MRS. E. CRAIG, 102, BURIED THURSDAY WAS RESIDENT OF LEROY MANY YEARS
Funeral services for Mrs. Ebenezer Craig, 102, of Mt. Sterling and formerly of LeRoy were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Rounds Funeral Home at Mr. Sterling. The remains were then brought to the Iden Funeral Home at 2 p.m. where her many friends of this vicinity came to pay their last tribute to one of the most beloved and most picturesque citizens ever to have lived in LeRoy. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy.
The final rites were conducted by Rev. Miss Norma C. Brown, granddaughter of Mrs. Craig and a pastor of the Christian church at Mt. Sterling, carrying out a special request of the centenarian before she died.
Pallbearers were W. J. Strange, J. H. Gassaway, Luther Bowyer, Mels Peterson, J. B. Johnson and Elmer Doggett.
"Aunt Susan," as she was affectionately called by LeRoyans, died Tuesday, July 31, at the McClelland nursing home where she had been a patient a week.
Mrs. Craig was born to Henry and Elizabeth White Howard in Dundrum county, Tipperary, Ireland, on Feb. 6, 1849. As Miss Susan Frances Howard, she came to this country when she was 16 years of age. After a stay in New York state, she and the Richard Godsell family with whom she had come to America (Mrs. Godsell being her sister) came to McLean county, Ill. She was married to Ebenezer Craig on Nov. 4, 1874, at Hudson and remained in McLean county until his death in 1926. Since that time she has lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Ransom Brown, in Granite City, LeRoy (where she had spent her long married life and in which the lated Rev. Brwon held two pastorates of some length), in Carmi and Mt. Sterling, and had spent much time with them at their summer cabin in Lovington. She also spent shorter periods with her other children now deceased.
Mrs. Craig had three daughters and one son, Mrs. Mary Craig Dooley, Mrs. Belle Craig Hinton, Mrs. Emma Craig Brown of Mt. Sterling, and Harry Howard Craig. Surviving are only one daughter, Mrs. Brown; nine grandchildren, Rev. Norma Brown, Leland C. Brown of California, Mrs. William C. McCord fo Tuscola, Mrs. Aubrey Frink, George Craig, Mrs. O. K. Wentworth, Mrs. Alfred Maggerstadt, Alden Craig, and Mrs. Ed Horne; 22 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Mrs. J. H. Bowyer, 88-year-old resident of LeRoy, is a niece of Mrs. Craig. Her husband, two daughters and one son preceded her in death.
The celebration of her 100th birthday anniversary two years ago was a big event in Mrs. Craig's life. She was honored by message from President Truman, Governor Stevenson and Senator Lucas, as well as her hundreds of friends.
The LeRoy Journal, LeRoy, Illinois, Friday Morning, August 3, 1951, Page 1, Col. 3.
Article included her picture. (Hazel Michler)
Mrs. Craig Dies At Age Of 102
Mrs. William McCord received word this week of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Susan Craig.
Mrs. Craig, 102 years of age, died Tuesday morning, July 31, in her home in Mt. Sterling.
Funeral services were scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, August 2, at Mt. Sterling, with graveside services at the LeRoy cemetery in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. McCord and Billy went to Mt. Sterling Wednesday and will remain there a few days. Their daughter, Marilyn, has been visiting relatives there.
The Tuscola Journal, Tuscola, Illinois, Thursday, August 2, 1951, Page 8
Funeral services for Mrs. Ebenezer Craig, 102, of Mt. Sterling and formerly of LeRoy were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Rounds Funeral Home at Mr. Sterling. The remains were then brought to the Iden Funeral Home at 2 p.m. where her many friends of this vicinity came to pay their last tribute to one of the most beloved and most picturesque citizens ever to have lived in LeRoy. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy.
The final rites were conducted by Rev. Miss Norma C. Brown, granddaughter of Mrs. Craig and a pastor of the Christian church at Mt. Sterling, carrying out a special request of the centenarian before she died.
Pallbearers were W. J. Strange, J. H. Gassaway, Luther Bowyer, Mels Peterson, J. B. Johnson and Elmer Doggett.
"Aunt Susan," as she was affectionately called by LeRoyans, died Tuesday, July 31, at the McClelland nursing home where she had been a patient a week.
