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S Obits
Macoupin County, Illinois
Mrs. Mary Finnegan recieved word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Moss Sawyer, 72, formerly of Staunton, who died 10 a.m. Wed. at the home of her son, Melbourne Sawyer, in Tulsa Oklahoma. Mrs. Sawyer was a member of the Methodist Church at Staunton. Since 1913 she was a member of the Mayflower Camp R.N.A. at Staunton. She was born in Crawford Village, England in 1871. She came to America from England with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moss in 1879. She was married to Valentine Sawyer, who preceded her in death. She is survived by 3 sons: Melbourne, and Robert Sawyer, both of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Earl Sawyer, auto machinest manager, of Amarillo, Texas. There are also 2 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Finnegan. [ Wed. Jan 5, 1944 - Edwardsville Intelligencer Newspaper - Contributed by Crystal Jensen]
Steidley, Mrs. Mary, in her 71st year, d. 22 Jan. at her residence in Macoupin, Ill. b. Frederick Co., Md.; embraced religion in Va. in 1818. Western Advocate (Central Christian Advocate, Vol. 1., 22 Apr. 1853, p. 63) [donated by K. Torp]
CHARLES STINNETT
Charles Willis Stinnett, born March 1, 1863 at Wrights, Illinois, son of James and Jane (Ferguson) Stinnett. He was a retired farmer, 91 years old and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward Smith, Gillespie. He married Cora Olive Mayberry on February 22, 1889 at Athensville. Nine children survive: Curtis L. Of Granite City, James of Beneld, Charles of Carlinville, Ethel of Modesto, Mrs, Edward Smith, Donald, Victor and Glenn of Gillespie. Burial at Mayfield Memorial Park in Carlinville. [May 27, 1954, Unknown Newspaper - Submitted by Anne Stinnett]
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