-law, Dave Tompkins, on East Main street, at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Tompkins, who was 69 years of age, was in her usual health and had gone to the home of her brother-in-law to spend the night and they were all expecting to drive to near Arcadia Sunday morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. Will Curnutt. She had gone up stairs to bed, but had not yet retired when she called the relatives to open the stair door as she was coming down, that her head was hurting her. They assisted her down and to a chair, but she passed away in a few minutes.
The deceased, who resided on the county line in Tipton county, has been a widow for several years, and is survived by three children, Charles, Mrs. Curnutt and Mrs. Anna Donaldson, of Florida. No funeral arrangements have been completed as the family is awaiting word from the daughter in Florida. Mrs. Tompkins was the daughter of the late Dr. Granville Newby, of Newby's crossing.
MRS. M. E. TOMPKINS
Death Claims Beloved Resident of Elwood Saturday Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Tompkins, 67, died at her home at 1925 East Main street Saturday evening, after an illness of several weeks. She was the widow of O.J. Tompkins, and a resident of this city for a number of years being held in high esteem by all who knew her.
Her husband died six years ago and she is survived by three of her four children. They are Mrs. Will Curnutt, of Arcadia; Charles Tompkins, of Tipton, and Mrs. Frank Donaldson, of Palatka, Florida. There are eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Tompkins was a member of the East Main Street Christian church and of the Elwood council of the Degree of Pocahontas, being a valued member of both church and fraternity.
The funeral services will be conducted at the East Main Street Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. E. S. DeMiller, and the burial will be beside her husband in the city cemetery. The Pocahontas council will give its ritualistic ceremony at the church.
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The Tipton Daily Tribune, p. 7, Monday, February 4, 1924
MOTHER OF CHAS. TOMPKINS.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins Died Suddenly at Home in Elwood.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins, of Elwood, mother of Charles Tompkins of this city, died suddenly Saturday night at the home of her brother-in-law, Dave Tompkins, on East Main street, at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Tompkins, who was 69 years of age, was in her usual health and had gone to the home of her brother-in-law to spend the night and they were all expecting to drive to near Arcadia Sunday morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. Will Curnutt. She had gone up stairs to bed, but had not yet retired when she called the relatives to open the stair door as she was coming down, that her head was hurting her. They assisted her down and to a chair, but she passed away in a few minutes.
The deceased, who resided on the county line in Tipton county, has been a widow for several years, and is survived by three children, Charles, Mrs. Curnutt and Mrs. Anna Donaldson, of Florida. No funeral arrangements have been completed as the family is awaiting word from the daughter in Florida. Mrs. Tompkins was the daughter of the late Dr. Granville Newby, of Newby's crossing.
The Elwood Call-Leader, p. 1, Monday, February 4, 1924
MRS. M. E. TOMPKINS
Death Claims Beloved Resident of Elwood Saturday Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Tompkins, 67, died at her home at 1925 East Main street Saturday evening, after an illness of several weeks. She was the widow of O.J. Tompkins, and a resident of this city for a number of years being held in high esteem by all who knew her.
Her husband died six years ago and she is survived by three of her four children. They are Mrs. Will Curnutt, of Arcadia; Charles Tompkins, of Tipton, and Mrs. Frank Donaldson, of Palatka, Florida. There are eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Tompkins was a member of the East Main Street Christian church and of the Elwood council of the Degree of Pocahontas, being a valued member of both church and fraternity.
The funeral services will be conducted at the East Main Street Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. E. S. DeMiller, and the burial will be beside her husband in the city cemetery. The Pocahontas council will give its ritualistic ceremony at the church.
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The Tipton Daily Tribune, p. 7, Monday, February 4, 1924
MOTHER OF CHAS. TOMPKINS.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins Died Suddenly at Home in Elwood.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins, of Elwood, mother of Charles Tompkins of this city, died suddenly Saturday night at the home of her brother-in-law, Dave Tompkins, on East Main street, at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Tompkins, who was 69 years of age, was in her usual health and had gone to the home of her brother-in-law to spend the night and they were all expecting to drive to near Arcadia Sunday morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. Will Curnutt. She had gone up stairs to bed, but had not yet retired when she called the relatives to open the stair door as she was coming down, that her head was hurting her. They assisted her down and to a chair, but she passed away in a few minutes.
The deceased, who resided on the county line in Tipton county, has been a widow for several years, and is survived by three children, Charles, Mrs. Curnutt and Mrs. Anna Donaldson, of Florida. No funeral arrangements have been completed as the family is awaiting word from the daughter in Florida. Mrs. Tompkins was the daughter of the late Dr. Granville Newby, of Newby's crossing.
MRS. M. E. TOMPKINS
Death Claims Beloved Resident of Elwood Saturday Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Tompkins, 67, died at her home at 1925 East Main street Saturday evening, after an illness of several weeks. She was the widow of O.J. Tompkins, and a resident of this city for a number of years being held in high esteem by all who knew her.
Her husband died six years ago and she is survived by three of her four children. They are Mrs. Will Curnutt, of Arcadia; Charles Tompkins, of Tipton, and Mrs. Frank Donaldson, of Palatka, Florida. There are eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Tompkins was a member of the East Main Street Christian church and of the Elwood council of the Degree of Pocahontas, being a valued member of both church and fraternity.
The funeral services will be conducted at the East Main Street Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. E. S. DeMiller, and the burial will be beside her husband in the city cemetery. The Pocahontas council will give its ritualistic ceremony at the church.
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The Tipton Daily Tribune, p. 7, Monday, February 4, 1924
MOTHER OF CHAS. TOMPKINS.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins Died Suddenly at Home in Elwood.
Mrs. Mettie Tompkins, of Elwood, mother of Charles Tompkins of this city, died suddenly Saturday night at the home of her brother-in-law, Dave Tompkins, on East Main street, at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Tompkins, who was 69 years of age, was in her usual health and had gone to the home of her brother-in-law to spend the night and they were all expecting to drive to near Arcadia Sunday morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. Will Curnutt. She had gone up stairs to bed, but had not yet retired when she called the relatives to open the stair door as she was coming down, that her head was hurting her. They assisted her down and to a chair, but she passed away in a few minutes.
The deceased, who resided on the county line in Tipton county, has been a widow for several years, and is survived by three children, Charles, Mrs. Curnutt and Mrs. Anna Donaldson, of Florida. No funeral arrangements have been completed as the family is awaiting word from the daughter in Florida. Mrs. Tompkins was the daughter of the late Dr. Granville Newby, of Newby's crossing.
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