Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Allen County, Indiana
July 30, 1919

DECATUR, Ind., July 29 - Mrs. Mary D. Houck, aged 65, wife of George M. T. Houck, prominent farmer of Kirkland township, died at 8:30 o'clock Sunday morning from uremic poisoning, following an illness of fifteen days, ten of which she was seriously ill. Mrs. Houck was born in Honduras, and has lived in this county all her life. She is survived by the husband and six children, five children having already died. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Christian Union church in Honduras, and burial will be in Zion cemetery.
WELLKNOWN LADY Claimed by Death -- Mrs. George M. T. Houck, of Kirkland Township PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Was Sixty five Years of Age--Funeral to Be Tuesday Morning The death of Mrs. Mary D. Houck, wife of George M. T. Houck, prominent farmer of Kirkland Township, and former township trustee, died Sunday morning at 8:30 o'clock at her home west of this city. Death was due to uremic poisoning. The deceased was sixty-five years of age. Surviving are the husband and the following children: Charles H. Houck, Bluffton; Hattie E. Crum and Rollo M. Houck, of Honduras, Adams County; Mrs. Lee Sprague, of Hartford City; Bessie June Bell, of Craigville and Olga Esther Barweiler, of Bluffton. Five children are dead. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Christian Union Church, at Honduras, and burial will be in the Zion Cemetery. Mrs. Houck's death followed an illness of fifteen days, ten of which she was seriously ill. Her birthplace was Honduras, where she was born May 7, 1854, being a daughter of Jacob Cline. Of her nine brothers and sisters, one brother, William Cline, of Bluffton, is living. Those deceased are Catherine Boyer, Louisa Longenberger, Elizabeth Cline, Lem Cline, Nathan Cline, Lucinda Diehl, Ellen Myers and Rachel Houck. Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; July 28, 1919
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Name: Mary Drucilia Houck
Age: 63
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 7 May 1854
Death Date: 27 Jul 1919
Death Place: Adams, Indiana, USA
Father: Jacob Cline
Mother: Mary Eliz. Kepple
Spouse: George Houck
Informant: Family; Bluffton, Indiana
Burial: July 29, 1919; Zion Cemetery
Contributor: Karin King (47469179)