"Death of Albert Custer
Albert Custer, aged 41, who had been a patient in McCurley Hospital, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11th, after a lingering illness. His wife died several years ago. The funeral was held in West Mecca Sunday, in the charge of Love & Son. Mrs. J. (Mary) DeJuren of Chicago, a sister, and Rudolf Custer of Rankin, IL, a brother, attended the funeral."
Orvilla Custer, buried beside Albert , is assumed to be his wife (same style gravestone, and no other Custer in this cemetery). On 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Albert's wife's name was Villa P. ; and, on Albert's death certificate, his deceased wife's name is Pear (?Pearl). In the Custer family, Albert's wife was known as Pearl (?Orvilla Pearl). A marriage record for Albert Custer and Villa (?Orvilla) Reynolds is dated July 1903 in Tippecanoe County, IN (from Ancestry.com).
"Death of Albert Custer
Albert Custer, aged 41, who had been a patient in McCurley Hospital, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11th, after a lingering illness. His wife died several years ago. The funeral was held in West Mecca Sunday, in the charge of Love & Son. Mrs. J. (Mary) DeJuren of Chicago, a sister, and Rudolf Custer of Rankin, IL, a brother, attended the funeral."
Orvilla Custer, buried beside Albert , is assumed to be his wife (same style gravestone, and no other Custer in this cemetery). On 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Albert's wife's name was Villa P. ; and, on Albert's death certificate, his deceased wife's name is Pear (?Pearl). In the Custer family, Albert's wife was known as Pearl (?Orvilla Pearl). A marriage record for Albert Custer and Villa (?Orvilla) Reynolds is dated July 1903 in Tippecanoe County, IN (from Ancestry.com).
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