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Jeffries, Myrtle L Freeland
COOKSVILLE - Myrtle L. Jeffries, 87, of Kokomo, Ind., a native of Cooksville, died at 7:25 p.m. Thursday (March 21, 1991) at St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center, Kokomo. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ellers Mortuary, 725 S. Main St., Kokomo, the Rev. Al Serhal officiating. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Blue Mound Cemetery, near Cooksville, the Rev. Jerry McNemee officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today at the Kokomo mortuary. Mrs. Jeffries was born Feb. 2, 1904, at Cooksville, a daughter of Joshua and Iva Willis Freeland. She married Clarence M. Jeffries on Feb. 26, 1924. He died Oct. 9, 1971. Surviving are one sister, Ruby Krise, Oakford, Ind., and one brother, Glenn Freeland, Kokomo, Ind. Mrs. Jeffries retired in 1966 from Cooksville School, where she had been employed as a cook in the kitchen department. She was a member of the Union Church at Cooksville. Mrs. Jeffries moved to Kokomo in 1975.
(The Pantagraph)
Jewett, Mary Cochran
Chenoa, Illinois -- May 4 1876 -- Mrs. Mary Jewett, wife of Parker Jewett, Esq., died at Gridley, Ill. this morning of paralysis, at the age of 71 years. She was born at Belfast, Me. in June 1805 and was a daughter of John Cochran. Her father was one of the number who threw the tea overboard in Boston Harbor. She came with her husband and settled in this city in April, 1858, and resided in this vicinity ever since. She has been an earnest and active Christian and a member of the Congregational Church for about fifty-two years. She has one brother now living in Belfast. She has had seven children, six of whom are now living.
[1876, [Inter Ocean, Chicago, IL, submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
Jones, Ella Johnson
Mrs. Ella Jones of Newton, nee Miss Ella Johnson, a lady who remained in our city a part of two summers, taking music lessons, and she made many friends among our young people, died very suddenly last week at her home in McLean county. Mrs. Jones was but recently married and her death will be learned by her friends here with much sorrow.
[Thursday, March 20, 1879, The Effingham Democrat, Submitted by arnetia at consolidated.net]
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