Marcus Franklin Pleak died at 9:20 Monday night at the family residence, 1716 North Church street. His age was
70 years, 6 months and 11 days. He was born in Fleming county, Kentucky. He married Fannie H. Briggs in the fall of 1868. They came to Illinois in 1877 and settled on a farm near Moweaqua that has long been known as Pleak's corner. They lived there till about a year ago when they moved to Decatur. Besides his wife he is survived by
four children, Dr. S. M. Pleak of Tulsa, Okla., A. E. Pleak of Rosinberg, Tex., Mrs. Mary Evans of North Yakima,
Wash., and Dr. J. J. Pleak of Hlllsboro, Ill. He also leaves three sisters, Lucy Yohe of Moweaqua, Mrs. Theodore Daley and Martha Pleak, both of St. Louis and a nephew, Edgar Pleak, of Sunset, Ky. He had been a member of the
Christian church for fifty years.
Decatur, IL Nov 9, 1908 p18
70 years, 6 months and 11 days. He was born in Fleming county, Kentucky. He married Fannie H. Briggs in the fall of 1868. They came to Illinois in 1877 and settled on a farm near Moweaqua that has long been known as Pleak's corner. They lived there till about a year ago when they moved to Decatur. Besides his wife he is survived by
four children, Dr. S. M. Pleak of Tulsa, Okla., A. E. Pleak of Rosinberg, Tex., Mrs. Mary Evans of North Yakima,
Wash., and Dr. J. J. Pleak of Hlllsboro, Ill. He also leaves three sisters, Lucy Yohe of Moweaqua, Mrs. Theodore Daley and Martha Pleak, both of St. Louis and a nephew, Edgar Pleak, of Sunset, Ky. He had been a member of the
Christian church for fifty years.
Decatur, IL Nov 9, 1908 p18
Marcus Franklin Pleak died at 9:20 Monday night at the family residence, 1716 North Church street. His age was
70 years, 6 months and 11 days. He was born in Fleming county, Kentucky. He married Fannie H. Briggs in the fall of 1868. They came to Illinois in 1877 and settled on a farm near Moweaqua that has long been known as Pleak's corner. They lived there till about a year ago when they moved to Decatur. Besides his wife he is survived by
four children, Dr. S. M. Pleak of Tulsa, Okla., A. E. Pleak of Rosinberg, Tex., Mrs. Mary Evans of North Yakima,
Wash., and Dr. J. J. Pleak of Hlllsboro, Ill. He also leaves three sisters, Lucy Yohe of Moweaqua, Mrs. Theodore Daley and Martha Pleak, both of St. Louis and a nephew, Edgar Pleak, of Sunset, Ky. He had been a member of the
Christian church for fifty years.
Decatur, IL Nov 9, 1908 p18
70 years, 6 months and 11 days. He was born in Fleming county, Kentucky. He married Fannie H. Briggs in the fall of 1868. They came to Illinois in 1877 and settled on a farm near Moweaqua that has long been known as Pleak's corner. They lived there till about a year ago when they moved to Decatur. Besides his wife he is survived by
four children, Dr. S. M. Pleak of Tulsa, Okla., A. E. Pleak of Rosinberg, Tex., Mrs. Mary Evans of North Yakima,
Wash., and Dr. J. J. Pleak of Hlllsboro, Ill. He also leaves three sisters, Lucy Yohe of Moweaqua, Mrs. Theodore Daley and Martha Pleak, both of St. Louis and a nephew, Edgar Pleak, of Sunset, Ky. He had been a member of the
Christian church for fifty years.
Decatur, IL Nov 9, 1908 p18
Gravesite Details
Marcus was buried in the public mausoleum which was torn down in 1967 and he was then buried in a common grave with his wife, Fannie
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