Mrs. Craig was born to Henry and Elizabeth White Howard in Dundrum county, Tipperary, Ireland, on Feb. 6, 1849. As Miss Susan Frances Howard, she came to this country when she was 16 years of age. After a stay in New York state, she and the Richard Godsell family with whom she had come to America (Mrs. Godsell being her sister) came to McLean county, Ill. She was married to Ebenezer Craig on Nov. 4, 1874, at Hudson and remained in McLean county until his death in 1926. Since that time she has lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Ransom Brown, in Granite City, LeRoy (where she had spent her long married life and in which the lated Rev. Brwon held two pastorates of some length), in Carmi and Mt. Sterling, and had spent much time with them at their summer cabin in Lovington. She also spent shorter periods with her other children now deceased.
Mrs. Craig had three daughters and one son, Mrs. Mary Craig Dooley, Mrs. Belle Craig Hinton, Mrs. Emma Craig Brown of Mt. Sterling, and Harry Howard Craig. Surviving are only one daughter, Mrs. Brown; nine grandchildren, Rev. Norma Brown, Leland C. Brown of California, Mrs. William C. McCord fo Tuscola, Mrs. Aubrey Frink, George Craig, Mrs. O. K. Wentworth, Mrs. Alfred Maggerstadt, Alden Craig, and Mrs. Ed Horne; 22 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Mrs. J. H. Bowyer, 88-year-old resident of LeRoy, is a niece of Mrs. Craig. Her husband, two daughters and one son preceded her in death.
The celebration of her 100th birthday anniversary two years ago was a big event in Mrs. Craig's life. She was honored by message from President Truman, Governor Stevenson and Senator Lucas, as well as her hundreds of friends.
The LeRoy Journal, LeRoy, Illinois, Friday Morning, August 3, 1951, Page 1, Col. 3.
Article included her picture. (Hazel Michler)
Mrs. Craig Dies At Age Of 102
Mrs. William McCord received word this week of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Susan Craig.
Mrs. Craig, 102 years of age, died Tuesday morning, July 31, in her home in Mt. Sterling.
Funeral services were scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, August 2, at Mt. Sterling, with graveside services at the LeRoy cemetery in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. McCord and Billy went to Mt. Sterling Wednesday and will remain there a few days. Their daughter, Marilyn, has been visiting relatives there.
The Tuscola Journal, Tuscola, Illinois, Thursday, August 2, 1951, Page 8
MRS. E. CRAIG, 102, BURIED THURSDAY WAS RESIDENT OF LEROY MANY YEARS
Funeral services for Mrs. Ebenezer Craig, 102, of Mt. Sterling and formerly of LeRoy were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Rounds Funeral Home at Mr. Sterling. The remains were then brought to the Iden Funeral Home at 2 p.m. where her many friends of this vicinity came to pay their last tribute to one of the most beloved and most picturesque citizens ever to have lived in LeRoy. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy.
The final rites were conducted by Rev. Miss Norma C. Brown, granddaughter of Mrs. Craig and a pastor of the Christian church at Mt. Sterling, carrying out a special request of the centenarian before she died.
Pallbearers were W. J. Strange, J. H. Gassaway, Luther Bowyer, Mels Peterson, J. B. Johnson and Elmer Doggett.
"Aunt Susan," as she was affectionately called by LeRoyans, died Tuesday, July 31, at the McClelland nursing home where she had been a patient a week.
Mrs. Craig was born to Henry and Elizabeth White Howard in Dundrum county, Tipperary, Ireland, on Feb. 6, 1849. As Miss Susan Frances Howard, she came to this country when she was 16 years of age. After a stay in New York state, she and the Richard Godsell family with whom she had come to America (Mrs. Godsell being her sister) came to McLean county, Ill. She was married to Ebenezer Craig on Nov. 4, 1874, at Hudson and remained in McLean county until his death in 1926. Since that time she has lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Ransom Brown, in Granite City, LeRoy (where she had spent her long married life and in which the lated Rev. Brwon held two pastorates of some length), in Carmi and Mt. Sterling, and had spent much time with them at their summer cabin in Lovington. She also spent shorter periods with her other children now deceased.
Mrs. Craig had three daughters and one son, Mrs. Mary Craig Dooley, Mrs. Belle Craig Hinton, Mrs. Emma Craig Brown of Mt. Sterling, and Harry Howard Craig. Surviving are only one daughter, Mrs. Brown; nine grandchildren, Rev. Norma Brown, Leland C. Brown of California, Mrs. William C. McCord fo Tuscola, Mrs. Aubrey Frink, George Craig, Mrs. O. K. Wentworth, Mrs. Alfred Maggerstadt, Alden Craig, and Mrs. Ed Horne; 22 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Mrs. J. H. Bowyer, 88-year-old resident of LeRoy, is a niece of Mrs. Craig. Her husband, two daughters and one son preceded her in death.
