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William Wesley Hesler

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William Wesley Hesler

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
17 Dec 1923 (aged 71)
Burial
Knight Ridge, Monroe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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DEATH OF W. W. HESLER; SICK SOMETIME, AGE 70

After a sickness of three years W. W. Hesler, aged [70] years, died at his home at 425 South Washington street, yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Hesler on account of his age and the fact that he had been sick so long, his death was not entirely unexpected, still it came as a distinct shock to his many friends. In addition to his widow there are seven children surviving – Frank,
Andrew, Nellie, Baxter, Amos, Inez and Mrs. Ethel Shields. Mr. Hesler is also survived by the following brothers and sisters; John Hesler of Siloam Springs, Ark., Mrs. Flora Stevenson and Mrs. Cora Naylor, Cayuga, Ind.; Mrs. Ida Pribble, Camargo, Ill., John Hesler, and Mrs. Belle Johnson, Mattoon, Ill.; and Durbin Hesler, of this city.

Mr. Hesler was an honored member of the Methodist church and was loved and respected by a host of friends. The funeral will be from the Knight’s church tomorrow at 2 o’clock and the services will be conducted by Rev. Monroe
Swindler.

[Bloomington, Indiana Daily Telephone, December 18, 1923, page 1, column 6. W. W. Hesler’s age shown in the title of the obituary was 70 although his age shown in the body of the obituary was 10. This explains why the Monroe County Public Library’s on-line Obituary Index shows an age of 10. In the above typed obituary W. W. Hesler’s age in the body of the obituary has been corrected from
10 to 70.

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DEATH OF W. W. HESLER; SICK SOMETIME, AGE 70

After a sickness of three years W. W. Hesler, aged [70] years, died at his home at 425 South Washington street, yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Hesler on account of his age and the fact that he had been sick so long, his death was not entirely unexpected, still it came as a distinct shock to his many friends. In addition to his widow there are seven children surviving – Frank,
Andrew, Nellie, Baxter, Amos, Inez and Mrs. Ethel Shields. Mr. Hesler is also survived by the following brothers and sisters; John Hesler of Siloam Springs, Ark., Mrs. Flora Stevenson and Mrs. Cora Naylor, Cayuga, Ind.; Mrs. Ida Pribble, Camargo, Ill., John Hesler, and Mrs. Belle Johnson, Mattoon, Ill.; and Durbin Hesler, of this city.

Mr. Hesler was an honored member of the Methodist church and was loved and respected by a host of friends. The funeral will be from the Knight’s church tomorrow at 2 o’clock and the services will be conducted by Rev. Monroe
Swindler.

[Bloomington, Indiana Daily Telephone, December 18, 1923, page 1, column 6. W. W. Hesler’s age shown in the title of the obituary was 70 although his age shown in the body of the obituary was 10. This explains why the Monroe County Public Library’s on-line Obituary Index shows an age of 10. In the above typed obituary W. W. Hesler’s age in the body of the obituary has been corrected from
10 to 70.

Gravesite Details

Obit contributed by David Tate.



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