The celebration of her 100th birthday anniversary two years ago was a big event in Mrs. Craig's life. She was honored by message from President Truman, Governor Stevenson and Senator Lucas, as well as her hundreds of friends.
The LeRoy Journal, LeRoy, Illinois, Friday Morning, August 3, 1951, Page 1, Col. 3.
Article included her picture. (Hazel Michler)
Mrs. Craig Dies At Age Of 102
Mrs. William McCord received word this week of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Susan Craig.
Mrs. Craig, 102 years of age, died Tuesday morning, July 31, in her home in Mt. Sterling.
Funeral services were scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, August 2, at Mt. Sterling, with graveside services at the LeRoy cemetery in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. McCord and Billy went to Mt. Sterling Wednesday and will remain there a few days. Their daughter, Marilyn, has been visiting relatives there.
The Tuscola Journal, Tuscola, Illinois, Thursday, August 2, 1951, Page 8
Funeral services for Mrs. Ebenezer Craig, 102, of Mt. Sterling and formerly of LeRoy were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Rounds Funeral Home at Mr. Sterling. The remains were then brought to the Iden Funeral Home at 2 p.m. where her many friends of this vicinity came to pay their last tribute to one of the most beloved and most picturesque citizens ever to have lived in LeRoy. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy.
The final rites were conducted by Rev. Miss Norma C. Brown, granddaughter of Mrs. Craig and a pastor of the Christian church at Mt. Sterling, carrying out a special request of the centenarian before she died.
Pallbearers were W. J. Strange, J. H. Gassaway, Luther Bowyer, Mels Peterson, J. B. Johnson and Elmer Doggett.
"Aunt Susan," as she was affectionately called by LeRoyans, died Tuesday, July 31, at the McClelland nursing home where she had been a patient a week.
Mrs. Craig was born to Henry and Elizabeth White Howard in Dundrum county, Tipperary, Ireland, on Feb. 6, 1849. As Miss Susan Frances Howard, she came to this country when she was 16 years of age. After a stay in New York state, she and the Richard Godsell family with whom she had come to America (Mrs. Godsell being her sister) came to McLean county, Ill. She was married to Ebenezer Craig on Nov. 4, 1874, at Hudson and remained in McLean county until his death in 1926. Since that time she has lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Ransom Brown, in Granite City, LeRoy (where she had spent her long married life and in which the lated Rev. Brwon held two pastorates of some length), in Carmi and Mt. Sterling, and had spent much time with them at their summer cabin in Lovington. She also spent shorter periods with her other children now deceased.
Mrs. Craig had three daughters and one son, Mrs. Mary Craig Dooley, Mrs. Belle Craig Hinton, Mrs. Emma Craig Brown of Mt. Sterling, and Harry Howard Craig. Surviving are only one daughter, Mrs. Brown; nine grandchildren, Rev. Norma Brown, Leland C. Brown of California, Mrs. William C. McCord fo Tuscola, Mrs. Aubrey Frink, George Craig, Mrs. O. K. Wentworth, Mrs. Alfred Maggerstadt, Alden Craig, and Mrs. Ed Horne; 22 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Mrs. J. H. Bowyer, 88-year-old resident of LeRoy, is a niece of Mrs. Craig. Her husband, two daughters and one son preceded her in death.
The celebration of her 100th birthday anniversary two years ago was a big event in Mrs. Craig's life. She was honored by message from President Truman, Governor Stevenson and Senator Lucas, as well as her hundreds of friends.
The LeRoy Journal, LeRoy, Illinois, Friday Morning, August 3, 1951, Page 1, Col. 3.
Article included her picture. (Hazel Michler)
Mrs. Craig Dies At Age Of 102
Mrs. William McCord received word this week of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Susan Craig.
Mrs. Craig, 102 years of age, died Tuesday morning, July 31, in her home in Mt. Sterling.
Funeral services were scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, August 2, at Mt. Sterling, with graveside services at the LeRoy cemetery in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. McCord and Billy went to Mt. Sterling Wednesday and will remain there a few days. Their daughter, Marilyn, has been visiting relatives there.
The Tuscola Journal, Tuscola, Illinois, Thursday, August 2, 1951, Page 8
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